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Mosul Offensive: Can the Alliance Keep It Together?

October 18, 2016

Day 2 of operations to liberate Mosul, Iraq, saw Shi’a, Kurdish and Iraqi forces work together against fierce ISIS resistance. Reports indicate

Mosul Offensive Day 1: Suicide Squads, VBIEDs, PBIEDs and Air Strikes

October 17, 2016

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

The U.S. led ground offensive to liberate Mosul, Iraq from ISIS began today. Lima Charlie News veteran correspondents report. IRAQ – On

‘What is Aleppo?’

October 14, 2016

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

OpEd examines our knowledge, or lack thereof, of a city and a people under siege. ‘What is Aleppo?’ The barrel bomb floated

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Lima Charlie News: Middle East Update

October 13, 2016

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Lima Charlie News Middle East – North Africa (MENA) Update: A Week Gone By / MENA NEWS BLAST – OCT13 SITREP of the

Russian Syrian Airstrikes Devastate Aleppo – Ceasefire Talks Scheduled

October 12, 2016

AFRICA·Breaking News·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS

Russian and Syrian airstrikes devastate Aleppo killing 81, injuring over 80; Russia, US call for ceasefire talks. Russian and Syrian airstrikes devastated

Lima Charlie’s South East Asia Update

October 11, 2016

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·RUSSIA·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

OCT 11 – South East Asia News Briefing: Back to Vietnam; Philippines Duterte Break Up; Thailand Detains Hong Kong Activist; U.S. Taking Sides in Burma. Vietnam

Battlefield Yemen Continues: Saudis Bomb Funeral Ceremony After al Houthi Attack

October 8, 2016

AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS

Yemen: Saudi airstrikes kill over 150, wound 534 at funeral ceremony the day after senior pro-Saudi commanders were killed in al Houthi

Saudis In Their Sights: Congress Overrides Obama Risking Repercussions

October 6, 2016

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

Republicans handed President Obama the first veto override of his tenure allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. Some now question whether it

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UPDATED: Suspected ISIS Chemical Attack on US Troops Tests Negative

September 30, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Previous reports that U.S. Air Base in Iraq was hit with mustard gas by ISIS militants proven false. | UPDATED: As previously reported,

Lima Charlie’s South East Asia Update

September 29, 2016

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·RUSSIA·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

SEPT 29 – South East Asia News Briefing: Philippine’s Duterte Plays Russia-China-U.S.; U.S. Enforces North Korea Sanctions; Eruption in Indonesia; Thailand Torture; A Lizard. Philippines

$1.15 Billion Saudi Arms Sale to Go Ahead Over Opposition in U.S. Congress

September 23, 2016

AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

U.S. Senators sought to block Saudi arms deal due to poor human rights record and issues of terrorism. | A bipartisan group of U.S.

Lima Charlie’s South East Asia Update

September 22, 2016

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·RUSSIA·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

SEPT 22 – South East Asia News Briefing: Russia-China-U.S. Flex Muscles in the Pacific; Duterte’s Philippine Drug War; Kim Jong Un’s Korean

ISIS Suspected of Chemical Attack on US Troops

September 21, 2016

Breaking News·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

U.S. Air Base in Iraq hit with mustard gas after major air strike destroys chemical weapons facility near Mosul. |Islamic State (IS)

Russia-U.S. Tensions Mount After U.S. Syrian Air Strike – Syria Declares End to Cease Fire

September 19, 2016

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U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power chastised Russia at an emergency meeting before the UN Security Council amid claims the U.S. set out to

GailForce Report: U.S. Intelligence Challenges for Our Next Commander-in-Chief

September 15, 2016

Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Part 1 of Capt. Gail Harris’ report about the recent Intelligence & National Security Summit and the challenges facing the Intelligence Community. In the

Lima Charlie’s South East Asia Update

September 15, 2016

ASIA·Headlines·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

14th of September – Lima Charlie’s South East Asia News Briefing: Philippines, Korea, Myanmar, China, Russia, South China Sea, Indonesia Philippines On