al Raqqa Archives

Updates from the Syrian front: the push on al Raqqa

June 14, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·WORLD NEWS

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish and Arab militia coalition backed by the U.S., continue to advance through al Raqqa City,

Iran’s response to Islamic State terrorism

June 9, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Two teams of Islamic State fighters struck civilian targets throughout Tehran early June 7. The teams attacked the Iranian Parliament and the

Turks and Kurds, an endless cycle

May 7, 2017

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

Syria’s Civil War has raged for six years, causing a vastly different regional political, ethnic, and security landscape to emerge. In recent

UPDATED: VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

April 1, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

| UPDATED from a story that ran March 26, 2017 Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March

MENA Report podcast: the latest in the coalition offensive against ISIS in Syria

March 30, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Podcasts·VETERANS

Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA

VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

March 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March 21st. Under cover of darkness, parachutes descended silently onto

DEVELOPING: Joint US offensive to take back Tabqa Dam from ISIS sees gains

March 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

BREAKING, and DEVELOPING: Syria – The US has launched an air assault on the Tabqa Dam, with both US Special Operations forces

US forces seek to take critical Tabqa dam before ISIS uses it as a weapon of terror

March 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Raqqa, Syria – As reported previously by Lima Charlie News, the Tabqa Dam in the Syrian Euphrates Valley, and the Islamic Caliphate’s

Assault on al Raqqa commences, but cooperation between coalitions is critical

March 15, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA

al Raqqa, Syria – With US Marines arriving to provide artillery, intelligence, and additional air support, all the pieces are in place.

Trump’s Middle Eastern War, A Bay of Pigs in the making

February 8, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

OpEd: An open plea to the Trump Administration to not abandon America’s Kurdish allies as they wage war on the Islamic State. In

US drone eliminates Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi

January 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

On January 22nd the al Qaeda affiliated, former ISIS commander Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi saw his timely end from a US Intelligence

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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

ISIS Deploys Nerve Gas Against Retreating Syrian Forces

VIDEO: ISIS Use of VX Nerve Gas – Lima Charlie News

June 24, 2016

MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA | FSU·Video·WORLD NEWS

|VIDEO: ISIS Use of VX Nerve Gas – Lima Charlie News As Russia and Syria continue the #BattleForRaqqa in a race to

ISIS’ Weapon of Mass Destruction: Water

June 7, 2016

Breaking News·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Report about the Tabqa Dam and the battle to retake Raqqa from the ISIS stranglehold. Monday June 7th, 1222 ZULU +1 As