List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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The new Pentagon chief and US Secretary of Defence, James Mattis (L), is welcomed by Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend? upon his arrival in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on February 20, 2017. The United States is not about to plunder Iraq's petroleum reserves, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad, said as he sought to soothe partners rattled by President Donald Trump. / AFP / Thomas WATKINS (Photo credit should read THOMAS WATKINS/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: General Says U.S. Likely Involved in Deadly Mosul Airstrike; NATO Changes Posture; Record Number of Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
Loyalty Tests in the Pentagon; North Korea Making Drones; Tillerson Heading for NATO, Turkey
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crop ‘Carlos the Jackal’ Receives Third Sentence to Life in Prison
The final chapter in a legal battle against the man who was once the world’s most wanted fugitive.
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An Iraqi rescue worker gestures towards bodies wrapped in plastic in the Mosul al-Jadida area on March 26, 2017, following air strikes in which civilians have been reportedly killed during an ongoing offensive against the Islamic State (IS) group. Iraq is investigating air strikes in west Mosul that reportedly killed large numbers of civilians in recent days, a military spokesman said. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: No Change to U.S. Airstrikes Despite Rising Civilian Casualty Claims; Pentagon To Go Dark On Troop Deployments; China And Saudi Team Up
Beijing Ready To Go in SCS; North Korea Tests New Rocket Engine; Russia and Iran in Syria
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TOPSHOT - Smoke plumes rise after an airstrike in west Mosul on March 10, 2017 as Iraqi forces advance in the city during the ongoing battle to seize it from the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) As U.S. Airstrikes Rise, So Do Allegations of Civilian Deaths
A massive bombing in Mosul that may have killed as many as 200 people tops a growing list of sites where the U.S. is accused of bombing civilians.
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis waits for the arrival of Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Secretary Mohammed bin Salman at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Has a Strategy for Destroying the Islamic State — and It’s Working
It may be incremental, but it's coherent. And watch out, Iran.
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Demonstrators gather near The White House to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban on six Muslim countries on March 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Tasos Katopodis (Photo credit should read TASOS KATOPODIS/AFP/Getty Images) Heightened Scrutiny of Iranians Shows Trump Administration ‘Extreme Vetting’ in Action
Iranians, frequent U.S. visa applicants, are facing more hurdles getting approval.
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A man carries fake nuclear barrels during a demonstration to demand the closure of Fessenheim nuclear power plant on March 12, 2017 in Fessenheim, eastern France. / AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images) Cutting Funding to the IAEA Is a Horrible Idea
If you care about national security or the war on terrorism, why would you cut the nuclear nonproliferation budget?
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A Yemenis man walks past flames rising from the ruins of buildings destroyed in an air-strike by the Saudi-led coalition on February 10, 2016 in the capital Sanaa. / AFP / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) Happy Anniversary to America’s Shameful Travesty of a War in Yemen
After two years and thousands of civilian casualties, the Trump administration needs to realize it can’t win a war that has no point.
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Yemeni loyalist forces patrol a highway near the Red Sea port town of Mocha on January 20, 2017. / AFP / SALEH AL-OBEIDI (Photo credit should read SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Sources: Pentagon’s New Look at Yemen Effort; Mattis’ Letter to White House; Generals Want More in Somalia
Mosul Air Strike Blowback; U.S. Troops Blend into Mosul Fight; NATO Worried about Russia in Libya as U.S. Keeps Troops There; And Lots More
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Jet fighters of the Saudi Royal air force performs during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students that was attended by Saudi Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (not pictured) held at the Riyadh military airport, on January 1, 2013, in Riyadh. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images) Pentagon Weighs More Support for Saudi-led War in Yemen
As the administration debates how to confront Iran, some in the Pentagon favor ratcheting up support for Saudi Arabia’s campaign against Tehran-backed Houthi rebels.
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isof Goodbye, Islamic State. Hello, Anarchy.
The forces liberating Mosul are fighting each other, and opening the door to an Islamic State resurgence.
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rj crop Royal Jordanian Airlines Has the Perfect Response to Trump’s New Travel Restrictions
No laptops, says U.S. government? No problem, says Royal Jordanian.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after reviewing the honor guard at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on January 10, 2015. Maduro arrived in the Iranian capital the previous day for a 24-hour visit during which he will meet officials from fellow OPEC member Iran to discuss plunging oil prices, state television said. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) In Venezuela’s Toxic Brew, Failed Narco-State Meets Iran-Backed Terrorism
Venezuela has become a rabidly anti-American failed state that appears to be incubating the convergence of narco-trafficking and jihadism in America’s own backyard.
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pic crop Israel Detains U.S.-Israeli Teen Over Jewish Center Bomb Threats
Amid a wave of anti-semitic threats across the United States.
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A man carries two children away from the scene of an explosion in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, early on August 7, 2013. UN weapons inspectors tasked with looking into claims of chemical weapons use in Syria are "completing their preparations" in The Hague before heading to Damascus, the United Nations said. AFP PHOTO/ABDULLAH AL-SHAM (Photo credit should read ABDULLAH AL-SHAM/AFP/Getty Images) Civilians still in Raqqa are still civilians
The presence of the US 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Syria to take part in the campaign to capture Raqqa marks a significant shift in U.S. policy in the Middle East, and heralds an unknown future for the city’s civilians.
