List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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yemen crop U.N. Warns Yemen Could Be on Brink of Famine
The crisis comes as the United States weighs sharp cuts to U.N. humanitarian aid programs
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pic crop Watch: The Global Flow of Asylum-Seekers In One Interactive Map
Visualizing one of history’s biggest global crises.
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This aerial photo taken on January 2, 2017 shows a Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning (C), during military drills in the South China Sea. The aircraft carrier is one of the latest steps in the years-long build-up of China's military, as Beijing seeks greater global power to match its economic might and asserts itself more aggressively in its own backyard. / AFP / STR / China OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: China’s Latest Island Adventure; White House Rejects Mattis Deputy; McMaster Overruled at NSC
Tillerson Lands in Tokyo; U.S. Trains on ISIS Drones; Russia Building Spree; And Lots More
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‘The President is Aware’
The Pentagon is sending in more troops to Syria and Afghanistan. And, apparently, the president has been made “aware.” Is that it?
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General view of the UN Human Rights Council session after the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry on Syria delivered the latest report on the situation in the war-ravaged country to the UN Human Rights Council on September 16, 2014 in Geneva. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI Beware the Ides of Leaving the Human Rights Council
Yes, it’s a flawed body. But if Trump abandons the HRC, it will give Russia, China, and Iran a free hand to rewrite the global rules on human rights.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA - MARCH 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the U.S. Navy and shipyard workers on board the USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 that is being built at Newport News shipbuilding, on March 2, 2017 in Newport News, Virginia. The USS Ford is powered by two Nuclear reactors and is 1, 092 feet long with a 134 foot beam and can carry over 75 aircraft. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Donald Trump Needs to Own the Yemen Raid
Soldiers and civilians die in the war against terrorists. But sending a message to our allies that we’re in the fight is more important.
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A US "Predator" drone passes overhead at a forward operating base near Kandahar on January 1, 2009. France is the fourth-largest contributor to the international military force in Afghanistan with more than 3,000 troops deployed around Kabul and in forward bases in the east of the country. AFP PHOTO/Joel SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump’s New Drone Rules; White House Loosening Counterterrorism Restraints; Wants to Gut U.N., State Funding
Iran’s Underground Weapons Factory; State Fighting Budget Cuts; More Cyber Worries; And Lots More
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TOPSHOT - A Palestinian man sits near Israel's controversial separation barrier dividing the Palestinian neighbourhood of Al-Tur in the Israeli annexed East Jerusalem with the West Bank, on February 11, 2016. / AFP / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images) Advice to Trump’s Middle East Envoy: Don’t Stop with Netanyahu and Abbas
Only by interacting with a diverse array of Israelis and Palestinians can the U.S. envoy hope to make any headway in the Middle East.
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AAManbij SitRep: The Wait for Raqqa; North Korean Missile Plans; Moscow Hacks; Drones for South Korea
Empty Chairs at DoD; Tillerson Heads to Asia; Oil Wars in Libya; Drone Busters, And Lots More
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 31: USAID blankets being distributed by Mercy Corps are about to be loaded onto trucks at Chaklala airport October 31,2005 in Rawalpindi, Islamabad surrounded by relief goods waiting to be distributed. The current death toll is now believed to be over 55,000 from the South Asian earthquake that happened over 3 weeks ago. Over 3 million people are still without proper shelter and aid organizations including the U.N are warning that thousands could die in remote mountainous regions as Winter approaches. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images) Trump’s Cuts to USAID Would Imperil the United States
In Syria, USAID and its partners are pioneering new ways to help build resilience in areas where conflict has diminished.
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A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: New Deployments in Old Wars; General Takes Responsibility for SEAL Raid; New Yemen Bombing Runs
Marine Sexual Harassment Scandal Grows; North Korea Prepares for More Tests; Jeff Sessions Loves Gitmo; Turks and Kurds Trade Fire; And Lots More
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To go with Afghanistan-unrest-US-military-veterans-health,FOCUS by Daniel De Luce This photo taken on May 28, 2014 shows US soldiers lining up as they wait to bid farewell to wounded veterans during 'Operation Proper Exit' at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar Province. Washington is winding down its 32,000 troop deployment in Afghanistan after nearly 13 years of war, with President Barack Obama announcing this week that all US forces will leave by the end of 2016. While an end is now in sight for America's longest war, many of the more than 19,000 Americans wounded in Afghanistan will be coping with injuries for years to come. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) More U.S. Troops Bound for Afghanistan, As Marines, Commandos, Arrive In Syria
The ‘Forever War’ gets a new lease on life under the Trump administration, but the White House has yet to set out a strategy.
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A US airman (C) stands near F-15C fighter planes on the tarmac as part of the combat search and rescue exercise "Cope Taufan" in Butterworth, some 330 kilometres northwest of Kuala Lumpur on June 15, 2014. The US Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force participated in exercise Cope Taufan 14 to improve combined readiness and cooperation between the two countries. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Ramped-Up Bombing in Yemen Signals More Aggressive Use of Military
Air raids in Yemen reflect broader trend as new administration opts for more military action against Islamist militants.
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AAAMarine SitRep: Marines Land in Syria; Russia Deploys Banned Missile; More Bombs for Saudi
Baghdadi on the Run; CIA Hunting Leakers; Experts Question CIA Cyber Ops; Army Wants More Munitions; Fake New and the Islamic State
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PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 06: In this handout photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks are seen carrying parts required to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system that had arrived at the Osan Air Base on March 6, 2017 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (Photo by United States Forces Korea via Getty Images) SitRep: Wikileaks Says CIA Is In Your iPhone; U.S., Russian, Turkish Generals Meet; New Russian Sub Missiles
China Reacts to U.S.; North Korean Tensions; Iranian Losses in Syria; EUCOM Fights off Drones; And Lots More
