Retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel and Middle East Foreign Area Officer. Interested in Iraqi and Egyptian Armed Forces.
Joined May 2015
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Here’s my book on the US-Egypt defense relationship published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. It is available for a free download below. washingtoninstitute.org/poli…
Iraqi Security Media Authority announces that a drone has crashed in the outskirts of the Green Zone in Baghdad. sana.sy/international/261869…
In Iraq, court orders arrest of the head of the Miysan provincial counsel after he rejected the closing of the Shayb border crossing with Iran. He gave the government 3 days to reopen the crossing & threatened civil unrest & Miysan’s secession from Iraq. aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B…
Egyptian parliament authorizes President Sisi to coordinate with Saudi Arabia to assist the Kingdom in its defense against Houthi attacks. skynewsarabia.com/middle-eas…
In Iraq, parliamentary defense & security committee says it is investigating the closure of the Shayb border crossing with Iran in Miysan Province. The closure is causing great economic difficulties for Iraqis who depend on it daily. ar.irna.ir/news/86303177/%D8…
Iranian officials: Our targets will include US diplomats if Trump resumes the war. hathalyoum.net/articles/4253…
Houthis in Yemen say they have attacked the King Khalid Airport in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles. alssaa.com/post/show/66095-%…
In Iraq, closure of Al-Shayb border crossing with Iran causes economic difficulties & protests in Miysan Province. Chief of the provincial council gives government until next week to reopen or face civil unrest. Militias say the US is behind the decision. aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B…
Iraqi source says an armed drone has attacked a Kurdish Iranian opposition group’s camp in Erbil Province of Iraqi Kurdistan. alsumaria.tv/news/security/5…
US Embassy in Baghdad: The Iraqi government cannot guarantee the safety of US citizens or the avoidance of renewed fighting. lebanon24.com/news/breaking-…
Iraqi sources say the Baghdad government suspects that Israel is responsible for 2 explosions last week at militia ammunition storage sites. The sites contained Chinese shoulder fired air defense weapons that had just recently arrived from Iran. aawsat.com/%D8%B4%D8%A4%D9%8…
Iraqi PM Zaidi: Washington’s fear that dollars are reaching the militias is affecting the flow of cash from the US. shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D…
Iraqi PM Zaidi: Iraq will soon be a nation free of militias. hathalyoum.net/articles/4252…
US Special Envoy to Iraq: I expect that the US will strike Iran this weekend, on Saturday or Sunday. alssaa.com/post/show/65840-%…
In Jordan, 7 killed & 34 injured in an attack on a church in Karak. lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news…
Kurdish Interior Ministry denies that there are Ukrainian forces & drones in Iraqi Kurdistan, which was reportedly by some media outlets. hathalyoum.net/articles/4251…
A day after Tehran said it had an agreement with Iraq to expel Iranian opposition groups from Iraqi Kurdistan, which Baghdad denied, Iran attacks an Iranian anti-regime group in northeast Erbil Province in Iraq. annahar.com/arab-world/arabi…
In Iraq, members of the Coordination Framework threaten to boycott meetings if border crossings with Iran remain closed. hathalyoum.net/articles/4251…
Saudi Arabia announces it has intercepted 4 Houthi drones that were targeting Riyadh & Medina. Yesterday, the Saudis said they had intercepted 10 drones, which were also aimed at Riyadh & Medina. skynewsarabia.com/middle-eas…
Israeli & US sources: Ten of Israeli aircraft passed through Syrian & Iraqi airspace going to the Iranian border. They were hoping to trigger an Iranian attack on Israel before the 27 October Israeli elections. skynewsarabia.com/middle-eas…
Saudi Energy Ministry: 2 workers were killed in a Houthi drone attack on an oilfield in the eastern area of the Kingdom. skynewsarabia.com/middle-eas…
