by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 16, 2014 | Monitor
International News Coverage Middle East, ISIL, Counterterrorism Finally, a Name for ISIS Strikes: Operation Inherent Resolve The New York Times The Defense Department has come up with a name for the American military strikes against the Islamic State: Operation...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 9, 2014 | Monitor
International News Coverage ISIS, Middle East, Terrorism and Counter Terrorism Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes Daren Butler and Oliver Holmes | Reuters Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 9, 2014 | Monitor
Amid dreadful headlines about Boko Haram, al Shabab and Ebola, the same issues that have always afflicted the continent, a positive atmosphere is emerging within Africa. The core of the August 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit focused on trade and investment, and...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 2, 2014 | Monitor
General John R. Allen USMC (Ret), who served as the top United States commander in Afghanistan, has been appointed as President Obama’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. General Allen will conduct...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 2, 2014 | Monitor
President Obama’s objective to “degrade, and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) involves a multi-pronged strategy. It includes “a systematic campaign of airstrikes,” increased American service members to support forces in Iraq, training and...
