by Luke Lorenz | Feb 9, 2015 | Monitor
Amidst the horror and despair of the Ebola epidemic which has unfolded throughout Western Africa, one can find little reason for optimism. Each new development in this human tragedy has revealed the failure of local government, the limitations of regional healthcare...
by Luke Lorenz | Feb 5, 2015 | Monitor
International News Coverage Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Jordanian jets hit Islamic State targets in Syria Doug Stanglin and Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today Jordanian jets carried out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on Thursday...
by Luke Lorenz | Feb 3, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In Case You Missed It… 3 February 2015 International News Coverage Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Bomb kills 1 in Egypt, 2 other bombs defused at airport Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press A roadside bomb near Egypt’s second largest city...
by Luke Lorenz | Jan 27, 2015 | Monitor
International News Coverage Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry Adam Entous / The Wall Street Journal It didn’t take long for rebel commanders in Syria who lined up to join a Central Intelligence Agency...
by Luke Lorenz | Jan 20, 2015 | Monitor
International News Coverage Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Iranian General Killed Sunday in Syria Joshua Mitnick and Dana Ballout / Wall Street Journal Iran said a general in the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards force was killed in an Israeli...