“The victims included the 9/11 mastermind’s stepmother Raja Bashir Hashem, 75, her daughter, Sana Bin Laden, 53, and Bin Laden’s brother-in-law Zouheir Anuar Hashem, 56.” Osama bin Laden still has about 50 […]
NEC-SE
The Near East Center for Strategic Engagement (NEC-SC) is an academic and operationalized policy studies/research institution and think tank that provides political-military analyses and assessments of Middle Eastern affairs for a diverse international cliental representing both government and private interests. Drawing on a wide range of professional experience and expertise, NEC-SC conducts intelligence briefings, prepares reports, and develops associated informational materials relevant to achieving individual client objectives. NEC-SC also sponsors educational programs and multimedia presentations aimed at promoting awareness and increasing knowledge among the general public of Middle Eastern peoples, nations, topics, and issues. Additionally, NEC-SC serves as the military advisory group for the Assyrian Army in Iraq (Dwekh Nawsha), working in collaboration with Assyrian military and civilian leaders and private military contractors to provide tactical, operational, and strategic planning, direction, training, and support for conducting combat and civil affairs operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. In tandem with its military mission.
Kuwait says uncovers Islamic State network
The main affect on the U.S. footprint in the region is that Kuwait is the home of the Area Support Group Kuwait and the 3rd Army elements forward. Kuwait has a Defense […]
Jordan Court Sentences 8 in Alleged Hezbollah Attack Plot
The main affect on the U.S. footprint in the region is that Jordan is the main base for U.S. Central Command Forward, a deployed element that coordinates between U.S. and Jordanian forces, […]
Bahrain Makes Multiple Arrests in Wake of Deadly Bombing
The main affect on the U.S. footprint in the region is that Bahrain is a Sunni-ruled kingdom that is home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet has […]
Four Indians Detained in Islamic State Stronghold in Libya
During multiple interviews NEC-SE was the first to state that ISIS is already operating in India. :Four Indian nationals have been detained in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, an Indian government […]
ISIL Could be the Big Winner of Taliban Leadership Crisis
“The implications of Mullah Omar’s death are still being parsed by the Afghan Taliban’s splintering factions, which are reportedly disputing the Shura Council’s chosen successor, and by stakeholders in the country’s nascent […]
Former Hacking Team Developer Reportedly in Contact with a Terrorist Group
This war is not being fought on tactical and operational levels only. It has extended into the cyber world where the enemy can have major affects on U.S. ability to keep its […]
U.A.E. Accuses 41 of Forming Terrorist Organization, Planning Terror Attacks
UAE has been known for their linkage to funding various organizations that donate to possible ISIS operations in the region. “Authorities in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday accused 41 individuals of […]
Top Taliban political chief resigns over Mullah Omar replacement
“The Taliban’s top political chief in the group’s office in Qatar has resigned over the replacement of former leader Mullah Omar, who the militant Islamist group recently admitted was dead.” “In a […]
Police target DHKP-C cells in Istanbul in dawn raid
“Counterterrorism teams of the Istanbul Police Department carried out a dawn operation in Istanbul’s Gaziosmanpa?a and Ba?c?lar districts, targeting 13 addresses linked to the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C). The police detained […]
