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Saving Europe (again) at America’s Expense: Welcome to the Iranian Nuclear/Economic Deal

By NEC-SE on January 25, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

U.S. Saves Europe again! Iranian President Hassan Rohani has arrived in Rome on the first leg of a European tour, his first trip outside Iran since a nuclear deal with world powers […]

German Bundeswehr weapons reportedly resold by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters

By NEC-SE on January 24, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

NEC-SE wants to know if NATO and the Coalition Forces have ever asked the KRG why the weapons which are being given to the Peshmerga to fight against ISIL are ending up […]

Japan Stock Markets Slip Into Bear Territory, Asian Markets Follow

By NEC-SE on January 20, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Japanese stock markets slipped into bear territory Wednesday as stock markets across Asia fell after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday cut its forecast for global growth for a third time in […]

Military power in Asia ‘shifting against’ the US, major report warns

By NEC-SE on January 20, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

On 16 OCT 15 NEC-SE posted the article:  “The New Model of Power Relations and the Middle East Crisis.” In the article we stated:  “Most Americans are ignorant of the shifting alliances […]

Satellite proves ISIS destroyed 1,500-year-old monastery

By NEC-SE on January 20, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

AP confirms with satellite imagery that St. Elijah’s Monastery, built 590 CE, was ‘pulverized’ by jihadists in Mosul. St. Elijah’s was built in 590 CE; back in 1743 CE, around 150 monks […]

Iraq: Christian village bombed by Turkish Army

By NEC-SE on January 19, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

“Over the weekend of 16-17 January, Turkish troops bombed the Iraqi village of Sharanish, located on the border with Turkey, in the governorate of Dohuk, inhabited by Christians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. The […]

Chaldean bishop’s stance favoring Christian refugees sparks response

By NEC-SE on January 19, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

“Last month, Bishop Francis Kalabat, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church for Michigan, testified in front of a U.S. House subcommittee, where he panned the Obama administration for ignoring the suffering […]

Turkey Detains Academics Who Signed Petition Defending Kurds

By NEC-SE on January 15, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

“The Turkish authorities detained 14 scholars on Friday, accusing them of spreading “terrorism propaganda” and of insulting the state after they signed a petition denouncing the military’s campaign against Kurdish militants in […]

ISIS Release 16 Assyrian Hostages in Syria, Including 8 Children

By NEC-SE on January 15, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

(AINA) — ISIS today released 16 Assyrians that it captured on February 23 when it attacked the 35 Assyrian villages on the Khabur River in Hasaka Province. ISIS captured 253 in the […]

Obama picks Special Operations commander to lead CENTCOM

By NEC-SE on January 15, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

WASHINGTON — The White House will nominate a veteran Special Operations commander to lead U.S. Central Command, underscoring the Obama administration’s affinity for using secretive elite military forces in Iraq, Syria and […]

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