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NATOSource

Mar 24, 2016

Belgium’s Vulnerability to Terrorist Attacks

By Colin Daileda and Megan Specia, Mashable

Even though Belgian authorities have been on high alert for several months, attackers were able to strike Brussels in three separate but seemingly coordinated attacks, killing at least 31 people on Tuesday.

Intelligence Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 24, 2016

Europe Must Respond Strategically to Brussels Attacks

By H.A. Hellyer

Foreigners in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) might have ordered the attacks on Brussels, but the perpetrators apparently were all Europeans. At least thirty-four people were killed and more than 250 wounded on March 22—the numbers are still being counted. Brussels has just faced its own equivalent of London’s July 7 […]

Syria Western Europe

SyriaSource

Mar 24, 2016

Top News: March 24, 2016

By SyriaSource

– Syria army fights ISIS at gates of Palmyra – Syria war parties to agree on UN basic principles paper – Kerry tells Russia he wants further reduction in Syria violence – Turkey informed Belgium over attacker’s terrorist links

Syria

MENASource

Mar 24, 2016

Top News: Egypt Prosecution Appeal Rejected, ‘Anti-Torture T-Shirt’ Student to be Released

By EgyptSource

A Cairo court rejected on Thursday the prosecution’s appeal against the Tuesday release order of Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian teenager who was arrested over two years ago for what his family says was his wearing a shirt with a revolutionary slogan.

MENASource

Mar 24, 2016

Top News: Iraq launches offensive against ISIS south of Mosul

By MENASource

Iraq’s armed forces started an offensive against ISIS in Nineveh province on Thursday in what a military statement described as the first stage of an operation aimed at liberating the city of Mosul.

MENASource

Mar 24, 2016

Egypt’s Cabinet Reshuffle Reflects Economic Difficulties

By Elissa Miller

On March 23, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in ten new ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle, the first since Prime Minister Sherif Ismail was appointed in September 2015.

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 24, 2016

EconSource: Turkish Tourism and Economy Struggle Due to Bombings

By EconSource

Turkey’s tourism industry and economy are suffering following terror attacks in Istanbul and a chilling of the relationship with Moscow. Economists forecast that tourism revenue will tumble by a quarter this year, costing the country around $8 billion.

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2016

On Brussels Bombings: ‘The Moment Has Come When We Need to Act,’ says Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Kosovo’s President, Atifete Jahjaga, has called on governments in countries facing the threat of Islamic terrorism to set aside political differences and ramp up intelligence sharing and cooperation with their neighbors. “The moment has come when we need to act,” Jahjaga said in an interview on March 23. Jahjaga spoke on a visit to the […]

European Union International Organizations

SyriaSource

Mar 23, 2016

The Siege Economy of Eastern Ghouta

By Youssef Sadaki

Two and a half years of blockades and at times complete siege on areas Eastern Ghouta have left the local population without essential food, water, electricity, and fuel. As prices rise, merchants and military opposition factions have exploited the situation to profit from the siege, seizing the best and most crucial supplies for battalion members […]

Syria

MENASource

Mar 23, 2016

Refugees without Relief in EU-Turkey Migrant Deal

By Hossam Abouzhar and Reema Hibrawi

The European Union (EU) and Turkey came to an agreement on migrant travel last week with the components effective as of March 20. What the deal calls “irregular migrants” arriving to Greek islands are refugees who do not qualify or ask for asylum and are to be sent back to Turkey. For every irregular migrant […]

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