Today marks the beginning of the three-day Fast of Nineveh, Bā’ūṯā d-Nīnwāyē in Syriac, which translates literally as the “Petition of the Ninevites.” It is typically referred to by Assyrians as the “Rogation,” a term associated with Christian days of ritual fasting and prayer derived from the Latin term rogare, “to ask.” The Fast of Nineveh harkens back to the events associated with the Hebrew Prophet Jonah’s divinely inspired (or, [...]

On 2 FEB 17 CEO of NEC-SE was interviewed on Bill Martinez Live on The International Response To Donald Trump.  

Excerpts "NEC-SC expects that the coming year and as early as July 2017, will possibly see Turkey shattering along ethno-geographical fault lines into as many as possible four or more distinct political entities: a Turkish “core” state in central Anatolia; a Christian demographically dominated state in western Anatolia; and two separate (and, to a degree, mutually hostile) Kurdish states in south and southeastern Anatolia, respectively." http://www.westernfreepress.com/2017/01/30/the-sick-man-of-europe-is-taking-a-turn-for-the-worse/ Related Articles: https://nec-se.com/2017/01/01/list-of-terror-attacks-in-turkey-since-2015/ https://nec-se.com/2016/12/27/act-ii-in-aleppo-the-curtain-falls-american-power-and-prestige-exits-the-stage-in-the-middle-east/ [...]

KRG must decide to help unify Iraq or go to war with Iraq. On 29 JAN 17 NEC-SC predicted that the government of Iraq would ban U.S. citizens from entering that country in retaliation to Washington’s 28 JAN visa ban against Iran and six other majority-Muslim countries in the Middle East. https://nec-se.com/2017/01/29/kurds-and-their-supporters-in-a-lose-lose-situation/ Yesterday that prediction was born out with Iraq announcing the implementation of a travel ban against U.S. citizens. [...]

On Saturday 28 JAN Iran announced that it has banned U.S. citizens from entering the country. According to Reuters, the ban has been implemented “in retaliation to Washington’s visa ban against Tehran and six other majority-Muslim countries announced by new U.S. President Donald Trump.” http://www.newsweek.com/iran-bans-us-citizens-entry-retaliation-549537 NEC-SE believes that Iraq, which takes its marching orders from Iran, and possibly Saudi Arabia as well, will soon follow suit by with bans against [...]

Excerpts: "This leaves the Christians in Iraq in a precarious situation. Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari, CEO of the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement, says that such a policy forces Christians to fight under the PMF structure in order to receive money and support from the U.S. government." “By supporting the PMF through Foreign Military Sales and Title 22 monies given to them by the Department of Defense, the Obama [...]

Below is a list of terror attacks in Turkey since 2015. Related Articles: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/01/europe/turkey-nightclub-attack/ https://nec-se.com/2016/12/19/how-will-russia-react-to-the-assassination-of-its-ambassador-to-turkey/ https://nec-se.com/2016/07/16/wgn-tv-channel-9-interview-of-ltc-sargis-sangari-by-judy-wang/

Excerpt: "The only betting game in this chapter will be if Turkey mainland and or Jordan will be the first to fall. The reality is that the policies which Turkey enacted over the past few years and its inability to provide justified evidence that its security force member who assassinated the Russian ambassador was motivated by its internal divisions rather than by internal leadership have brought it into contention with [...]

On Friday 23 DEC 2016 in the Maysalon Squire in the Al Ghadeer distracted of Baghdad, a targeted attack against Christians working in a liquor store killed 8 Assyrians and one Yazidi. The area is under the Shia militias "protection" and control. These are the same Shia forces that are now given access to the historical homeland of Assyria Nineveh Plain and are expected to protect the Assyrian Christians in [...]

Excerpts: Assyrian Bishop Mar Awa Royel recently proclaimed that he wished to see a free Assyria become a strong ally with Israel. According to the bishop, Israel would serve as a successful model of statehood for Assyria, while the Jewish state would gain a strong ally in an increasingly tumultuous region. “As of three days ago, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) met to discuss independence for Kurds, to declare autonomy,” [...]