by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Islamic State (IS) militants have kidnapped a North Korean doctor and his wife in Libya during a raid, a local media outlet reported […]
Tag: libya
Gunmen Open Fire on South Korean Embassy in Libya
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli on April 12, killing two local security guards, reports Reuters. […]
The Real Story Behind College Student Turned Libyan Freedom Fighter Chris Jeon
In the summer of 2011, UCLA student Chris Jeon left his $9,000-a-month internship at a San Francisco financial firm to fight with the rebels in Libya. What was he […]
January Issue: The Real Story Behind College Student Turned Libyan Freedom Fighter Chris Jeon
Photo by Mark Edward Harris/KoreAm In the summer of 2011, UCLA student Chris Jeon left his $9,000-a-month internship at a San Francisco financial firm to fight with the rebels […]
Monday’s Link Attack: Chris Jeon, Michelle Wie, Bae Doona
Living with Libyan rebels: U.S. student’s story CBS News UCLA student Chris Jeon appeared on CBS’ “The Early Show” to talk about his experience with Libyan rebels. “The first […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: NK Defectors, Sung Kim Confirmation Delayed
Suspected North Korean defectors found off Japanese coast The Guardian (U.K.) Coastguard officials in Japan are questioning nine suspected North Korean defectors after they were found drifting off the […]
College Student Joins Libyan Rebels
A Korean American college student has spent the last two weeks participating in the Libyan revolution, living among rebels intent on toppling the regime of dictator Muammar Qaddafi, according […]
