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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell

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Kellan Howell is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering defense and national security. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kellan graduated from James Madison University where she received bachelor's degrees in media arts and design and international affairs with a concentration in western European politics.
During her time at JMU, she interned for British technology and business news website "ITPro" in London and worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Guardian. She was also an executive editor of 22807, a new student magazine covering arts and culture in the JMU community.
Kellan can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.

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Researchers in Syria have requested the first withdrawal of seeds from the Global Seed Bank in Svalbard after a four-year civil war has left the seed bank in Aleppo unable to provide crop seeds to Middle Easter countries. (image: screen grab www.croptrust.org)

Syrian civil war prompts first withdrawal from ‘doomsday’ food vault

The four-year civil war in Syria has so severely devastated the region that scientists have had to make the first ever withdrawal from the "doomsday bank," a giant vault in the Arctic that contains seeds meant to protect the world's food supply in the event of a disaster.

September 22, 2015
The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air just before sunset on April 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti) ** FILE **

Iceland walks back boycott on Israeli goods

Reykjavik Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson said Saturday that Iceland's Capital City Council will retract a controversial ban it had passed earlier this week on Israeli goods.

September 19, 2015
This image provided by the FBI shows an undated picture of Saif al-Adel, also known as Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi, who was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at the Cairo airport but has has denied the link, saying it is a case of mistaken identity. (AP Photo/FBI)

Iran released five top al Qaeda terrorists in prisoner exchange

The Iranian government has released five senior members of al Qaeda earlier this year, including the man who stepped in to lead the terrorist group immediately after Osama bin Laden's death, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter.

September 18, 2015
The Golden Hammer

Golden Hammer: Pentagon overspends to move service members

Moving from one house to another is a big hassle and a bigger expense for most Americans, but a new federal report reveals the Pentagon has managed to one-up the nation — paying more to move service members and their families, even while doing so less often.

September 17, 2015
In this photo taken on Monday, April 14, 2014, Ukrainian soldiers sit on top of military vehicles with Ukrainian national flags in a field about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, where the Ukrainian regional administration building was seized by pro-Russian activists. A deadline set by the Ukrainian government for pro-Russian gunmen to leave government buildings in eastern Ukraine and surrender weapons passed without incident early Monday, with no immediate sign of any action to liberate any seized buildings.(AP Photo/Russian Reporter magazine, Maxim Dondyuk) MAGAZINES OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Syrian army using new Russian weapons: source

The Syrian military has recently started using newer and more accurate, air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source said Thursday, fueling U.S. concerns over Russia's growing military buildup in the region.

September 17, 2015