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The following is an interview with an aid worker who has direct access and experience working in a series of small villages in northeast Kenya.  His group operates a number of small clinics and centers that provide education, healthcare, and basic living improvements to approximately ten villages.  Through personal connections and networking, SOFREP is able […]

No shit there I was, sprinting away from the GOV, shaking my head in disbelief as my buddy “Delta” nonchalantly chucked a random flash bang into the backseat.  I glanced back towards the armory as shouts of dismay and utter surprise rang out from the truck, with copious cussing thrown in for extra measure.   […]

In late December of 2013 the Washington Post released a well-written and highly detailed report regarding a very successful CIA covert action program aimed at eliminating over two dozen rebel leaders associated with the world’s most (formerly) well-funded insurgency: Colombia’s FARC. While the report did not receive a lot of coverage from the mainstream media, […]

Note: This post is part of a multi-part series on the status of Russian security efforts for the Olympics. The purpose of this series is to keep SOFREP readers informed on the latest developments regarding the games as they draw closer. Recent reporting from Russian journalism center Agentura.ru released preliminary reports of a massive ongoing “anti-terrorism” sweep of Russian security […]

SOFREP recently reported  on a few of the problems that the CIA encountered while spending upwards of 3 billion dollars on a program designed to get our CIA officers to serve in successful non-official and deep cover roles abroad.  These problems are evident not only in the CIA but across the entire intelligence community, especially when considering […]

Despite Russia’s extensive preparations to secure Sochi, the target-rich environment, complexity, and determined intent of various nefarious actors will be difficult to counter.

Note: This post is part of a multi-part series on the status of Russian security efforts for the Olympics.  The purpose of this series is to keep SOFREP readers informed on the latest developments regarding the games as they draw closer. In preparation for the 7-23 February 2014 Winter Games, Russia has gone to great […]

Note: This post is part of a multi-part series on the status of Russian security efforts for the Olympics.  The purpose of this series is to keep SOFREP readers informed on the latest developments regarding the games as they draw closer. In an effort to provide what has been boasted to be the “safest Olympics […]

In light of the upcoming Sochi 2014 Winter Games in Russia this February, SOFREP will be doing a multi-part series on the status of Russian security efforts for the Olympics.  In the seven years Russia has had to prepare Sochi for the Olympics, security has been a critical and constant focus of Russian efforts.  President Vladimir […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY—As SOFREP reported Thursday, the violence in South Sudan is indicative of the overall trend in the decline of regional security and stability across the Sahel and Central Africa.  In the past several days, what allegedly began as a minor dispute between rival ethnic fashions among military forces in South Sudan, has escalated to […]

According to recent open source reporting, South Sudan is working to regain stability and control over the country following a bout of deadly violence that killed 400-500, wounded 800, and displaced an approximate 15,000-20,000 more people.  With a dawn to dusk curfew in effect, US and other western government personnel were evacuated from the country […]

The following is candid commentary regarding the state of instability in both the Sahel and central regions of the current counter-terrorism battleground: Africa. None of the information or analysis below is drawn from classified information (strictly open source), and serves only as it is described: a commentary on regional security trends. There are two overarching […]