Travis Allen

Testifying before Congress on Tuesday, representatives from major social media and technology companies Facebook, Google and Twitter said Russian influence activities surrounding the 2016 election were more pronounced than previously reported. Despite earlier claims of minimal exposure, Facebook now says that Russian propaganda and misinformation efforts may have reached up to 126 million users worldwide. […]

Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday to give the Trump Administration’s stance on calls for a renewed Authorization for the Use of Military Force, or AUMF. Both Mattis and Tillerson advocated leaving the AUMF in its current form, and warned against […]

Rapidly changing demographics across Africa will necessitate the addition of 11 million doctors, nurses, and educators by 2030 to prevent a widespread humanitarian disaster, particularly for children, according to a report published by UNICEF on Thursday. According to UN statistics, Africa as a whole is expected to gain 170 million children within the next 13 […]

The Islamic State has released a video which claims to show a drone attack on a Syrian government ammunition depot on October 15th. The video has clear footage of what appears to be a drone hovering over a collection of military equipment and dropping at least two bombs on it. The ensuing fire and explosions […]

Commanders in the Free Syrian Army (FSA), part of the opposition forces which have fought for years against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, claimed that without Iranian intervention they would have won the war. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Fateh Hassoun and Bashar al-Zoubi both cited the strong rebel gains being made […]

As the Islamic State comes apart in Syria and Iraq, around 5,600 foreign fighters of the “caliphate” have already returned to their home countries, according to a report issued by U.S. think tank The Soufan Center. Those who have returned may not all continue the violent jihad, but they will all pose “varying levels of […]

A prominent U.K. politician advocated for the killing of British nationals who have joined the Islamic State, arguing they pose such a danger it may be the only option. Rory Stewart, a minister in the Foreign Office and former Member of Parliament, shared his views on the threat faced by the U.K. and Europe as […]

An alarming trend of Afghan soldiers going AWOL (absent without leave) while being trained inside the United States was highlighted in a government report published last week. The report, titled “U.S.-based training for Afghanistan security personnel: trainees who go absent without leave hurt readiness and morale, and may create security risks” was released by the […]

Stephen Powers, a 30-year-old man from Gloucester, Virginia, was arrested on Friday and charged after allegedly detonating an improvised explosive device (IED) near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. No one was killed or injured in the blast, and Powers has already been charged with possessing and using an explosive device and committing an act of terrorism according […]

Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) liberating Raqqa within the last week were photographed in front of a banner featuring the image of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, a Kurdish leader who has been identified as a terrorist by both the United States and Turkey. Ocalan is recognized as the founder of the PKK, […]

White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly gave a rare and emotionally charged White House Press Briefing yesterday, where he explained in detail the context surrounding President Trump’s phone call with the family of recently KIA Sergeant La David Johnson. In explicit detail, General Kelly laid out the process for notifying the next of […]

In a Senate hearing covering defense strategy in protecting the country from cyber-attack yesterday, key missing personnel and unclear roles and responsibilities among government agencies frustrated members of the committee, ending with threats of subpoenas and still no clear strategy. Committee Chairman Senator John McCain (R-Az.) set the tone for the discussion in his opening […]