Desiree Huitt

This week, Islamic State claimed to have shot down a US UAV near Tal Afar. The video below shows the drone falling from the sky and the wreckage after the crash. SOFREP ran the video by multiple Reaper pilots and they indicated it might be a MQ-1/ Predator instead of a MQ-9/Reaper. The Predator is primarily used […]

This week the Wall Street Journal reported the company that owns half of Butterball Turkey is being investigated by the Department of Justice for possible ties with a terrorist organization. Seaboard SEB has owned 50% of Butterball Turkey since 2010, and may have ties to Hezbollah through a US blacklisted individuals.  The Kansas based company mainly operates in the Americas, Africa, […]

According to a CJTF-Operation Inherent Resolve press release, a US service member was killed by an IED in Syria near Ayn Issa as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Details surrounding the event and the identity of the service member has not been released yet. More to follow. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter released this statement: I am […]

Following the one-year anniversary of the Paris attacks and the recent arrests made in France, the Department of State issued a travel warning for Americans traveling to Europe over the holiday season. DOS published the following travel warning: Credible information indicates the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, and their affiliates […]

According to an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, the US might be investigated for war crimes in Afghanistan. The New York Times, quoted Fatou Bensouda stating there is enough evidence to open an investigation for “war crimes of torture and related ill-treatment, by U.S. military forces deployed to Afghanistan and in secret detention facilities operated by […]

With all of the rumors flying around on who has been selected for cabinet posts, will President-elect Trump make the elimination of political correctness a priority for his transition process? Before and especially after his shocking victory, many from the left have called his aversion to political correctness equal to bigotry, racism, and sexism, even calling his supporters […]

Phil Campion, former British SAS, has joined the SOFREP team as a contributing editor. You will be seeing weekly articles and daily Facebook live broadcasts from Phil. In case you missed the first Facebook live, see below. You can also read his previous articles HERE. Image courtesy of The Sunday Times

A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded 70 others inside the Baqir-ul-Olum Shia mosque in Kabul.  According to Reuters, the suicide bomber entered the mosque as “worshipers gathered for Arbaeen, a Shi’ite ritual marking the end of a 40-day mourning period for the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.” Islamic State claimed […]

Blue Force Gear has recently introduced the Micro Trauma Kit NOW! The Micro TKN closes the gap on any given person’s greatest liability, a life threatening traumatic injury. Blue Force Gear is known for making high quality innovative tactical products right here in the USA and backed by their lifetime warranty.  You are probably familiar with their products like […]

Congressman Ryan Zinke never claimed to be the best at anything, instead insisting that he was surrounded by so many who were the best at everything.

“Fighting Blind- A Green Beret’s Story of Extraordinary Courage” by Ivan Castro and Jim DeFelice was released this week. In case you missed the SOFREP Radio Podcast or the book review, please check them out. In 2006, LT Castro was a platoon leader for a sniper platoon in Iraq. On one of their missions, a mortar round landed […]

Special Forces soldier Staff Sgt. James Moriarty and two members of his team were recently killed in Jordan. Following his funeral, his sister Melissa Moriarty published the speech she gave at his funeral in Houston. My speech for Jimmy Over 500 people were present yesterday at Jimmy’s services in Houston. It was awe inspiring. Only Jimmy could pull […]