Desiree Huitt

About the author

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

Watch: Iraqi Army take on ISIS in Fallujah

Watch as the Iraqi Army kicks off an offensive against ISIS in Fallujah. If the city of Fallujah is freed from the grip of ISIS, it will be a significant victory as it is one of the cities that ISIS has occupied the longest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lIVjLmt2cQ Image courtesy of AFP

Muqtada al Sadr supporters occupy the Green Zone again, some injuries reported

Protestors and Muqtada al Sadr supporters have breached the Green Zone and are occupying Iraqi government buildings again.  Security forces have fired tear gas and live rounds at the protestors, and 13 protestors are said to be injured. After protesting for months, Muqtada al Sadr’s supporters breached the Green Zone last month in an effort to force Iraqi […]

EgyptAir Flight MS804 crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, terrorism not ruled out

56 passengers and a crew of 10 went missing as their flight (plane is a an Airbus A320) disappeared from radar as they approached Egypt from France approximately 02:45 Cairo time. On the radar below you can see them drop off near Egypt over the Mediterranean Sea. EgyptAir stated (in the second tweet below) that “the plane […]

B-52H crashed in Guam at Andersen AFB

Updated: A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft crashed at Andersen AFB in Guam shortly after take off at 08:30 Thursday local time. All 7 crew members are reported to be safe without injuries. According to Pacific Daily News, The B-52 was deployed to Andersen from Minot, North Dakota, as part of the military’s continuous bomber presence mission in the Pacific. The […]