Morning Brief: Gaza Aid Crisis Deepens, Somalia Clashes Escalate, US Military Restructures
Gaza’s aid crisis worsens, Somalia clashes erupt, and US military shifts gears—catch up in today’s SOFREP Morning Brief.
Guy D. McCardle
Evening Brief: Iran Says 27 Inmates Still at Large After Israeli Strike on Tehran Prison, China Blocks US Government Employee from Leaving
Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
Death by Ice Dart: The CIA’s Heart Attack Gun
In the shadowy waltz of Cold War espionage, the CIA’s heart attack gun wasn’t just a weapon—it was the grim poetry of paranoia rendered in steel and poison.
Anduril Awarded $100 Million for AI Warfighting Platform
The Pentagon tossed Anduril a $99.6 million grenade with the pin already pulled—deliver an AI-powered command system in under a year, or become another cautionary tale buried in the defense tech graveyard.
Morning Brief: Russia Intensifies Drone War on Ukraine, Pentagon Withdraws US Marines from Los Angeles
Sudanese refugees return home, Russia ramps up drone strikes, and Gaza tensions rise. Here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for July 22, 2025.
Evening Brief: Trump Administration Releases FBI’s Surveillance Files on Martin Luther King Jr, Russia Launches Massive Air Assault on Kyiv Ahead of NATO Weapons Talks
Israeli troops push into central Gaza, Russia strikes Kyiv, and Syria begins evacuations as global tensions rise this Monday evening.
Hegseth Pulls Vice Admiral Yvette Davids From Top Spot at Naval Academy
Annapolis is trading polished tradition for combat grit as a decorated Marine aviator takes the helm, marking a historic first and a sharp turn toward warfighting focus.
Medal of Honor Monday: William H. Carney – The First African American Recognized for Heroism in Combat
William Carney didn’t just carry the flag at Fort Wagner—he hauled the soul of a nation on his back through a storm of lead, and never let it fall.
Morning Brief: Deadliest Day for Aid-Seekers in Gaza as 85 Killed, Russia Signals Openness to Peace as Drone Warfare Escalates
Aid-line carnage in Gaza, Syria’s shaky truce, and a cartel kingpin extradited. Here’s your SOFREP Morning Brief for Monday, July 21, 2025.
Evening Brief: Israeli Forces Kill 67 in Gaza, Lawmakers Want to Unmask ICE Agents
As Israeli troops reportedly gunned down starving civilians in a Gaza breadline, ICE agents fought to keep their faces hidden from the American public, and Ukrainian drones forced Moscow to shut its skies ten times in a day, the message was painfully clear: in a world ruled by power plays and paranoia, it’s always the innocent who get trampled first. And that’s our world on Sunday, July 20, 2025. This is your evening brief.
SOFREP Sunday Cartoon: Headline‑Hunting Hypochondria
While Trump took a bullet and a patriot died, a not so intrepid reporter mistook side-eye from the bleachers for incoming fire and called it PTSD.
How Taiwan’s $30K Drones Could Wreck a Billion-Dollar Chinese Invasion Plan
About as sexy as a cardboard box and built for the mud, Taiwan’s micro-drones aren’t headline grabbers—they’re battlefield bloodhounds sniffing out trouble before it starts.
