Iassen Donov

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Our Fallen Heroes: Robert Reeves

“Extortion 17” is a name etched in our minds as one of the worst losses our military has ever experienced. Thirty Americans perished in the blink of an eye, half of which comprised an entire ‘troop’ from SEAL Team 6’s Gold Squadron. Senior Chief Robert James Reeves was one of those Americans. Born in Louisiana […]

That Time We Almost Invaded Suriname

The following investigative analysis was derived from countless hours of ‘reverse engineering’ purposefully vague historical references hidden in the dark corners of Cold War historical materials.—Iassen What if I told you that in the mid-1980s, President Ronald Reagan ordered the U.S. Army and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to lead and plan a full-scale military […]

75th Ranger Regiment Soldiers Go Covert in Pakistan

With dramatis personae that include the CIA, Delta Force, DEVGRU, the Intelligence Support Activity, Pakistani Commandos, the Taliban, and spies from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI), this story has the makings of a future Brad Thor bestseller. The only difference is, this story happened over the course of an eight-month period for a very small […]

Our Homeland Attacked For The First Time Since 9/11

I want to start off by saying there is nothing ground breaking in this article. No insider information. No SOFREP exclusive that will set you apart as “more in-the-know” against the millions of other American readers out there looking for information on what happened in Boston yesterday. I’m just another heart-broken but even more-so angry […]

Our Fallen Heroes: Scott Sather

Scott Sather was born June 21st, 1973 in Flint, Michigan. He was raised in Clio, just a few miles north of Flint and attended Clio High School where he graduated in 1991 just months after the first Persian Gulf War came to a close. He enlisted in 1992 as a Combat Controller (CCT), and throughout […]

After Action Report of HRT Operation in New York

An inside police source in New York has given SOFREP the detail-to-detail events during the Herkimer murders, and subsequent HRT raid, that led to the death of the suspect two weeks ago. SOFREP Exclusive: FBIs HRT Kill New York Shooter On March 13th, police officers from the Mohawk Village Police, along with members of the local […]

What is the Feasibility of Deploying Armed Drones in the US?

A word of warning before reading this article: I, Iassen Donov, am as pro-drone as you can get. Foreign Terrorists? United States al-Qaeda members? Terrorists on allied soil? I’m even for the use of armed drones on U.S. soil in extreme circumstances. Basically, I’m all about dropping bombs on no-gooders regardless of citizenship or race […]

Syrian Rebels Trained by U.S. Advisors in Jordan?

CNN and other media sources have just run a news story regarding the training of Syrian fighters in neighboring Jordan by United States personnel. From CNN: “Syrian rebels claim that hundreds of their fighters are being given sophisticated-weapons training organized and authorized by the United States at a camp in Jordan.” Verification of this story […]

SOFREP Exclusive: FBI’s HRT Kill New York Shooter

The recent quadruple homicide in Herkimer, New York ended with the 64-year-old shooter, Kurt Meyers, dead at the hands of what media outlets are referring to a “SWAT” or “police tactical team.” It turns out the raid against Meyers in an abandoned bar was conducted by the assaulters from the FBIs Hostage Rescue Team, or […]

Rare 75th RRC (RRD) Recruiting Material!

It’s hard to describe to you SOFREP readers how much of a rare find any pictures of the 75th’s Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC/RRD) would be. There are not many of these guys, they are not followed around by cameramen, and they certainly don’t take many pictures and post then on the internet. A friend came […]

Two Months of Fighting in Mali: Updates

It has been two months since French forces began a campaign to rid Northern Mali from the rule of a collection of Islamist groups who have held onto the North for almost a year. Last month I reported on the progress that the French have made in the one month since they began their assault […]

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, AQIMs 2nd-in-Command, Killed in Mali

Well that was quick… Just a few days ago I reported on the death of Abou Zeid, al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) number three man in the region.  I believe the exact quote I used was: “Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud. (Yes, you two are next, in case you were wondering.)” I’m happy […]