Russia Says IS Making Afghanistan “Resting Place” For Terrorism

Russia Says IS Making Afghanistan “Resting Place” For Terrorism

Russia’s Ambassador to Pakistan had strong words against the rise of the Islamic State in Afghanistan, stating that the terror group is turning northern Afghanistan into a “resting base” of international terrorism and a “bridgehead” for establishing its destructive caliphate in the region. The “international wing of Daesh” is spearheading the effort of terrorists spilling […]

US Airstrikes Kill 100 Syrian pro-Assad Forces in Syria

US Airstrikes Kill 100 Syrian pro-Assad Forces in Syria

US-led coalition troops came under attack by Syrian forces loyal to President Assad which prompted artillery and air strikes in retaliation, killing 100 pro-regime fighters, said a spokesman for the US coalition on Wednesday. The coalition said the strikes had been carried out after forces allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “initiated an unprovoked attack” […]

Turkish Soldier Killed in Rocket Attack During Fighting in Syria

Turkish Soldier Killed in Rocket Attack During Fighting in Syria

A Turkish soldier was killed and five others wounded by rocket and mortar fire from militants in northwest Syria as Turkish forces continued to press their offensive in the Idlib area, Turkey’s military said on Tuesday. It was the second attack in a week on Turkish soldiers trying to establish a position near the frontline […]

SSG Justin Peck, Part of Trump’s SOTU Address Everyone Can Applaud

SSG Justin Peck, Part of Trump’s SOTU Address Everyone Can Applaud

Watching and following politics in this country at the national level is a very difficult proposition these days. If you label yourself an Independent voter it is even more difficult. Media outlets aren’t content to report the news now, those days are going, going gone. We live in the hot take era. Media members now […]

France’s Macron Questions Turkey Over Syrian Operation

France’s Macron Questions Turkey Over Syrian Operation

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Turkey that its operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria should not become an excuse to invade the country and said he wanted Ankara to coordinate its action with its allies. Turkey last week launched an air and ground offensive in northwest Syria, targeting the Kurdish YPG militia in the […]

Taliban Continuing to Gain Strength/Territory in Afghanistan

Taliban Continuing to Gain Strength/Territory in Afghanistan

As the war without end in Afghanistan continues after more than 16 years since the U.S. entered to throw out the Taliban, government officials admit that the Taliban is continuing to strengthen and gain territory. With the Taliban and the Haqqani groups basically as one, that is a major reason for the increase in what […]

Car Bomb Blast Kills More Than 100 in Kabul, Afghanistan

A suicide bomber disguised as an ambulance, rocked a hospital area in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed over 100 people on Sunday, the Afghan interior ministry said. The Taliban claimed credit for the bombing. Kabul residents are grieving and the government has declared a day of mourning after the suicide bomb attack on Saturday in the city centre, which also […]

3rd SFG Honors Fallen Medal of Honor Win With Memorial Run

3rd SFG Honors Fallen Medal of Honor Win With Memorial Run

The 3rd SFG at Ft. Bragg was honoring the memory of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller with a memorial 5K run this weekend, and as they said, it wasn’t a race but a time to reflect and remember a man who gave it all for his comrades. On Jan. 25, 2008, Miller sacrificed his own […]

South Korean Minister Says Military Option Unacceptable on North Korea

South Korean Minister Says Military Option Unacceptable on North Korea

The current debate over North Korea’s nuclear program must be solved diplomatically, South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday as she added that any Washington military option should be consulted with her government first if it were to be considered.  “The nuclear issue has to be solved through negotiations and diplomatic endeavors. This idea of […]

Trump Warns Erdogan to Avoid Conflict Between US, Turkish Forces

Trump Warns Erdogan to Avoid Conflict Between US, Turkish Forces

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Turkey on Wednesday to curtail its military operation in Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict, but a Turkish source said a White House readout did not accurately reflect the conversation. Turkey’s air and ground operation in Syria’s Afrin region, now in its fifth […]

US Airstrikes in Syria Kill 150 ISIS Fighters, “Fight Far From Over”

US Airstrikes in Syria Kill 150 ISIS Fighters, “Fight Far From Over”

U.S. airstrikes blasted an Islamic State headquarters in Al-Shafah, Syria, killing around 150 of the terror group’s fighters, US military officials reported on Tuesday. The military said the strikes were a result of “extensive intelligence” that helped it confirm the location of an “ISIS headquarters and command-and-control center in an exclusively ISIS-occupied location in the contested […]

Robin Sage Is About Making Rapport or Failing

Robin Sage Is About Making Rapport or Failing

“Free Pineland!” This refrain will echo through the mountains of North Carolina in the next few weeks. Yes, Robin Sage is set to begin this weekend on the 27th, but in reality it has begun long ago for the prospective Special Forces candidates who are in the final phase in their training that frequently takes […]