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I hope you had a great Xmas and holiday break – which I hope for you is on-going until the new year. Myself, among of series of gifts one thing that might be interesting to you is the Fitbit Charge 2. Honestly, I like it. It’s connected with some other apps and monitors by heart […]

President Barack Obama has granted 78 people pre-Christmas pardons, more than doubling the amount allowed during his eight-year tenure. But accused Army deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was not among them. The White House announced the pardons Monday afternoon alongside Obama’s decision to commute the sentences of 153 other individuals. White House Counsel Neil Eggleston left […]

I was in my senior year of high school when 9/11 happened. Al-Qaeda was behind the attack, and we were now at war. I joined the Army and served in American special operations units in Iraq and Afghanistan. There, I got to see the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and other jihadi militants up close, confirming beyond any […]

The continent of Africa in the 1990s was a cauldron of warlords, failed states, and genocide. From the Rwandan genocide in the east to the decades-long civil war in Angola in the west, to the changes in post-apartheid government of South Africa, people were dying, dictators oppressed their own people, and the continent cried out for solutions. The […]

A very Merry Christmas to all of the SOFREP readers out there! I was going to do the regular news roundup, but everything has pretty much shut down for the week, so there wasn’t much in the way of news anyway. Even the social justice warriors have all gone home to lecture grandma about their preferred gender […]

It might be trite – annoying -unwanted, but Christmas is as good a day as any other to review our place in the world as Americans. Mostly, how lucky we are – there are profound civil wars underway in Syria and Ukraine. Venezuela is destabilizing at a meteoric rate. Jordan has been overwhelmed and under siege […]

Hey SOFREP Mafia! We hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here are some Christmas wishes from the writers of SOFREP.- Desiree May 2017 be nothing like 2016…fuckers – Vasilis Chronopoulos Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and whatever else you celebrate…best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2017 from the only chocolate […]

A fairy tale. Nestled deep in a dark and foreboding forest, a village exists. This village is special. Its inhabitants are virtuous and good, for the most part, and in their walled and protected village, they shelter from the horrors that abound in the surrounding woods. In those woods live two-headed wolves, bears as tall […]

I can’t believe that it was just over a year ago that I was on frontline against Islamic State in both Syria and northern Iraq making a documentary (Fighting IS: Big Phil’s War) that was shown on Sky Atlantic. I’ll be telling a few more stories from that trip but this week. For now I […]

The Syrian regime continues to secure more real estate, including Aleppo, as they propagate the perception of their victory. Despite his recent promises to establish “safe zones” for civilians caught in the fighting, President-elect Trump may have limited options at hand for Syria. Syria is a quagmire; everyone knows it. But that instability and chaos has […]

This shit is chess. It ain’t checkers. – Alonzo Harris, Training Day Bottom Line Up Front: This is a rebuttal to “Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan”(Flynn 2010), and includes my own assertions regarding military intelligence. This post is a series of observations based on my own experience within the community […]

Training: 100 Push-ups 50 Pull-ups 5-mile run + 5-mile ruck Run first and try to make it in record time, stride it out and make it an exhausting run. Then, throw a ruck on your back and, at the minimum, walk at a 15:00m/mile pace but, strive for a 13:30 – 13:45 walking speed. If you […]