Russian mercenary suspected of beheading civilians in Syria identified

The Russian investigative newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has identified a Russian Wagner Group contractor as the man responsible for the torture and beheading of a Syrian national back in 2017.  The newspaper named the alleged torturer as Stanislav Yevgenyevich Dychko. He had been hired as a reconnaissance gunner by the Russian government-linked Wagner mercenary company. However, […]

Canada suffers its worst mass shooting as man kills 16 people

Last weekend, a man went on a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 16 people, including one police officer. This is the worst active shooter incident in Canadian history. The active-shooter incident began in the late hours of Saturday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has identified Gabriel Wortman, aged 51, as […]

Israeli drone targets Jeep carrying a senior member of Hezbollah

On Wednesday, an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) drone blasted a Jeep carrying four Hezbollah members, among them a senior officer. The vehicle was reportedly shuttling arms from Syria into Lebanon.  Initial reports were conflicting as the IDF first reported that some of the terrorists from Hezbollah were killed in the strike but then changed to […]

A religious war: Jihadists in the Sahel target Christians

One of the underreported aspects of the violence in the Sahel is the ongoing targeting of Christians and their churches, which threatens to drive them out of the area for good. According to an annual report by the Christian charity organization, Open Doors, 27 Islamist groups repeatedly target Christians in the Sahel.  Climate change played […]

Situation in Syria remains tense as militias block Turkish patrols

Tensions continue to rise in Syria as all the warring parties jockey for advantage. And a number of recent events demonstrate the fragility of the situation. Yesterday, the Turkish military in Idlib broke up a protest along the all-important M4 highway on Monday after members of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a militia group, and civilians […]

Chadian military claims it killed 1000 terrorists in a multi-day operation

The Chadian military recently concluded Bohoma Anger, an eight-day operation around the heavily disputed islands of Lake Chad. The military inflicted a heavy toll on Boko Haram killing 1000 terrorists and destroying 50 motorized canoes, military officials claimed. Army spokesman, Colonel Azem Bermandoa, said in a statement to the media, that the operation cleared the […]

Syrian government used chemical weapons on its own people

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released the results of a long investigation on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. It concluded that the Syrian air force used such weapons on attacks on its own people in 2017.  Although the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly denied this, the […]

Jihadists kill at least 20 Malian soldiers in another deadly attack

In the increasing violence that is tearing apart the country, Jihadist militants attacked a military base in the northern town of Bamba early on Monday morning. At least 20 Malian soldiers were killed in the fighting, government sources stated. Army officials confirmed that the attack occurred in Bamba. They said that there had been losses […]

Robert Levinson: Former FBI agent and CIA asset dies in captivity in Iran

Robert Levinson, a former FBI special agent and undercover CIA asset, has died while in captivity in Iran, according to a statement by his family. Levinson’s story is complicated, to say the least. The former FBI special agent retired from the Bureau in 1998. He then proceeded to work as a private investigator. In 2007, […]

Yemeni Civil War: Saudis hit Iranian troops at missile sites

Saudi Arabia and its coalitions fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi movement in neighboring Yemen announced that they conducted airstrikes targeting rebel missile sites and Iranian military personnel stationed at these sites. On Monday, the Saudi-led coalition launched several of these airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, which is occupied by the Houthi rebels. This comes just two days […]

FBI special agents kill domestic terrorist plotting to bomb hospital

It was reported earlier this week that a right-wing domestic terrorist (whose name is being withheld here so as to limit his notoriety or impact) was killed during an FBI “agent-involved shooting” near the town of Belton, Missouri. He was plotting to bomb an unidentified hospital with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The 36-year old […]

Turkish troops solidify their position as Syrian Army prepares to strike

The tenuous ceasefire in Syria that was signed by Turkey and Russia is in danger of falling apart as various factions are maneuvering forces for what seems an inevitable resumption of hostilities in northern Syria.  The Syrian army of President Assad is intent on pushing the rebel forces out of their last stronghold in Idlib […]