Category: Security

Several people were seriously wounded in Tuz Khurmatu, a small town near Kirkuk, Iraq this week when mortars were dropped on a neighborhood there. Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office head in Tuz Khurmatu, Mala Karim Shkur, told local media that, “Earlier this morning, some mortar shells were fired at the Askari neighborhood from an unknown location.” Shkur […]

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released a new audio recording this week calling on all Muslims to carry out jihad against the kufar, or non-believers. The Telegram message was released on the holiday of Eid al-Adha and called for attacks on Western nations from the Middle East. This is the first recording since last September claimed […]

We tend not to go to movies looking for realism. Even the movies we watch that are “based on” or “inspired by” true stories tend to bend the facts of the tale around a more logical (or marketable) narrative that audiences would be more likely to get behind, but some common tropes have become so […]

Earlier this year, Google employees took what they called an “ethical stand” against helping the United States Defense Department establish a new system that leaned on artificial intelligence to identify elements of importance in reconnaissance images and videos. While the endeavor aimed to reduce the human labor associated with sifting through the countless surveillance feeds […]

Military service and alcohol-fueled tales of grandeur, as well as the tales of pure stupidity and recklessness, seem to go hand in hand. What some would call alcohol abuse, others would call a normal Friday night. The relationship between alcohol usage and the military cannot be overstated. I had just arrived at my new unit, […]

People have always been fascinated with death, and for good reason. Despite the massive breadth of experiences that one can accumulate over a lifetime on Earth, our final disposition after we exhale our last breath remains a unique kind of mystery: one we will all eventually solve, but can never relay to others. Death represents […]

In evidence generated from a ten-year study on Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, a team led by researchers from Rutgers University have found two molecules that could be the key to the development of new drugs used to treat traumatic brain injuries. According to Mayo Clinic a TBI is described as the following; Traumatic brain […]

Edgewood, WA — A 2-year-old boy, Thorin Hess, was wondering about and stepped on the cover of a septic tank which gave way. He fell inside — down 10 feet — and his mother and sister ran to the tank to rescue him. After locating the boy they attempted to pull him out, the boy’s […]

For many Americans, having the ability to defend yourself, your family and your property is a legitimate concern. While America is, by and large, an overwhelmingly safe place to live, there are portions of the country with crime rates that are far higher than the national average, just as there are many Americans living in […]

For the security conscious, walking into a crowded bar usually isn’t your idea of a good time. Crowds are exceptionally good at concealing threats, and those who have built careers (either legitimate or otherwise) by being a threat know that. These days, I’m a pretty big fella. At six feet tall and around 245 pounds, […]

Here at SOFREP, we do a lot of talking about gear, training, and general preparedness. Pulling from our military, professional, and hobbyist backgrounds with firearms, we do our best to relate our experiences to you in an approachable way, and often, those experiences suggest that training, not equipment, is what will save your life in […]

The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish ally to the United States led coalition forces, have put into place restriction for motorcycle use in Deir ez-Zor. The restrictions come during Eid, a holiday that follows the fasting period known as Ramadan. The Eid celebrations have cause security forces to fear of possible suicide attacks or ambushes […]