China responds to terror attacks with thousands of armed police in restive province

China responds to terror attacks with thousands of armed police in restive province

The Chinese government has mobilized over 10,000 paramilitary police officers in a bid to reassert control in Xinjiang Province following a recent spate of violence this month. The government has accused terrorist elements of the Uighur people, an ethnic minority of Muslims in China’s furthest northwestern region, for executing a number of terrorist attacks in […]

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) launches 20 airstrikes against ISIS in one day

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) launches 20 airstrikes against ISIS in one day

The aircraft carrier USS Bush (CVN 77) has gotten back into the fight against ISIS in a big way launching 20 plus airstrike missions in a single day last Thursday. Working out of the Mediterranean Sea the Carrier Strike Group, led by USS George H.W. Bush started attacks back on February 13th in support of […]

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Launches 20 Airstrikes Against ISIS in One Day

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Launches 20 Airstrikes Against ISIS in One Day

The aircraft carrier USS Bush (CVN 77) has gotten back into the fight against ISIS in a big way launching 20 plus airstrike missions in a single day last Thursday. Working out of the Mediterranean Sea the Carrier Strike Group, led by USS George H.W. Bush started attacks back on February 13th in support of […]

Australian man arrested for aiding ISIS in developing ballistic missiles and more

Australian man arrested for aiding ISIS in developing ballistic missiles and more

An Australian man has been arrested for allegedly researching how to develop laser targeted missile detection equipment for ISIS, as well as working to help develop a long-range capable missile for the Islamic extremists. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested 42-year-old Haisem Zahab on Tuesday at his family home in rural New South Wales, Australia.  […]

Plan to defeat Islamic State will potentially increase military commitment in Syria

Plan to defeat Islamic State will potentially increase military commitment in Syria

The Department of Defense’s plan to defeat the Islamic State, as directed by President Trump to Secretary of Defense James Mattis to prepare over a month ago, is complete and ready for the President. The plan reportedly reflects the rapidly changing conditions on the ground in Iraq and Syria against ISIS, where the terrorist group’s […]

Big Phil’s War (Part 7): A series of close calls on an Erbil highway at night

Big Phil’s War (Part 7): A series of close calls on an Erbil highway at night

So, here I was in the Erbil Rotana, itching to get started on our documentary. But before we were headed anywhere, we had to do all the basic kit check and preparation required, as well as get the most up-to-date briefing on the situation on the ground. There was plenty to do. First was a trip […]

ISIS churning out car bombs like an assembly line in the fight for Mosul

ISIS churning out car bombs like an assembly line in the fight for Mosul

The Islamic State in Mosul has turned the process of creating devastating car bombs into one that has all the hallmarks of assembly line efficiency. Iraqi Army and counterterrorism units are encountering car bombs with frustrating regularity, so much so that they have developed tactics, techniques, and procedures more designed to mitigate the damage when one […]

Watch: Iraq joins the air fight in Syria for the first time

Watch: Iraq joins the air fight in Syria for the first time

Iraqi jets bombed ISIS targets inside the country of Syria for the first time Friday according to a statement from their prime minister. These airstrikes came as the Iraqi Army continues their operation to take back the city Mosul from the Islamic State. The Iraqi Prime Minister said they will attack ISIS militants ‘everywhere’. Iraq’s […]

Pentagon: Stop using ISIL

Pentagon: Stop using ISIL

The Pentagon is kicking former President Barack Obama’s preferred nomenclature for the so-called Islamic State to the curb. While the Obama administration often used ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, to describe the terror group, a new memo from the Pentagon’s executive secretary says the department needs to start using ISIS. “The Department […]

Egypt’s Christians flee Sinai amid Islamic State killing spree

Egypt’s Christians flee Sinai amid Islamic State killing spree

Christian families and students fled Egypt’s North Sinai province in droves on Friday after Islamic State killed the seventh member of their community in just three weeks. A Reuters reporter saw 25 families gathered with their belongings in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia’s Evangelical Church and church officials said 100 families, out of around […]

Iraq Joins the Air Fight in Syria for the First Time (Actual Video Footage)

Iraq Joins the Air Fight in Syria for the First Time (Actual Video Footage)

Iraqi jets bombed ISIS targets inside the country of Syria for the first time Friday according to a statement from their prime minister. These airstrikes came as the Iraqi Army continues their operation to take back the city Mosul from the Islamic State. The Iraqi Prime Minister said they will attack ISIS militants ‘everywhere’. Iraq’s […]

ISIS car bomb in Syria kills at least 50

ISIS car bomb in Syria kills at least 50

A car bomb claimed by ISIS detonated in a rebel held Syrian village on Friday, killing more than fifty people, 30 of whom were civilians.  The Aleppo Media Center and the UK-based Syrian Observatory both report that the death toll could exceed 60, but their accounts have yet to be confirmed. According to Turkey’s state-run […]