New anti-Islamic State plan could change U.S. strategy in Syria

President Trump’s developing plan to defeat the Islamic State may lead to significant alterations in the Syria strategy that Trump inherited from Barack Obama, including a reduction or elimination of both long-standing U.S. support for moderate opposition forces fighting against the Syrian government and the use of Syrian Kurdish fighters as the main U.S. proxy […]

Iraq Wants Drone Killer Gun from US to Fight Weaponized ISIS Drones

Fighter Sweep showed you recently video of an ISIS drone dropping an explosive device on Iraqi troops. Reports are that the Iraqis want to obtain an anti-drone gun called the DroneDefender. Manufacturer of the DroneDefender is a US based company named Battelle and they have currently supplied the US Department of Defense and the Department […]

Watch: Coalition airstrike destroys an ISIS vehicle near Mosul

Sometimes when you are a fan of US Military aviation it does your heart good to see the results of what US aviation assets can actually do. Watch as a precision US airstrike takes out a single ISIS vehicle recently somewhere near Mosul, Iraq during Operation Inherent Resolve. When US action against ISIS began the […]

CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after Islamist attack – sources

CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major attack last month by radical Islamic militants, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against President Bashar al-Assad. Rebel officials said that no official explanation had been given for the move this month following […]

Pakistan shells border with Afghanistan as tensions rise over terrorist attacks

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An escalating border conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is threatening to undermine their cooperation on terrorism and peace talks with the Taliban as the Trump administration begins weighing its options to spur progress on both fronts. After a blitz of terrorist bombings across Pakistan left more than 125 people dead, Pakistani forces […]

Governments ‘must address corruption to defeat IS’, says report

So-called Islamic State (IS) will never be defeated unless the corrupt conditions that help it to thrive are addressed, a new report claims. Transparency International accuses western governments, including the UK and the US, of ignoring corruption as a major driver towards terrorism, notably in the Middle East. It calls on them to press far […]

Iraq launches offensive to liberate western Mosul from Islamic State

US-backed Iraqi forces have launched a large-scale military operation to dislodge Islamic State (IS) militants from the western half of Mosul city, which has been in the hands of extremists since 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of the operation on state TV, saying government forces were moving to “liberate the people […]

Mattis won’t rule out putting troops on the ground in Syria

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis downplayed reports that the Pentagon was considering deploying US ground combat troops to Iraq and Syria, but he didn’t rule it out. Asked about a CNN report that the Pentagon might propose sending US troops to expedite the fight against ISIS, Mattis said he was not “comfortable answering on my own […]

Pakistan responds to the bombing of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine with deadly force

Pakistan announced that their Army killed “100 terrorists” in 24 hours following the suicide bombing at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine that killed 88 people and injured hundreds. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack that targeted hundreds of worshipers. Pakistan’s army has killed more than 100 “terrorists” in one day following a suicide blast in […]

The Pentagon said it wouldn’t use depleted uranium rounds against ISIS. Months later, it did — thousands of times.

Months after the Pentagon said it wouldn’t use a controversial type of armor-piercing ammunition that has been blamed for long-term health complications, U.S. aircraft fired thousands of the rounds during two high-profile air raids in Syria in November 2015, the Pentagon acknowledged Wednesday. The use of the ammunition, a 30mm depleted-uranium bullet called PGU-14, was […]

Al-Qaeda positioning to reclaim the mantle of global jihad from ISIS

The nature and threat of radical Islamic terrorism has been altered and expanded by ISIS, and Al-Qaeda has been quietly rebuilding its capabilities in preparation for ISIS’ defeat on the battlefield, according to terrorism officials. Three renowned experts on terrorism testified before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, giving detailed briefs on their assessments of the […]