Feds concede: WhatsApp has unbreakable encryption

WhatsApp, the world’s most popular instant-message app with more than 1 billion users, is now fully encrypted on all platforms: Android, iPhone, Blackberry and others. That’s good news for users who care about security and privacy, including journalists and dissidents. At the same time, it represents the intensification of a trend toward ubiquitous encryption that […]

Watch: ISIS Remote Controlled Rifle Found by Kurdish SOF

A EuroNews report cites that a remote controlled machine gun has been recovered by Kurdish Special Forces, although the weapon system attached appears to be a Dragunov rifle and not a machine gun. Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] has developed a remote-controlled sniper rifle that cost the lives of many soldiers fighting the savage terror group. Kurdish Special Force […]

ISIS launches forensics division

Islamic State’s information office in Iraq released a slick pictorial report on Saturday showcasing an advanced new tool acquired by the so-called caliphate: Fingerprinting. The Muslim extremist group announced it had acquired microscopes and magnifying glasses and was in the process of recruiting forensics-minded foreign fighters, according to the MEMRI Jihadism and Terror Threat Monitor […]

Watch: Kurdish and Iraqi Force Seize ISIS Weapons and Munitions

A great haul of cached weapons and munitions seized by Kurdish Forces and the Iraq Army in Kubaysah, central Anbar. Following the successful rout of Daesh [ISIS/ISIL], in the area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLPVAiz5m00 Video via: ROJ News Images courtesy of, @IraqiSecurity

As Iraqi forces close in on Mosul, ISIS lashes out

Militants unleashed a wave of suicide attacks across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, as military officials in Iraq and Syria celebrate battlefield gains against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS.) As Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led coalition have advanced against ISIS on a number of fronts in recent […]

U.S.-led strikes putting a financial squeeze on the Islamic State

The Islamic State is facing an unprecedented cash crunch in its home territory, U.S. counter­terrorism officials say, as months of strikes on oil facilities and ­financial institutions take a deepening toll on the group’s ability to pay its fighters or carry out operations. For the first time, U.S. officials are seeing clear evidence of the […]

Syrian Troops Discovered a Mass Grave With Beheaded Bodies Amid the Ruins of Palmyra

A week after ousting the Islamic State (IS) from Palmyra, Syrian troops have reportedly made a gruesome discovery amid the ruins of ancient desert city: A mass grave containing around 40 bodies, including many women and children. According to Syrian state news agency SANA, the soldiers found the grave last Sunday on the city’s northeastern […]

Intel Analysts: We Were Forced Out for Telling the Truth About Obama’s ISIS War

Two senior intelligence analysts at U.S. Central Command say the military has forced them out of their jobs because of their skeptical reporting on U.S.-backed rebel groups in Syria, three sources with knowledge of their claim told The Daily Beast. It’s the first known instance of possible reprisals against CENTCOM personnel after analysts accused their […]

Could There Be a Terrorist Fukushima?

The attacks in Brussels last month were a stark reminder of the terrorists’ resolve, and of our continued vulnerabilities, including in an area of paramount concern: nuclear security. The attackers struck an airport and the subway, but some Belgian investigators believe they seemed to have fallen back on those targets because they felt the authorities […]