Israeli Air Force keeps pressure on Iranian forces in Syria

An airstrike, reportedly conducted by the Israeli Air Force, struck several different sites in southern and eastern Syria on Tuesday. According to different reports, one of the targets hit by the Israelis was an Iranian arms shipment. So far, two Syrian soldiers have been reported killed and another four wounded in the airstrike. Iranian militia […]

American fighter jets pound 3 ISIS mountain camps in Iraq

A flight of American F-15 Eagle Strike fighter jets struck and destroyed three remote Islamic State bases in the mountainous region of Iraq. Another strike pounded a cave complex in Nineveh. Defense Department officials stated that the airstrikes were carried out in coordination with the Iraqi government. The ISIS bases were in Wadi al-Shai, an […]

Islamic Jihadists ambush Malian Army convoy, heavy casualties

About a dozen military vehicles were ambushed on Sunday at Bouka Were, around 60 miles from the border with Mauritania, the army said. Unnamed Malian military sources confirmed that the ambush on the military convoy in central Mali left 24 soldiers dead and a number missing. Jihadists aligned with al-Qaeda perpetrated the attack.  According to […]

Former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher launches ‘Pipe Hitter Foundation’

Nearly a year after former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder in his war crimes court-martial, which was marred by prosecutorial misconduct and spying, Gallagher and his wife have launched the nonprofit Pipe Hitters Foundation. The nonprofit will assist military service members, first responders, and their families with legal support. Gallagher […]

The status of America’s forever wars in the Middle East

The Middle East continues to be a hotbed of violence and conflict. U.S. troops have been fighting, advising, and training in the region for almost 20 years. While there will always be U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East under the jurisdiction of the Central Command (CENTCOM), many are questioning how much longer the U.S. […]

Boko Haram strikes again with multiple attacks in Nigeria, over 100 dead

Three separate attacks, including an assault on the military base of Monguno, killed dozens of people in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state. Boko Haram, which has allied itself with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed responsibility for the attacks. The other two targets were a United Nations office and a refugee camp which hosts […]

Army experiments with ground-based version of popular precision-guided munition

BAE Systems, one of the largest defense companies in the world, successfully tested a ground version of its popular Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS). First introduced in the early 2010s, the APKWS is able to convert unguided rockets into precision-guided munitions. BAE Systems achieved that conversion with the addition of a laser guidance kit […]

Assad fires prime minister as Syria edges closer to becoming a failed state

With Syria’s economy on the verge of collapse, the country’s currency is plunging to record lows. Although Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has thus far survived the decade-long civil war, his hold on the country now seems more tenuous than ever. Assad, on Thursday, fired prime minister Imad Khamis, state media reported. They did not give […]

Islamist militants continue to target and raze Christian villages in the Sahel

Within less than 24 hours, Islamic militants killed 27 civilians, some of whom were burned alive, in three attacks on predominately Christian farming villages in central Mali, local officials recently reported. Communal violence has plagued the West African country in recent years, as Fulani herders, their traditional grazing lands drying up from climate change, have […]

Breaking: French Spec Ops kill the head of al-Qaeda in Mali & capture ISIS Leader

In the past few days, the French military successfully conducted two key operations in the Sahel, killing one terrorist group leader and capturing another. French forces killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in an operation in northern Mali near the Algerian border on Wednesday. According to France’s Armed Forces Minister, Florence Parly, they had been hunting […]

Russia beefs up its military presence in northeast Syria

Amid reports of further standoffs between American and Russian troops in northeast Syria, outside of the city of Derik near the Turkish and Iraqi borders, comes more evidence that the Russians are trying to beef up their military presence in the area by building a base in the Kurdish-controlled territory. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for […]