Iran pleads with Turkey to cease military ops

 As Turkey continues to advance on the autonomous Kurdish region of Rojava (northern Syria), opposition is coming from an unlikely voice in the middle east. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has taken a strong stance of opposition to what he views as a violation of sovereignty by Turkish military forces. Iran, who views the Turkish and […]

US forces repel 500, kill or wound 100 pro-Assad troops in attack Russia claims was just a ‘reconnaissance party’

American forces engaged Pro-Assad troops with artillery, rockets and air strikes on Tuesday following what CENTCOM has characterized as an “unprovoked attack” against U.S. backed forces in Syria. According to a statement released by Operation Inherent Resolve, American advisers were present at the time of the attack, though none were injured or killed. “Syrian pro-regime […]

US Airstrikes Kill 100 Syrian pro-Assad Forces in Syria

US-led coalition troops came under attack by Syrian forces loyal to President Assad which prompted artillery and air strikes in retaliation, killing 100 pro-regime fighters, said a spokesman for the US coalition on Wednesday. The coalition said the strikes had been carried out after forces allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “initiated an unprovoked attack” […]

These are the 3 tenants of Russia’s ongoing cyber campaigns in the United States

According to multiple sources, including Secretary of State under Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson, the Kremlin’s varied digital campaign against the United States remains ongoing. While the topic has becoming a politically charged one within the United States, the informed debate is not about whether or not Russia has worked to manipulate events within the United […]

Russian Pilot Shot Down and Killed in Syria, Identified by Defense Ministry

The Russian air force pilot that was shot down and killed in Syria on Saturday, has been identified by the Ministry of Defense. The Russians have been extremely close-mouthed about their casualties during the fighting there and this statement was interesting. The air force officer appeared quite nervous and was obviously reading off a teleprompter […]

Iraq inexplicably sends $210 million to KRG regional bank

A large sum of $210 million dollars has been deposited into the KRG’s (Kurdish regional government) Erbil branch of the Central Bank of Iraq, the deposit was made by the central Iraqi government and the KRG was not notified of the fund’s purpose. The Kurdish Prime Minister‘s Chief of Staff, Safeen Dizayee, said that the […]

Peshmerga are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Himanshu Gulati, a lawmaker for Norway from the country’s Progressive Party, has nominated the Kurdish Peshmerga forces to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. the nomination is attributed to the Peshmerga‘s efforts in fighting the Islamic State. In an interview with a local Norwegian newspaper, Gulati said, “The Peshmerga have been crucial to the fact we have […]

SSG Justin Peck, Part of Trump’s SOTU Address Everyone Can Applaud

Watching and following politics in this country at the national level is a very difficult proposition these days. If you label yourself an Independent voter it is even more difficult. Media outlets aren’t content to report the news now, those days are going, going gone. We live in the hot take era. Media members now […]

France’s Macron Questions Turkey Over Syrian Operation

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Turkey that its operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria should not become an excuse to invade the country and said he wanted Ankara to coordinate its action with its allies. Turkey last week launched an air and ground offensive in northwest Syria, targeting the Kurdish YPG militia in the […]

1st and 2nd Peshmerga Brigades re-unify for first time after Kirkuk fallout

A lot of stuff has transpired in Iraqi Kurdistan over the last few months and the turn over of Kirkuk to Iraqi forces has left the Peshmerga in disarray. Finally, two of the Peshmerga’s infantry brigades have officially been reunited as they were separated over 100 days ago when the offensive for Kirkuk began. 1st […]

Interview with an American YPG fighter: Straight Outta Raqqa

Kurt: Who are you and what’s your background besides YPG? Mitchell: Mitchell Clark — I have a pretty typical small town AmericanAmericanAmerican story. I grew up playing football and got really serious about it in high school. I was planning on going to college to play, but I had a severe shoulder injury that pretty […]

Loose apps set traps: Running app shows military bases, movements in combat zones

American service members around the world have potentially been violating operational security by using the popular fitness tracking application Strava during workouts. As a result of the run tracking software, maps of installations manned by forward deployed service members, as well as their frequently traveled routes, have surfaced online, potentially providing valuable intelligence to the […]