German Police prevent terror attack

Schwerin, Germany—A Syrian teen has been arrested for planning a terrorist attack. On Tuesday, German police arrested 19-year-old Yamen A. for “planning an Islamist-motivated attack with high explosives.” From the emerging reports, the suspect had been quite close to launching a strike with chemicals. He hasn’t been linked to any terrorist organization so far. “[We] […]

US Support Will Continue for Coalition After Raqqa Liberation

Army Major General James Jarrad minced few words as he laced what he termed the “lies and cowardice and the evil of its ideology” of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria he said to Pentagon media on Thursday. Speaking via teleconference to the media from the US headquarters in Baghdad, he said the Syrian […]

Afghan official: Suicide attack in central Kabul kills 3

A suicide bomber struck near the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, killing five people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Mujro said another 20 people were wounded in the blast, which took place in a heavily-guarded area housing several diplomatic missions and the offices of international organizations. IS […]

Joint Special Operations Commander Says 4000 US Troops in Syria

In what might have been just an honest mistake or a dangerous faux pas, the Commander of the Joint Special Operations Task Force charged with expelling the Islamist terrorists from Iraq and Syria said on Tuesday that there were 4000 US troops in Syria. That number far exceeds the 503 that the Trump administration said […]

U.S. Pledges $60 Million, for New Sahel Counter-Terror Force

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced on Monday that the United States has pledged $60 million dollars to support the counterterrorism initiative by allies in Africa’s Sahel region. Tillerson said the US will support the Group of Five Sahel Joint Task Force, a military headquarters that will encompass up to 5,000 troops set up by […]

Everything’s getting worse: A sobering report from Aussie counter-spies

Terrorism. Foreign espionage. Covert influence operations. Cyber espionage. Theft of industrial secrets. Encrypted communications. It’s all getting to be too much to keep up with, Australia’s domestic intelligence agency said in a staggering new report. “During this reporting period, a range of factors contributed to the steadily worsening overall security and operational environment,” Australian Security […]

Jihadists behind 2015 Paris Attacks face justice

Brussels—Two terrorists behind the 2015 Paris attacks will face justice at last. Salah Abdeslam and his accomplice Sofiane Ayari will be transferred to the Belgian capital for their trial.  The trial will take place on December 18-21. They face charges of attempted manslaughter in a terrorist context and illegal arms possession. Abdeslam, who participated in […]

Watch: ISIS drone bombs Syrian regime supply depot

The Islamic State has released a video which claims to show a drone attack on a Syrian government ammunition depot on October 15th. The video has clear footage of what appears to be a drone hovering over a collection of military equipment and dropping at least two bombs on it. The ensuing fire and explosions […]

John Stossel: Contractors can help turn tide in Afghanistan

Erik Prince’s plan for turning over the war in Afghanistan to private contractors, with Prince at its head, is still getting airplay. Fox News’ John Stossel has posted a piece where he is buying in on Prince’s plan on privatizing the war in an attempt to get things accomplished. Like other pieces, there is always […]

Mosul’s bloodbath: ‘We killed everyone – IS, men, women, children’

The Iraqi soldier looks out across a wasteland of rubble that crumbles steeply down to the banks of the Tigris, and contemplates the last days of savage fighting against the Islamic State group. “We killed them all,” he says quietly. “Daesh, men, women and children. We killed everyone.” What remains of this part of Mosul’s […]

The US is on a collision course with Iran in the Middle East

President Trump’s assertive new strategy toward Iran is already colliding with the reality of Tehran’s vastly expanded influence in the Middle East as a result of the Islamic State war. The launch of the strategy signaled an important shift in U.S. Middle East policy away from an ­almost exclusive focus on fighting the Islamic State to an […]