2 U.S. service members killed and 5 others wounded in Iraq

According to the Operation Inherent Resolve press release, two US service members were killed and five others were wounded while conducting combat operations in northern Iraq. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve released the following statement: The entire counter-ISIS Coalition sends our deepest condolences to these heroes’ families, […]

ISIS operatives allegedly used eBay to fund terror operations

Operatives working for the self-proclaimed Islamic State allegedly used fake eBay transactions to move their money, according to a recently unsealed FBI affidavit first reported on by The Wall Street Journal. An American citizen, Mohamed Elshinawy, received a total of $8,700 from individuals associated with ISIS through PayPal, after he pretended to sell them computer printers on eBay, […]

Anti-ISIS operations in Iraq, next stop Tal Afar

With ISIS pushed out of Mosul, the next phase in the campaign is to rid the terrorist organization from the nearby city of Tal Afar.  Located smack dab between Mosul and Sinjar, Tal Afar is a medium-sized city inhabited by both Sunni and Shia but dominated by the Turkmen ethnic group rather than Arabs. As […]

John McCain announces his own Afghanistan strategy, hopes to add it to NDAA

Senator John McCain has been extremely critical of President Trump’s lack of progress toward a new strategy for U.S. involvement in the ongoing fight against Islamist extremists in Afghanistan, and on Thursday, the Senator released one of his own. “Nearly seven months into President Trump’s administration, we’ve had no strategy at all as conditions on […]

Women recruits prepare to join Syria’s Raqqa battle

Women fighters danced to Kurdish songs in a village in northern Syria on Wednesday after completing their military training to join the battle against Islamic State. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of local militias supported by a U.S.-led coalition, had given the 210 women a 15-day course in armed combat. Trainers taught the […]

Filipino Army Kills Nine Terrorists as Fighting Continues in Marawi

The fighting continues to rage in the embattled Philippines city of Marawi as government military forces have killed nine fighters from groups that have joined the Islamic State. The Filipino army continued to push their offensive against these armed groups who are holed up in the once bustling college town on the island of Mindanao. […]

‘US-led’ Coalition Air Strike Allegedly Kills 29 Civilians

The US-led coalition air raids on fighters of the Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa in northern Syria have killed 29 civilians in the past 24 hours. This occurred as American-backed forces battle the ISIS fighters in the Islamic State’s last big stronghold and their former “caliphate” in Syria a human rights watch group reported […]

Turkey Revamps Top Military Officials and Now Will Attack Kurds in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has just reshuffled the top leadership in the military and has spoken of military action against Kurdish fighters in Syria that could set back the progress of the U.S.-led battle against Islamic State. Kurdish militia are being armed and supplied by the US, and they are spearheading an assault against the […]

In Raqqa, a battle of attrition as civilians flee in shock

As U.S.-backed forces in Syria inch their way through Raqqa, once the Islamic State’s de facto capital and staunchest stronghold, their battle has become one of grinding attrition, and the toughest they have faced to date. At times they are fighting house-to-house, battling suicide attacks in narrow streets as they wait to see if the […]

US-backed Kurds release video showing them destroying a Turkish tank in Syria

US-backed Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Syria released a video on Saturday showing them destroying a tank being used by Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria, Military Times first reported. “Today at about 9:30 am our forces targeted and destroyed a tank belonging to terrorist groups under the Turkish army’s command near Azaz hospital in Afrin’s Shera […]

US Military Conduct Airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq, Syria

With air operations continuing during Operation Inherent Resolve, the United States and other coalition military air forces pounded the Islamic State of Syria Saturday, conducting 32 air strikes consisting of 39 engagements, US military officials reported. The coalition also hit ISIS in Iraq with four strikes consisting of nine engagements. These strikes were conducted as […]

US Military Conduct Airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq, Syria

With air operations continuing during Operation Inherent Resolve, the United States and other coalition military air forces pounded the Islamic State of Syria Saturday, conducting 32 air strikes consisting of 39 engagements, US military officials reported. The coalition also hit ISIS in Iraq with four strikes consisting of nine engagements. These strikes were conducted as […]