Philippine Military Loses 11 Troops in Errant Airstrike

An errant airstrike by the Filipino that fell on their own troops and killed 11 men while injuring seven others on Thursday was confirmed in a statement by government officials. The incident occurred in a battle to retake the city of Marawi from insurgents from the Islamic State. Delfin Lorenzana, Defense Secretary for the Philippines […]

Will the US Policy of Annihilation and Humiliation Work?

The United States has shifted its focus from a war of attrition against ISIS and radical Islamism to one of annihilation and humiliation. Secretary of Defense James Mattis outlined the plan recently and he believes that this is a plan that the US and its allies can win. But the big question is, will this […]

ISIS strikes Egypt again

Egypt—Friday 26th, 2017. A handful of masked men lay in wait where the busy highway and the sandy back road leading to the Monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor intersect. Located in the Minya Governorate, 120 miles south of Cairo, the Monastery is one of Coptic Christianity’s holiest shrines. One-tenth of Egypt’s 92 million population is Christian. Consequently, sites […]

Large truck bomb near the foreign embassies in Kabul kills at least 80

A water tank truck loaded with explosives detonated in the diplomatic area in Kabul, which is surrounded by foreign embassies including the US Embassy. The large truck bomb claimed the lives of at least 80 and wounded more than 350 people as embassy workers and staff were headed to work. According to the Washington Post, the […]

Islamic State detonates 2 car bombs and a suicide bomb during Ramadan

Baghdad, Iraq– The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the two car bombs and suicide bombing that killed 35 and injured at least 100 via their Amaq News Agency. The first car bomb detonated outside of the Al Faqma ice cream shop in the Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada, which killed 13 and wounded 30, most of those targeted were […]

UK’s MI5 to review intelligence practices after Manchester attack

After revelations that the bomber responsible for the deaths of 22 people attending an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England last week was known to UK authorities prior to the attack; but not under active investigation, MI5 has announced an internal review of how it handles intelligence regarding potential terrorists. According to Interior Minister Amber […]

Senator McCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS

U.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow for its alleged interference in the U.S. election. McCain, a leading foreign policy voice in the U.S. Congress, was speaking in an interview in Australia, where […]

Philippine President Duterte jokes about his troops raping civilians under martial law

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is current amid a national crisis after his declaration of martial law on the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday in order to combat advancing Islamic extremists fighting under the ISIS flag.  The controversial president’s decision to bring his national military to bear on a domestic front seems justifiable, but has […]

In Syria the 75th Ranger Regiment is used as a political action force

The 75th Ranger Regiment describes itself as America’s premier raid force, with the missions of direct action, special reconnaissance, and forced entry operations such as airfield seizures.  However, the Ranger mission in Syria has taken a very different turn, one in which the Regiment is deployed as a political force to build rapport with allies […]