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During a Pentagon briefing on Friday, U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, laid out a series of coalition successes in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and explained how they lay the ground work for the continued “annihilation of ISIS.” “Thanks to the leadership and authorities granted by President (Donald J.) […]
Earlier this week Fighter Sweep reported to you on the increasing levels of tension between the US and Turkey over the use of the Incirlik Air Base. Now there are reports that Germany is actively looking for alternatives to the base for their aircraft being used in the fight against ISIS. The German defense minister has […]
The upcoming week at Ft. Bragg and every other military base in the United States will be a hub of activity as the bases prepare for Memorial Day to honor the fallen of all of the United States’ conflicts. But the 3rd Special Forces Group, 3rd SFG(A) is getting a bit of jump on the […]
Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom touted by President Trump as a key ally in the fight against the Islamic State, has helped block a Trump administration proposal to impose sanctions against a Saudi branch of the terrorist group, documents show. The plan to add the Islamic State’s Saudi affiliate to a U.N. list of terrorist […]
The Pentagon has stepped up communication with the Russian military over Syria, a top official said Friday as the Trump administration lays plans for future operations likely to thrust U.S. forces closer to Russian and Syrian troops. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the United States had […]
After an urgent request earlier this year, US special forces were just given 350 kamikaze drone missiles to help fight ISIS in Iraq, Defense One reported. The drones, called Switchblades, are fired from bazooka-like launchers and have cameras and a cursor-on-target GPS navigation. They can stay airborne for approximately 15 minutes and at speeds up to 100 MPH. AeroVironment, which […]
General Joe Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Thursday that he believes the NATO defense chiefs he met with this week agree that they should examine the possibility of the international alliance assuming an active role in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Currently, all […]
https://amzn.to/2T9d3CwThe U.S. military executed an air strike against a militia supported by the Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria on Thursday. According to defense officials, the targeted militia posed a direct threat to U.S. backed forces in the southern region of the embattled nation. The air strikes reportedly took place near the town of At […]
The decision by President Trump to share sensitive intelligence with the Russians that was provided by Israel has created another flap for the administration. Trump reportedly told the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak about an ISIS plot to attack airplanes using laptops. That intelligence was provided to Washington via the […]
A prominent newspaper in Turkey is demanding that US personnel and aircraft be evicted from Incirlik Air Base. The tensions between the US and Turkey went up dramatically after the Trump administration decided to send weapons to the Kurdish militia to support their efforts fighting ISIS. In a front-page editorial published Friday, the newspaper Sozcu called […]
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attended a meeting of NATO’s defense chiefs on Wednesday, where leaders from the alliance are slated to discuss concerns ranging from Afghanistan to Russia. The 177th Military Committee meeting took place in Brussels and was chaired by Czech Army Gen. Petr Pavel. […]
The ISIS Hunting Club: Kurds Hunting Daesh Taking Daesh (ISIS,) down in the Middle East means less attacks on Western soil. If they control less territory, then they have less income. Which means less funds for terrorist attacks abroad. After battles like Kobane, a lot of their capable fighters have died and there are more and more […]
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