Iraq Has Islamic State Srrounded, on the Ropes in Mosul

Iraq Has Islamic State Srrounded, on the Ropes in Mosul

The Iraqi military has turned the tide on the Islamic state in the battle of Mosul. According to their military sources, they have completely surrounded the Islamic State terrorists, who control only about 10 percent of the area in the western part of the city. Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for the joint operations […]

Israel Supposedly the Source of Trump/Russia Intel Flap

Israel Supposedly the Source of Trump/Russia Intel Flap

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 […]

Airborne & Special Operations Museum to honor K-9 Warriors

Airborne & Special Operations Museum to honor K-9 Warriors

The Airborne and Special Operations Museum (ASOM) in Fayetteville, NC will be honoring a very important part of the Special Operations success in recent years by honoring the K-9 heroes of the military. On May 29, the ASOM will pay tribute to the canine members of the Special Operations community with a Memorial Day service […]

Turkish Newspaper Demands the Withdrawal of US Forces from Incirlik Air Base

Turkish Newspaper Demands the Withdrawal of US Forces from Incirlik Air Base

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. #Turkish kemalist newspaper Sözcü wants that #NATO air base #Incirlik […]

Reports keep emerging that US-backed forces are executing ISIS fighters in Mosul

Reports keep emerging that US-backed forces are executing ISIS fighters in Mosul

As US-backed forces stand on the brink of retaking Mosul, reports continue to emerge that they are summarily executing captured ISIS fighters. ISIS fighters are sometimes executed at the front lines, while others are executed after being interrogated, a Mosul-based commander told Integrated Regional Information Networks, a nonprofit media site that focuses on conflict zones. Extrajudicial killings […]

Former CIA officer’s initial assessment of Trump giving sensitive intel to the Russians

Former CIA officer’s initial assessment of Trump giving sensitive intel to the Russians

The Washington Post is reporting today that during his meeting last week in the White House with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, President Donald Trump boasted of U.S. intelligence information on ISIS, specifically pertaining to threat information from a highly sensitive “liaison” reporting stream. Here are the salient facts in the […]

Airborne & Special Operations Museum to Honor K-9 Warriors

Airborne & Special Operations Museum to Honor K-9 Warriors

The Airborne and Special Operations Museum (ASOM) in Fayetteville, NC will be honoring a very important part of the Special Operations success in recent years by honoring the K-9 heroes of the military. On May 29, the ASOM will pay tribute to the canine members of the Special Operations community with a Memorial Day service […]

US Intelligence Chief warns of deteriorating security in Afghanistan

US Intelligence Chief warns of deteriorating security in Afghanistan

For the Trump Administration, facing a question whether to increase the US troop levels in Afghanistan, this can’t be good news. US National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said on Thursday that even if the US and its allies increase their military aid to the war-torn country, the security situation there is still likely to deteriorate. […]

US Intelligence Chief Warns of Deteriorating Security in Afghanistan

US Intelligence Chief Warns of Deteriorating Security in Afghanistan

For the Trump Administration, facing a question whether to increase the US troop levels in Afghanistan, this can’t be good news. US National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said on Thursday that even if the US and its allies increase their military aid to the war-torn country, the security situation there is still likely to deteriorate. […]

Special Operations Forces Focus on Advisory Role Paying Off

Special Operations Forces Focus on Advisory Role Paying Off

For the past decade plus, Special Operations Forces have been utilized heavily on the Direct Action, (DA) side of operations including Counter-Terrorism (CT) in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. But the pendulum is swinging back toward the traditional advisory role of SOF as the allies in Syria, Iraq, and in Afghanistan begin to […]

United States focusing on the wrong enemy in Afghanistan?

United States focusing on the wrong enemy in Afghanistan?

The US and their Afghan allies have been hammering the Islamic State offshoot in recent weeks including dropping the MOAB (Mother of all Bombs) recently on tunnel strongholds where the terrorist group has been hiding. But according to an OPED in the New York Times, the US may be focusing on the wrong enemy and […]