Islamic State launches two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels

Islamic State launches two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels

Islamic State militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at least 12 dead in the fighting and many wounded, rebel sources said on Sunday. They said eight Islamic State fighters and four of their own men died. An attack at midnight on a heavily defended base near […]

Two Coptic Churches bombed by ISIS on Palm Sunday in Egypt, 36 dead

Two Coptic Churches bombed by ISIS on Palm Sunday in Egypt, 36 dead

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt during Palm Sunday services. The first bombing occurred at St. George Church in the city of Tanta, which killed 25 and wounded 60. The second bombing occurred at the Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, which killed 11 and wounded 35. Four police officers […]

US Soldier killed while fighting Islamic State in Afghanistan

US Soldier killed while fighting Islamic State in Afghanistan

U.S. Navy Captain Bill Salvin, spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan, stated that a US soldier was killed while fighting ISIS in Nagarhar Province, Afghanistan late Saturday evening. CNN is reporting the service member killed in action was a Special Operations Forces soldier and that this is the first combat related death in Afghanistan for 2017. […]

Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul

Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul

Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses said. Troops are meeting fierce resistance as militants retreat into the Old City, where street fighting is expected in the narrow alleyways and around […]

Russia arrests possible accomplices of presumed St. Petersburg bomber

Russia arrests possible accomplices of presumed St. Petersburg bomber

MOSCOW — Russian investigators said Thursday that they have arrested eight possible accomplices in the St. Petersburg subway attack Monday that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more, and a Russian news agency reported that the suspected bomber may have trained with the Islamic State in Syria. The explosion in the heart of Russia’s cultural capital shocked […]

With Operational Tempo, Already High, SOCOM Readies For Higher Commitment

With Operational Tempo, Already High, SOCOM Readies For Higher Commitment

Despite taking the brunt of the operations in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria while only being a fraction of the total force in the US military, the Special Operations forces are readying for even more responsibilities in the wars ongoing. General Tony Thomas on Wednesday was speaking to a large group at the […]

Iraqi investigation lays the blame on ISIS car bomb for March 17th civilian casualties

Iraqi investigation lays the blame on ISIS car bomb for March 17th civilian casualties

A coalition air strike in Mosul, Iraq on March 17th of this year created an international uproar when it was reported that the civilian casualties that resulted could exceed a hundred dead – prompting human rights groups and international opponents to levy serious criticisms toward the United States and its policies regarding when and where […]

Air Force & Navy Needs More Bombs (Watch Navy Load Bombs by Hand)

Air Force & Navy Needs More Bombs (Watch Navy Load Bombs by Hand)

With the air war against ISIS in full swing these days it appears the Air Force and Navy as well as other allied forces are running short of bombs. It is being reported that both services are asking Boeing to ramp up production for laser guided and other munitions. Did You Know the Navy Still […]

Trump hosts Egyptian president al-Sisi in effort to renew U.S.-Egypt ties

Trump hosts Egyptian president al-Sisi in effort to renew U.S.-Egypt ties

President Donald Trump welcomed the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to the White House today, drawing pointed criticism from those who say the meeting validates the Egyptian leader who rose to power following a military ouster of a democratically elected president. Before the meeting between the heads of state, protesters gathered near the Washington […]

Haley: U.S. policy in Syria no longer focused on removing Assad

Haley: U.S. policy in Syria no longer focused on removing Assad

The United States no longer believes removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be a foreign policy priority, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday. The official policy under the Obama administration calling for Assad to step down started in the earliest stages of the Syrian Civil War as it began in 2011. […]