Kick out the Yankees: Iraqi parliament votes to expel US troops

In an emergency session following the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, Iraq’s parliament voted to expel all American troops from their country. While the vote is non-binding, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has voiced his support for the move. Expressing his thanks for American aid in the fight against the Islamic State, Abdul-Mahdi said […]

US-Kenyan Base Attacked By Jihadists

A joint United States-Kenyan airbase near the border with Somalia was attacked by al-Shabab jihadists early on Sunday morning. There are no reports of casualties yet, as American officials described the situation as “fluid.”  The fighting occurred at Camp Simba in Lamu county in eastern Kenya near the Somali border. The terrorists used a suicide […]

Video of the Week: Watch as Marines prepare to reinforce besieged US embassy in Baghdad

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC) 19.2, prepare to deploy from Kuwait in support of a crisis response mission on December 31, 2019. Approximately 100 Marines were deployed to protect the U. S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq after protesters stormed the embassy gates trying to get inside of […]

Which countries would support the US in a war with Iran?

With Washington and Tehran nearing the brink of war, the rest of the world looks on nervously. But which U.S. allies would actively back the United States should a full-scale war break out? More supportive would most likely be some of the Gulf monarchies such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Many of these countries house […]

More Iranian proxies killed, US denies responsibility

Just a day after a U.S. drone attack killed Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, and several others, including members of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, another airstrike hit two vehicles killing five militiamen. The number of casualties was confirmed in a statement by the Popular […]

Quds Force: A mix of CIA and Special Operations

The United States conducted an airstrike that not only took out the Iranian Quds Force (also known as Qods) commander General Qassem Soleimani, but also Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis the deputy head of the Iran-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). President Trump said that the United States decided to order the drone strike after they learned […]

Could Iran strike the US homeland with terrorist attacks?

“The U.S. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.” With these words, the United States has been warned by Iran that the killing of Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, will not go unanswered.  The Trump administration claims that the attack was in retaliation to the attack on the U.S. Embassy […]

Trump orders more troops to Middle East as Iran prepares its response

President Trump has authorized the deployment of additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran are sky-high following the targeted killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commanding officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force. In addition to one paratrooper battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force (IRF), […]

Breaking: US strike kills top Iranian general

In the early morning hours of Friday, a historic U.S. drone strike killed Iran’s top covert operations general. Major General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, was killed by an MQ-9 Reaper as he was leaving Baghdad International Airport. The Quds Force is a rough equivalent of a combined CIA […]

Violence continues at US Embassy in Baghdad as Trump threatens Iran

After a day of angry protests in front of the United States embassy in Baghdad, violence continued again on Wednesday as security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to scale the walls of the embassy.  The violence began after Iranian proxy forces launched yet another missile attack on an American base […]

Not another Benghazi: Pentagon deploys paratroopers to fight back Iranian terrorists

The Department of Defence (DoD) has authorized the immediate deployment of a paratrooper battalion from the Immediate Response Force (IRF) of the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East. The deployment of the roughly 750 paratroopers comes in response to the increased truculence of Iranian-backed protestors and militias in Iraq. “At the direction of the […]

Iran-backed Houthi rebels blast Yemen parade, at least 10 dead

A missile attack on a parade for graduating Yemeni recruits of the Security Belt Forces on Sunday killed at least 10 people and wounded 21. The attack occurred in the town of al-Dhalea that is a frequent battleground between the forces of the government and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Terrorists from al-Qaeda are also active […]