Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is not the answer

President Obama’s recent decision to grant Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) expanded authorities in the fight against terrorism likely came as welcome news to many. Anything that means we move more quickly and nimbly in hunting the enemy has to be welcome. Here is the reality, however. We are in this war for the long […]

Fidel Castro and his unique history with US Special Operations Forces

In the 1960’s, the United States was forced to deal with a communist regime 90 miles away from its shores.  Due to the threat of mutually assured destruction with a direct war with the Soviet Union, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson had to tread carefully concerning Fidel Castro and Cuba.  Neither administration wanted […]

Exclusive Interview With an Oregon Militia Insider

The following is a rare, exclusive interview with a source who was present alongside the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom militia group, currently occupying the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, near Burns, Oregon

The CIA is Unprepared to Counter and Subvert ISIS

According to individuals with direct knowledge of Central Intelligence Agency operations within the agency’s Counterterrorism Center (CTC), Islamic State (IS, ISIS, Daesh) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his senior lieutenants are capable strategists. These ISIS leaders, assess some counterterrorism officials, feel that the United States is reeling in the face of recent setbacks in Iraq […]

CIA Funded and SOF Trained: The New Syrian Army Hits the Ground

A new video has emerged showing the so-called New Syrian Army in action, kitted out with American weapons and equipment.  The train and equip program is a funded and run under the auspices of the CIA but the actual military training which the New Syrian Army receives is conducted by US Special Operations personnel.  The New […]

SOFREP Exclusive: Details of Obama’s Authorization of SOF Deployment to Syria

Today President Obama has authorized the deployment of US Special Operations Forces to Syria.  The strategic signaling has been present for at least a month so this comes as no surprise to our readers.  The covert action programs the CIA and SOF ran out of Turkey to arm and train the Free Syrian Army (FSA) were […]