Colombian Rebel Group ELN Admits to Killing Russian Hostage

Despite agreeing to a peace treaty with the government which would put an end to more than fifty years of war, the killings continue in Colombia. The second largest guerrilla organization, the ELN guerrilla group, said a Russian-Armenian citizen it held hostage for six months was killed in April while trying to escape. One of […]

Colombia says no to US Military intervention in Venezuela

On Sunday Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told United States VP Mike Pence that he and other Latin American countries will not abide by President Donald Trump’s threat to use military action in Venezuela. Pence, speaking at a joint news conference with Santos in Cartagena, didn’t rule out using military force, but kept his comments […]

Colombia Says No to US Military Intervention in Venezuela

On Sunday Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told United States VP Mike Pence that he and other Latin American countries will not abide by President Donald Trump’s threat to use military action in Venezuela. Pence, speaking at a joint news conference with Santos in Cartagena, didn’t rule out using military force, but kept his comments […]

Team from Honduras Takes 1st Place in Fuerzas Comando Competition

The 14th year of the Fuerzas Comando special operations forces competition brought competitors and key leaders from 20 countries together in a difficult training exercise last week in Paraguay. This competition pits the best teams of each countries Special Operations Forces competed against the other nations’ teams in the SOUTHCOM (US Southern Command) area of […]

Deforestation Running Rampant in Colombia After FARC Demobilization

Colombia has seen an alarming surge in deforestation since the peace deal with the terrorist organization FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) was signed in 2016. The amount of deforestation in the country jumped 44% in 2016 to 178,597 hectares (690 square miles) compared to 2015 according to official figures released this month – and most […]

Former Green Beret medic still making a difference

As a former Special Forces soldier, sometimes you never see the final results of the hard work and sacrifice that you put into a mission. For Phil Melcher, a former medic in the 7th Special Forces Group, he met the results of a life-saving operation face-to-face. Melcher had served all over Latin America but found himself […]

Former Green Beret Medic Still Making a Difference

As a former Special Forces soldier, sometimes you never see the final results of the hard work and sacrifice that you put into a mission. For Phil Melcher, a former medic in the 7th Special Forces Group, he met the results of a life-saving operation face-to-face. Melcher had served all over Latin America but found […]

Special Operations Forces strategic success takes total effort

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SOFREP.com nor of any agency of the U.S. government. Recently I’ve been reading some articles about the United States Special Operations Forces and their lack of strategic successes as the […]

Special Operations Forces Strategic Success Takes Total Effort

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SOFREP.com nor of any agency of the U.S. government. Recently I’ve been reading some articles about the United States Special Operations Forces and their lack of strategic successes as the […]

Deploying the military and SOCOM to combat Mexican drug cartels and other nonsense

Should the United States deploy its military to assist Mexico to fight the increasingly violent and overpowering drug cartels? There are some in Congress who believe that this is still a viable option. The last time the United States provided its military in such a fight, specifically Plan Colombia, things didn’t go as planned, shocker… […]

News Roundup: Weapons free in England, Bad night for USMC officers, Man loves excavator

Lose the tasers, men:  LONDON — Declaring “enough is enough,” Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on Sunday a sweeping review of Britain’s counterterrorism strategy after three knife-wielding assailants unleashed an assault late Saturday night, the third major terrorist attack in the country in three months. At least seven people were killed and dozens more wounded, […]

FARC Guerrillas with few prospects flocking to Cali Cartels

The former guerrillas of the Colombian resistance FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army) are having a rough time adjusting to civilian life after a lifetime of armed insurrection with many of the former fighters turning to criminal drug trafficking gangs with few other prospects. The threat level both from these former guerrilla fighters and […]