French Special Operations Soldier Killed By ISIS in Iraq
Sergeant Nicolas Mazier, a French Special Forces operator who belonged to the Airborne Parachute Commando number 10, was killed by Islamic State fighters in Iraq on August 28th.
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SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations General Gets in on the Action-Operation Inherent Resolve
Standing to the left we see US Army Major General James Jarrard providing assistant gunner support.
ISIS Finally Admits the Death of Its Leader
ISIS leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been confirmed to be dead by a spokesman from the radical Islamic terror group. He was killed in mid-October by the Free Syrian Army in Daraa, and ISIS immediately named a successor.
Wanting to Fight ISIS Independently the Taliban Reject American Assistance
“There’s a greater danger from ISIS and al-Qaeda and all these affiliates in other countries – by far – than there is in Afghanistan,” President Biden said.
ISIS Ambushes Syrian Army Patrol, Kills 26 Regime Troops
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports an ISIS ambush and firefight in eastern Syria, about 280 miles northeast of Damascus.
Afghan Pilot Killed in Brazen Broad Daylight Murder
Massoud Atal, a helicopter pilot with the Afghan National Army, was gunned down in Kandahar by Taliban assassins in a targeted killing.
The Cold Hard Truth of Violent Extremism
A French court convicted fourteen people related to the Charlie Hebdo murders in 2015. But the conclusion of the trial did not bring closure.
(Graphic) Terrorist Attack in Vienna, Five Dead Including Gunman
Early this morning, Austrian SWAT teams used explosives to breach the apartment of the killed gunman as they begin their investigation.
U.S. coalition hands over Camp Taji to Iraqi Security Forces
The U.S.-led international coalition formally withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday. The coalition handed the base over to Iraqi security forces, coalition and local news reported. The base, 17 miles north of Baghdad, had been the site of frequent rocket attacks, in recent months, by Iran-backed militias targeting U.S.-led troops. Despite the long-term […]
Qwat al-Khasah: The battle-hardened Iraqi Special Operations unit
Coalition Special Operations forces have been fighting the good fight in Iraq for over 17 years. The face of the enemy has somewhat changed over the years, but the tactics the enemy uses to inflict damage and terror have largely remained the same. Our Special Operations units have proved their worth time and time again […]
Iraqi armed forces conduct large counterterrorism operations against ISIS
In a large combined operation carried out over two different directorates and from four different axes of advance, the Iraqi military is attacking ISIS in an attempt to root out the terrorist group from their last remaining areas in the country. ISIS (or Daesh, as they’re locally called) terrorists tried to take advantage of the […]
American F-35s overfly Special Operations bases in Syria
In the past few days, the United States did a bit of saber-rattling by flying its newest stealth fighter, the F-35, over its Special Operations bases in Syria. This is the American version of daring the bully in the schoolyard to test him one more time. It was probably no coincidence that the F-35 flew […]
