Watch: First Person M1A1 Tank Combat Footage Near Ramadi Iraq – 2016

Good first-person M1A1 mounted and dismounted troops сombat footage from the Iraqi Army as it continues attack on the outskirts of Ramadi. Iraqi soldiers on their armored vehicles advance towards Al Jarih area, east of the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, 120 kilometers west of Baghdad. Iraqi Army during their attack on […]

Oil Sales for Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]: Death Merchant Brokers Daesh Oil Sales Through Assad

In Syria, George Haswani sees himself as a patriot. In the West, he is a wanted man. Mr. Haswani acts as a middleman between Islamic State and the Syrian government, the terror group’s largest customer, Western security officials allege. Islamic State controls much of Syria’s energy infrastructure and sells stolen oil and natural gas at […]

Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] Terrorists Hijrah Wish List Revealed

If you ever wondered what to pack when traveling abroad to fight alongside Daesh [ISIS/ISIL], one jihadi’s travel wishlist is now available to all. Thermal clothing, solar-powered chargers, and cash were among the list of items that one Daesh jihadi asked his wife to bring to Syria when she attempted to make the trip to […]

Airpower Victory Over Daesh Currently Impossible?

If we’re being candid, the presence of United States airpower in the sky over Iraq and Syria has been the subject of much scrutiny and criticism, both here at home and by other world governments. We have discussed the Rules of Engagement for Operation Inherent Resolve at length, which brings us to one overriding question: […]

Mission Creep: More Marines Head to Baghdad

Twenty-five additional heavily armed U.S. Marines arrived at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad within the last several hours, a U.S. official tells CNN. The Marines were requested by the State Department, which is in charge of security. Concerns have risen since demonstrations occurred there last week in Baghdad’s “Green Zone,” where the embassy is located. […]

Watch: Airstrike Annihilates Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] Tactical Unit

Coalition aircraft engages Da’esh tactical unit near Manbij, Syria, to disrupt terrorist operations and deny freedom of movement and key terrain. The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Daesh terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of […]

Terror Pathways: Countering Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] Extremist Propaganda & Recruiting

When the militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh) descended on the Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014, they didn’t just march into town—they simultaneously launched a Twitter hashtag campaign, #AllEyesonISIS. It was blitzkrieg with a digital marketing strategy. Within hours, images of ISIS barbarity spread throughout the […]

Watch: Massive Tunnel Bomb Detonation in Syria

Al Nusra detonated a massive tunnel-bomb or deep buried improvised explosive device (IED), in Allepo, Syria. The attack was followed by an exchange of small arms, Grad-MLRS Rockets and improvised Volcano/Elephant IRAM. https://youtu.be/joING4FvYAA Aleppo remains trapped in an intricate exchange between Syrian Forces (SAA), Daesh [ISIS/ISIL], Free Syrian Army (FSA), Kurdish, and a string of other oddball […]

U.K. Obtains Cache ‘Secret Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] Files’ Identifying 22,000 Terrorists Across the Globe

A U.K. media outlet. Sky News has obtained access to thousands of documents, which contain the names, addresses, telephone numbers and family contacts of 22,000 Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] jihadist fighters. The identities of previously unknown jihadis which remain in Daesh controlled territory, as well as those who have returned home to the United States, Canada, Europe, the U.K., across northern […]

U.S. Uses Roof Knocking to Warn of Impending Airstrikes in Iraq

“Roof knocking” is a controversial Israeli military practice used in the Gaza Strip. It works on a simple logic designed to minimize civilian casualties. Occupants of a building are given a warning a few minutes before a military strike. The first warning is generally a phone call. The second is a rocket. The Israeli military has argued that the practice […]

Watch: Canadian SOF Trains Peshmerga in Fight Against Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]

A swirl of smoke, then the screams. Two men drop to the ground, “blood” squirting from wounds. Orders are barked in Kurdish as Peshmerga soldiers rush to the aid of the fallen. At this military outpost in Northern Iraq, it’s all a drill run by Canadians, a mock mortar attack to test Peshmerga on their […]