Geneva Convention

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Friday, March 7.

It appears that a violation of the convention has occurred, which prohibits destroying an ethnic, racial, national, or religious group.

Anton Dostler was the only German general officer executed solely by the US for war crimes, find out what war crime he did to have this fate.

The US Navy, managed by the MSC, owns two active hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and Comfort, and has been operating since the 1980s.

It has been another week of Ukraine pushing back against the Russians, and we have the latest highlights for you.

We are not barbaric, so even at the time when we are killing one another, there are certain rules that have to be adhered to. Here are some weapons that have been banned throughout history.

The scorched earth tactics have been used for the longest time, back from the Scythians, and the latest one being the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This is a very interesting video of three Russian Interior Ministry officers captured by Ukraine and appearing at a closed press conference. We examine whether they appeared voluntarily or by coersion.

Hitler planned for his winter 1944 Ardennes Offensive to turn back the Allied tide. To accomplish this, he aimed to create confusion and disarray.

Ninety percent of soldier deaths in combat occur before the victims ever make it to a field hospital; it’s a medic’s job to bring that number down.

Editor’s Note: This is an interesting look at the progression of “stealth” or low-observable technology and its possible ramifications from a “legal” standpoint. For those without military background, the Geneva Convention guidelines can seem a bit muddled and confusing. How does one wage warfare in a “legal” sense, especially in a situation where a current […]

We must agree to outside investigations to fully deal with this event, or we will be forever haunted by those killed that horrible night in Kunduz.