Carter announces 560 more US troops to Iraq to recapture Mosul

The United States will send 560 more troops to Iraq to help establish a newly retaken air base as a staging hub for the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday on an unannounced visit to the country. Most of the new troops will be devoted to […]

U.S. intel warns: ISIS not desperate, just ‘adapting’

Recent raids against ISIS targets have given the U.S. intelligence community a better understanding of how the terror group is structured and organized and about its plans for attacks outside areas it controls in Syria and Iraq, according to a senior administration official. They also have made it clear that for some time ISIS was […]

Was the Russian Mi-35M destroyed by friendly fire in Syria?

The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed the helicopter was shot down with a US anti-tank guided missile TOW. However, during the Russian campaign in Syria, there have been no reports of Daesh capturing TOWs or their appearance in their possession.

Ohio man admits to planning terrorist acts for Daesh (ISIS)

Abdulkader’s plans included abducting a military employee at home and filming the employee’s execution. After executing the employee, he would attack a police station in the Southern District of Ohio using a firearm and Molotov cocktails.

Operation Inherent Resolve – The fight against ISIS

Two years later it appears that ISIS is being dealt some significant setbacks – of note is the recapture of Ramadi and Fallujah by Iraqi government forces, once again led by Iraqi SOF aided by Coalition airpower and supported by Shia militia.