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Have you ever wondered what motivates ordinary people to commit acts of unthinkable violence? The last decades have been dominated by images of destruction: New York, London, Madrid, Nice, Baghdad, Kabul, and countless other cities. Now, a British filmmaker is endeavouring to describe the incentives behind these attacks in a new documentary called Path of […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has just awarded an $18 million contract to Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, as part of the MEUAS III unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. Insitu manufactures the ScanEagle UAV for the U.S. military. The ScanEagle is an ISR-capable drone that can operate at high altitudes (its maximum operational ceiling is […]
Jordan Brown is a 19-year veteran serving in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He is assigned to the RAF Regiment, a unit that provides soldiering support to the RAF. Airmen serving in the RAF Regiment can perform a variety of roles to include airfield security, Joint Terminal Attack Control (JTAC) support to ground combat units, […]
In his first two years in office, President Donald Trump has authorised 238 drone strikes against terrorist groups, surpassing his predecessor President Barack Obama. Despite his statements, Obama had been quite aggressive and eager to use armed drones as a foreign policy tool. Between 2009 and 2010, Obama authorised 186 drone strikes. Both presidents’ strikes have […]
Recently, U.S. Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, who serves as the Special Representative for Syria Engagement, gave an interview to Russian journalists. His remarks offer insight into the future of the Syrian conflict, the possibility of an official Kurdistan, and Iranian terrorism. Ambassador Jeffrey began by emphasising that the venues of communication between the American and […]
Since the Iranian Revolution in 1978, Iran has been the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Working through the Quds Force, a unit that conducts, among others, covert intelligence gathering and special operations around the world, the Iranian government has been assisting Hezbollah in Lebanon, Shia militias in Iraq and Syria, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, […]
Last week, the Pentagon shared a classified report with Congress regarding the benefits and negatives of removing Turkey from the F-35 Joint-Strike Fighter production and acquisition program. Now, it’s time for American lawmakers to decide what happens. Turkey is scheduled to receive the initial bunch of F-35s in the summer of 2019. Opponents of the […]
Junaid Hussain, a British citizen of Palestinian origin living in Birmingham, had one talent: Hacking. And when that special gift was coupled with radical ideology, it produced one of the most dangerous terrorists to emerge during the Global War on Terror. Because of his technological genius and strategic mind, Hussain quickly rose through the ranks […]
The Article 32 hearing of Lt. Jacob Xavier Portier has begun. The Navy SEAL officer faces seven different Uniform Code of Military Justice (USMJ) charges, to include dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. During a 2017 deployment in Iraq, Portier was the SEAL platoon commander of Special Operations Chief Edward “Eddie” […]
Last year, a group of eight Royal Marines broke the Guinness world record for speed-marching. This is how they did it. Filmmaker Chris Terrill, who, as a civilian, has undergone the 32-week Royal Marines Commando training course and graduated with an honorary Green Beret, filmed the group’s preparation and attempt. The group of active and former […]
The charge-sheet describing Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward “Eddie” Gallagher’s actions in Iraq has been leaked, and it is disturbing. Chief Gallagher has been charged with four different violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). More specifically, Gallagher is accused of murdering a captured fighter by stabbing him in the neck and body; […]
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and more than 25 wounded when an artillery ammunition depot exploded last week. The military base was located in Hakkari Province, in southeastern Turkey. Hakkari borders both Iraq and Iran. Turkish military forces stationed there have been conducting counterinsurgency operations against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). This is not a […]
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