Iran’s Shia Masterplan: A Ruthless, Unified Force That Puts Western Leadership to Shame
Qassem Soleimani: The man who reshaped Middle East power dynamics. Dive into how one figure wielded immense influence across the region.
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SOFREP Pic of the Day: B-1B Lancer Zooms Full Afterburner Over Iraq
Today’s Pic of the Day gives spotlights to the ever-iconic, the legend—B-1B Lancer, still a top player in modern air combat.
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.
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.
Amid peace talks with Taliban, ISIS is gaining strength
In the last 10 days, violence in Afghanistan has spike despite U.S.-led peace talks with the Taliban. New reports suggest ISIS is filling the void.
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 […]
Your News roundup: Whores licking toilet seats at 30,000 feet, the Chinese keep crapping on the world, ISIS vs Coronavirus
Women’s Coronavirus Challenge What we are seeing in this video clip is called “whores.” A whore will do anything for money or attention; that is, as long as it doesn’t require any book-learnin’ or education or anything that the studious classes of toil have to do. Most (all?) of what a whore does is fundamentally […]
Iran’s Shia conspiracy is well-oiled and not devoid of leadership – I’m jealous
Unfortunately, if we had such a talented general or leader, it would be difficult to identify him or her, because we have a system that is institutional in nature. But it works better than any other.
How scary is the Russian S-400 SAM?
Simply stated, of all the surface-to-air threats being faced by coalition airpower over Syria, the Russian S-400 SAM, known as the “Triumf” at home and better known to NATO as the SA-21 “Growler,” is the most capable and lethal long-range air defense missile system on the planet. In response to the downing of a Russian […]
Victory for Trump as UK and France pledge to increase troops in Syria
The magazine Foreign Policy (FP) is reporting the United Kingdom, France and some Baltic and Balkan states have agreed to increase special forces elements in Syria. It comes as a major victory for the Trump administration after it decided to pull troops out of Syria. Officially, the U.K. and France do not acknowledge having any […]
Islamic State battling against Al Shabaab in Somalia?
On December 16th there were reports coming out of Somalia that Islamic state fighters had clashed with Al Shabaab fighters. The Islamic state news agency, Amaq, released a video on December the 18th that claims to provide visual evidence of its fight with Al Shabaab on December 16th. This is the first time the Islamic state has […]
Mattis: US Troops can remain in Syria to ensure stability
Secretary of Defense Mattis today re-iterated that American soldiers can remain in Syria to help ensure stability, but no one knows what kind of time horizon is being discussed for these deployments… if it is even being discussed at all. While ISIS appears to be largely defeated and other Islamist forces are up against the […]
