Watch: TOW missile vs. low flying Russian Gazelle helicopter, in Syria
Amidst the chaos of the Syrian Civil War, elements affiliated with the Free Syrian Army strike a Russian Gazelle helicopter with a TOW missile in Hama, Syria.
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Gary Johnson never met an Aleppo he knew
He equated our backing of both the rebels and the Kurds as a major contributor to the “mess.” But we all know it goes deeper, further back and is more complex than that.
Who are the Syrian Rebels and what can be expected of them
Their chief desire is to eliminate Assad, not ISIL. In fact, on the list of terrorist organizations the rebels are worried about, I bet Hezbollah ranks higher than ISIL.
JSOC discovered mass grave for ‘ISIS’ Daesh Terrorists in Fallujah
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), announced on Monday that a mass grave containing more than 80 bodies of the so-called Islamic State (IS), or Daesh terrorists from different nationalities has been found in the city of Fallujah in Anbar Province, Iraq.
Christian militia liberates village from ‘ISIS’ Daesh near Mosul
Joining the Iraqi Army in their fight to liberate the historical city of Mosul, the Nineveh Protection Units have proven to be a formidable force against Daesh terrorists.
For the Assyrians, this fight to liberate Mosul is a personal one: Daesh not only occupies their ancestral lands, but the aforementioned terrorist group has attempted to destroy much of their history.
Daesh ‘ISIS’ terrorists fleeing Iraq leave scorched earth in their wake
“This is exactly what Daesh wants,” said Hamid Majeed, an Iraqi political analyst. “They want to show people that their lives would be even more miserable after they [Daesh] no longer control their territories.”
US places $3 million bounty on special ops officer turned terrorist
Col. Gulmurod Khalimov, a former Tajik special operations officer, police commander, and military sniper, received American counterterrorism training before joining ranks of jihadi group in May • State Department says Khalimov is a “key” ISIS leader.
200 counter-terrorism officers to hunt Daesh ‘ISIS’ in Greek islands
Security concerns increased this week after it emerged a rescue boat operating in the southern Mediterranean had been shot at and boarded by armed men.
Turkey fires on U.S.-backed Kurdish guerrillas in Syria offensive
Ankara views the YPG as a threat because of its close links to Kurdish militants waging a three-decade-old insurgency on its own soil. It has been alarmed by the YPG’s gains in northern Syria since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, fearing it could extend Kurdish control along Turkish borders and fuel the ambitions of Kurdish insurgents in Turkey.
200 counter terrorism officers to hunt Islamic State in Greek islands
Some 200 counter terrorism officers will be deployed to the Greek islands within weeks in a bid to thwart a “strategic” level campaign by Islamic State to infiltrate terrorists into Europe, the EU’s top law enforcement officer has said. The the new task force will be deployed alongside Greek border guards and use techniques developed […]
Jordan, possibly the most critical Middle Eastern nation, seldom discussed
There’s a hotel in Jordan and the room service attendant memorized my order. When I returned after a four-month break, it was still memorized. Jordan has a small town feel. It’s a small country. Jordanians refreshingly have a strong national identity.
Would-be terrorists in Britain use smugglers to reach Syria
“Jihad is not only in Islamic State, it is everywhere,” one message said.
