ISIL

Watch: Kurdish and Iraqi Force Seize ISIS Weapons and Munitions

A great haul of cached weapons and munitions seized by Kurdish Forces and the Iraq Army in Kubaysah, central Anbar. Following the successful rout of Daesh [ISIS/ISIL], in the area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLPVAiz5m00 Video via: ROJ News Images courtesy of, @IraqiSecurity

Russia Accuses Turkey as the Primary Supplier of ISIS

Russia has accused Turkey of using three humanitarian organizations to funnel weapons and supplies to IS and other jihadist groups in Syria. Moscow also called for Turkey close the porous border to extremists. Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Friday sent a letter to the UN Security Council saying three Turkish humanitarian organizations were fronts […]

Belgium: Airstrikes Against Daesh To Resume

Not surprisingly, the terrorist attacks in Brussels have angered the Belgians to the point where they have committed to re-mobilizing their fleet of Lockheed-Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcons as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. While Belgium’s Air Component had limited its participation to specific areas, it’s fairly safe to say we’ll be seeing involvement on a […]

Is Hezbollah really coming through the border in Arizona?

If there really is Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] training camp eight miles into Mexico, then let’s go. I’ll bring the beer and you stock up on ammo, because we aren’t leaving them there. But we all know they are not and never were there.

Bombs “Loaned” By US In Fight Against Daesh

Under normal circumstances, a loaned item is one which is used…and then returned. I’m not exactly sure how you loan a piece of expendable ordnance; but hey…if our coalition partners in the fight against Daesh are running short on their own supply of bombs and still have the resolve to keep pressing the fight, then […]

Syria: Newest Sukhoi Fighters Experience Glitches

Any fighter design in the past forty years has experienced its share of problems. Anyone remember the days when the F-16 was referred to as the Lawn Dart? Or the F-22 as the “Craptor?” The F-35 is our most recently example of a new MDS experiencing some pretty ugly glitches and growing pains. Well, FighterSweep […]

Afghanistan villagers describe life under ISIL’s rule

Weeks after the Afghan government claimed victory over ISIL-linked fighters in the country’s east, local residents have described living in fear for almost a year under the rule of the armed group. In early March, President Ashraf Ghani said Afghanistan would be a “graveyard” for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, […]

Egyptian Air Force Strikes Daesh In Sinai

Editor’s Note: More good news in the battle against Daesh, FighterSweep Fans. It’s nice to see other forces, in this case the Egyptian Air Force–Al-Qūwāt al-Gawwīyä al-Miṣrīyä, stepping up and doing their part to reduce the ranks of an organization which consistently demonstrates such wanton blood-lust. Daesh espouses to bring the western world to its […]

Qatar Places Order For Rafale, Thanks To Japan

Editor’s Note: Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Here’s an indication of a partner nation who’s grown weary of being put on hold and has taken matters into its own hands to procure the hardware it needs to secure itself in a part of the world which grows more and more hostile as days […]

Su-25 Frogfoot: 6,000 Munitions Dropped In Syria

Editor’s Note: 6,000 munitions. That’s a lot, especially by one specific aircraft type. According to Russian officials, that is the number of munitions dropped by the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft during combat operations in Syria. The Frogfoot is the RuAF’s answer to our A-10C Thunderbolt, but..well, the Hawg it is not. Anyway, the 6,000 […]

Is The Bronco Back Into The Fray For Good?

Editor’s Note: It will be curious to see what happens with the Bronco. The aircraft flew 134 sorties–120 of them in combat, and amassed 477.3 flying hours, and achieved a 99% mission-capable rate. No matter how you look at it, that’s a very strong outing for 82 days worth of work. But what does it […]

Iraqi Combat Caravan Shot Down By Daesh

Editor’s Note: The Cessna AC-208B “Combat Caravan” is an Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) version of Cessna’s short-haul utility Caravan. Armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, the Combat Caravan is used by the Iraqi air force, making its combat debut in January 2014 when the IAF began employing it against insurgents. Within the past […]