ISIL

Big Phil’s War (Part 4): Hunting wild boar and stolen valor in Florida

Author’s note: I know the title of this series is “Big Phil’s War,” but this is a little bit of a diversion to explain how I got into the filmmaking business in the first place. It’s all about hunting in the good old US of A, so I’m sure there’s plenty here to keep you reading! Editor’s […]

Priority in the new government is defeating ISIL

Priority in the new administration is to defeat ISIS and eliminate the threat that the so-called caliphate poses to the United States and the region. President Trump has sworn in and begun his work signing many executive orders. Promises are leading to action. The foremost, although yet to be discussed, of which is defeating and […]

Iraqi Military seizes control of eastern Mosul from Islamic State: Prime Minister

MOSUL, Iraq—The military seized control of eastern Mosul from Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, a significant step toward retaking the entire city. Fighting in Western Mosul, which remains under control of the terror group, will resume after a brief pause, Iraqi commanders said. Mr. Abadi indicated that the next phase of the more-than-three-month […]

Daash and drugs: The zombie militants of ISIS

“I shot him with four Dragunov rounds and seven M16 rounds, but he still didn’t die.” Listening to the YPG member relate this story reminded me of an interview with a female YPJ fighter I’d read before I left the United States. She had said that the Daash are completely insane, have bizarre beards, and are all […]

Scores killed in Baghdad as militants strike with multiple car bombs

IRBIL, Iraq — Five car bombs detonated in the Iraqi capital on Monday, marking a bloody start to the year as Iraq attempts to squeeze Islamic State militants from their last remaining territory in the country. Sixty-four people were killed in the attacks, according to a security official from Baghdad Operations Command, who spoke on […]

Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub, manhunt under way

A gunman opened fire on New Year revelers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the scene. Some people jumped into the Bosphorus to save themselves after the attacker began shooting at random in the Reina nightclub just over […]

Baghdad blasts kill 29 as Mosul fighting intensifies

Three bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Saturday as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul, where Iraqi government forces are trying to rout Islamic State militants from their last major stronghold in the country. Blasts, including one suicide attack, tore through a busy market in the Sinak neighborhood, police said. A pro-Islamic […]

Is the war in Syria over, and has Russia won?

The fight to oust Assad looks increasingly like a failure as the Syrian regime spreads its dominance over Syria with Russian backing. The Syrian government has declared a country-wide ceasefire in light of their advancements and victories. The political and tactical situation is worsening for the U.S.-backed fighters each day. Assad’s regime, with help from Russia, has been on the […]

Russia, Iran, and Turkey meet on Syria, excluding U.S.

Russia, Iran, and Turkey meet and discuss Syria without the United States in Beirut, Lebanon. Leaving the U.S. in an awkward diplomatic position. The U.S. was not invited and the UN wasn’t notified. No official reaction has come from either the White House or the President-elect’s transition team. Although it’s certain, there will be a […]

Former Special Forces soldier gives tips on surviving a vehicular attack

Vehicular attacks have been on the rise in the past few years. It’s less rare and emerging as a possible common tactic for newly radicalized terrorists. On the evening of 14 July 2016, a 19-ton cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, resulting in […]

Brooklyn man arrested, accused of supporting Islamic State

A Brooklyn man who tried to join the Islamic State and later told an informer that the group wanted to stage an attack in Times Square similar to the one that killed 86 people in Nice, France, last summer was arrested in New York on Monday, the authorities said. The man, Mohamed Rafik Naji, 37, […]

Terrorist cell is alive in Minneapolis, U.S. judge in ISIL case says

In sentencing nine young Somali-Minnesotans on terror conspiracy charges this week, U.S. District Judge Michael Davis closed a chapter in the federal government’s long, extraordinary investigation of ISIL recruitment in Minnesota. But the full story is far from over. In nine hearings over three days before a courtroom packed with the families of the young […]