British Bring in Military as Threat Increases to Highest Level

The British military has been alerted and has replaced the police in several key sites in Britain as the UK government beefs up security and prepares for another terrorist attack. This move, after the bombing in Manchester earlier this week after an Ariana Grande concert, brings the threat level to their highest level (Critical), in […]

French president seeks to extend state of emergency after Manchester attack

French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to extend the current state of emergency in France until November, in a response to the terrorist attack in Manchester on Monday. Macron made the announcement after conferring with French security officials. The state of emergency, which grants police and law enforcement authorities greater powers to search and arrest […]

Philippines needs modern arms to fight ISIS, Duterte tells Putin

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the Philippines needs modern arms to fight Islamic State and that he expected Russian support. Duterte also said he had to halt his visit to Moscow and return home as there was still fighting with ISIS’s militants there. This article is courtesy of Reuters.

Updated: Man with an axe and baseball bat interrupts a Manchester vigil

Birmingham, England- Police reportedly detained an unidentified man after he arrived at a vigil in Victoria Square with an axe and baseball bat (originally reported as a large knife). The vigil was for the 22 victims that died in the terrorist attack yesterday. ISIS claimed responsibility several hours after the attack. The vigil was one of tens across the […]

Mattis, Dunford weigh in on ‘annihilating’ ISIS and how far we’ve already come

During a Pentagon briefing on Friday, U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, laid out a series of coalition successes in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and explained how they lay the ground work for the continued “annihilation of ISIS.” “Thanks to the leadership and authorities granted by President (Donald J.) […]

Germany Considering Jordan as Alternative to Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base

Earlier this week Fighter Sweep reported to you on the increasing levels of tension between the US and Turkey over the use of the Incirlik Air Base. Now there are reports that Germany is actively looking for alternatives to the base for their aircraft being used in the fight against ISIS. The German defense minister has […]

German woman, Afghan guard killed in Kabul guesthouse attack

KABUL — A German woman was fatally shot and an Afghan guard was reportedly beheaded at a guesthouse after insurgents stormed the compound. A Finnish woman was also missing and possibly kidnapped after the attack late Saturday in Kabul, police said. No group has asserted responsibility, but security officials and foreign embassies have been warning that either […]