Saudi pilot identified as the shooter in attack at Pensacola Naval Air Base

A member of the Saudi Arabian military, visiting the United States for training aboard the Pensacola Naval Air Station, reportedly opened fire in a classroom building on Friday morning, killing three and injuring a number of others. The injured, which included two Sheriff’s Deputies, who were wounded engaging the shooter, were rushed off to nearby […]

Did friendly fire really kill a Marine Raider in Iraq?

Last Sunday, the Pentagon announced the death of Marine Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer, 35, of Mancos, Colorado. According to the initial release, Koppenhafer died of critical wounds he received under small arms fire while supporting and advising a contingent of Iraqi Security Forces during a planned operation in Ninewah province, Iraq. Now, however, the […]

Update: Sri Lankan security forces warned 10 days ahead of deadly bombings

On Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was rocked by a series of bombings targeting Christians at churches and hotels across the nation that claimed 290 lives and injured more than 500. Now, government officials acknowledge they failed to act on multiple warnings indicating that such an attack was imminent. Among the hundreds killed were at least […]

Three US Marines killed by Taliban roadside bomb in Afghanistan

On Monday, three Marines were killed by an improvised explosive device detonated near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. A number of others were injured in the attack, although the Pentagon hasn’t released an official count related to the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A statement issued Tuesday by the Operation Resolute Support […]

French soldiers kill al-Qaeda’s second ranked terrorist leader Yahya Abu al-Hammam: Exclusive analysis

Algerian Yahya Abu al-Hammam, a senior commander in Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) was killed in a special operation led by French forces. Yahya Abu al-Hammam ranked number two in the organization behind the Malian Tuareg Iyad Ag Ghaly. The assassination was conducted by French soldiers from the task force Operation Barkhane, an anti-insurgent operation in Africa’s […]

Mali: 40 Tuareg civilians killed by armed men on motorbikes

The Mali government reported that armed men on motorbikes killed more than 40 Tuareg civilians this week in northern Mali, where clashes over land and scarce water are common. The violence compounds an already terrible security situation in the desert region used by armed groups to launch attacks in Mali and neighboring countries in West […]

Three Czech service members killed in suicide bombing

Three Czech soldiers were killed on Sunday, Aug. 5, by a suicide bomber in Charikar, Afghanistan, and their names were Staff. Sgt. Martin Marcin, Cpl. Kamil Benes and Cpl. Patrik Stepanek. They were conducting a foot patrol when the bomber struck, and a U.S. soldier and two Afghan soldiers were also wounded in the attack. […]