Middle East

In the beginning, Salafi Islam is non-political ideology. But it’s morphed into a political and religious ideology adopted by Islamists. The Jihadis are obsessed with a confrontation with the West. But Al-Qaeda represents a thoughtful, planned approach while ISIS wants that fight, right now. What is Salafism? Salafis are fundamentalists. They want to return to […]

F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jet sales to several Middle East countries have been approved by The White House according to the chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker. After more than two years in the making, several Middle East countries appear to be on the verge of acquiring 4th Generation fighters from […]

Helmet cam footage of U.S. SOF under fire.

The Barrett is retrieved.

They lose one vehicle and regroup . . . no injuries.

Problem solved, problem staying solved.

Free Syrian Army SOF, ‘Northern Thunder’ lays down suppressing fire as Turkish Special Forces execute a battlefield improvisation in order to recover a disabled medical vehicle. Turkish SOF swiftly adapts, and uses an FNSS ACV-15 (modified M113), Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle to recover a damaged Turkish Medical M113, Armored Personnel Ambulance. All while under fire from Daesh, also know as the Islamic State; if your respect terrorist enough to recognize their sovereignty.

These guys were no snipers. More like the guys who take lots of pictures with long rifles and buy ‘sniper’ apparel to feel better about sucking.

The text within the black box states, “A Daesh [ISIS] fighter gets cured with a bullet”

A Saudi Instagram account shows a shell with the words “Martyr Jamil Hadi” written on it. Additional images show that Saudi forces are using several systems for firing white phosphorus munitions, including tank rounds, mortars, howitzers and rifle grenades. The most recent footage — posted Sept. 9 — shows a U.S.-developed M198 155mm Saudi howitzer with the telltale sea-foam green white phosphorus rounds nearby ready to be loaded and fired.

Mossad agent Cohen was put on trial and executed for espionage after he successfully infiltrated the Syrian government under the alias Kamel Amin Thaabet for four years. The intelligence conveyed to Israel during that period was credited by then-prime minister Levi Eshkol with greatly assisting Israel’s victory during the Six Day War.

A new video purportedly released by Daesh, or the so-called Islamic State alleges to show a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent asking for help to be freed from Daesh. The video was released on Daesh terrorist channels on September 20.

It is stated to have been filmed in “Wilayat al-Furat”, an Daesh-occupied area on the Euphrates River that is part of Syria. “al-Furat” is Arabic for “Euphrates.”

Syrian government forces say they have targeted a US air force reconnaissance drone over the war-torn country’s eastern regions.

Sharing details the source said, “Special medical unit of the organization proceeded to steal human organs for about 23 Daesh militants of those who slept in the hospitals of Nineveh,” noting that “what has been stolen from those members included the kidneys, intestines and more; they were transferred under tight control to affiliated hospital on the outskirts of the city. ”

The PKK is not affiliated with the Kurdistan Regional Government or the Peshmerga. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK (Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê‎) is a far left-wing guerilla organization that operates in the mountainous border regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

The combat between the PKK and Turkish army within this video demonstrates one of many longstanding conflicts in volatile proximity of the fight against, Daesh, or the Islamic State, as well as the Syrian Civil War.

In April, the White House authorized up to 300 Special Operations troops in Syria. According to a U.S. defense official speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing operations, the new detachment of U.S. forces with the Turks was requested by Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and was approved by President Obama. It is unclear whether the new detachment of troops alongside the Turks will increase the overall number of Special Operations forces in Syria.

In the past, the Pentagon has insisted that the troops are not on the “front line” and have instead remained in an advisory role, helping local forces call in airstrikes and assisting them plan operations. In August, Syrian Democratic Forces backed by heavy U.S. and coalition airstrikes, took the key town of Manbij. Although no U.S. troops have been killed in Syria, several have been wounded.