Russian Navy, China to Take Part in Exercises With NATO Nations
The Russian Navy is slated to train with several NATO countries despite the alliance’s cutting of ties over the illegal annexation of Crimea.
Pakistan
Lessons from the Bin Laden Raid: Don’t Forget the Tape Measure
We all know that “SEAL Team Six,” were the ones who flew into Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden. What happened next you won’t believe.
Operation High Rise: Lessons Learned & Application to Al-Shabaab Attacks
This Grey Dynamics Intelligence Report analyses the Operation High Rise/Zazi Bomb Plot of 2009. It will focus on what we can learn from the case and intelligence-centric lessons that can be applied to the al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia for intelligence cooperation and surveillance.
Amid peace talks with Taliban, ISIS is gaining strength
In the last 10 days, violence in Afghanistan has spike despite U.S.-led peace talks with the Taliban. New reports suggest ISIS is filling the void.
Indian Special Operations general breaks down the border clash with China
Editor’s note: This article was written by Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retired), a former Special Operations officer in the Indian Army, and originally published on Mission Victory India. It offers an original perspective on the border clash between Indian and Chinese troops earlier this week. Lt Gen Katoch’s article is of particular interest to those looking […]
Integrating Special Operations & paramilitary forces, an Indian perspective
Editor’s note: This article was written by Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch, a Special Operations officer in the Indian Army, and originally published on Mission Victory India. It offers an original perspective of affairs in Southern Asia and also a glimpse into the Indian Special Operations community. The use of SF in conflict is as old […]
Indian commandos suffer heavy casualties in hand-to-hand skirmish with terrorists
Five Indian commandos were killed during a skirmish with terrorists who have infiltrated India’s part of Kashmir. According to the Indian Army, the hand-to-hand battle took place in the Keran sector in North Kashmir on April 1. Five terrorists have managed to navigate the border fence (the Line of Control, as it’s known) that divides […]
On the X with Delta Force and the Night Stalkers
You can read part II here. Chalks-02 and -03 were touched down with their assaulters already collapsing on Mullah Omar’s walled compound, where they quickly blew a large breach. Chalk-04 with the Falcon and his men had already slammed into the side of a mountain trying to evade ground fire en route to Gecko. Then […]
D-Day in Asscrackistan with the Night Stalkers and Delta Force
You can read part one here and part two here. D-Day in Afghanistan! America’s first house-call after the 9-11 attack by extremist Islam. As with most countries that come to garner American G.I. contempt, the country was kindly awarded the nom de guerre “Asscrackistan” lest any of the G.I.’s be accused of any faux respect […]
Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 operators on the loose?
How far would the CIA and the military’s elite Special Operations units go to avoid political oversight for their covert activities? To the end of the world, it seems. Congress is suspecting that the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) haven’t been transparent when it comes to briefing lawmakers about their covert operations. […]
Pakistan Ex-President Musharraf sentenced to death in absentia
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason after a prolonged and contentious legal case. Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999 and ruled Pakistan until 2008. Musharraf was convicted on Tuesday by a special three-person court in Islamabad of violating the constitution by unlawfully declaring […]
Understanding Iran’s hidden insurgencies
Iran has long been known as an exporter of terrorism beyond its borders. This month their primary arm for sowing discord abroad, the Revolutionary Guard Corps, was designated a terrorist group by the Trump administration. Although the world is distracted by the insurgencies and destabilization caused by Iran, very little attention has been paid to […]
