How America Can Help the Kurds Beat ISIS in Rojava

The Kurdish freedom fighters of the YPG (People’s Protection Units) have been fighting and dying in their war against ISIS in Syria. They’ve put up a noble fight to the utmost of their ability. They are competent on the battlefield and are seeking to establish a democratic state in Rojava. But as easy as it […]

Watch: Navy SEALs fight ISIS in Tel Skuf, Iraq

This video claims to show Navy SEALs mentoring and assisting the Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS in Tel Skuf, Iraq. It reportedly was filmed on May 3rd, the day that Navy SEAL Charlie Keating IV died. Based on their behavior in the video, it could have been filmed before his death. According to Navy Times: The Navy SEAL killed […]

Watch: The Tools U.S. Special Operations Forces are Bringing to the Fight in Syria

In the footage, troops are clearly behind the lines, as they are operating from recently constructed berms. One soldier is likely operating a Leupold Mk.4 spotting scope on a tripod, while the soldier in front of him is pointing an LA-16U handheld laser marker. The spotting scope contains crosshairs that would give the observer the […]

Watch: Canadian SOF Trains Peshmerga in Fight Against Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]

A swirl of smoke, then the screams. Two men drop to the ground, “blood” squirting from wounds. Orders are barked in Kurdish as Peshmerga soldiers rush to the aid of the fallen. At this military outpost in Northern Iraq, it’s all a drill run by Canadians, a mock mortar attack to test Peshmerga on their […]

Watch: The Bundeswehr (German Military): Train the Peshmerga in Iraq

In February 2015, the Bundeswehr (German military,)  began training the security forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Peshmerga. A contingent of 150 German soldiers is stationed in northern Iraq to train the Peshmerga in the face of the threat of Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]. The Bundeswehr camp located in Erbil, the largest city in the Kurdish areas […]