Turkish Offensive Kills 260 Kurdish Fighters in Afrin

Turkish Offensive Kills 260 Kurdish Fighters in Afrin

Turkey claims to have killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in its on-going and open-ended offensive into the Kurdish-dominated Afrin region of northwest Syria, Turkish military officials said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump plans to raise concerns with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call expected on Wednesday about Ankara’s […]

NFL Rejects AMVETS Super Bowl Program Ad

NFL Rejects AMVETS Super Bowl Program Ad

AMVETS, the veterans organization is crying foul and corporate censorship on the part of the NFL after the league rejected its one-page ad for the NFL’s Super Bowl program with the message “Please Stand.” According to an AMVETS spokesman, similar ads were accepted by both the NHL and NBA for official programs produced for their […]

US to Increase Military Funding for the War in the Philippines

US to Increase Military Funding for the War in the Philippines

The U.S. military beefing up support for the Filipino military fighting their own counterterrorism fight against the Islamic State, making operations there eligible for the same funding used to finance the long-running wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The decision by the Trump administration to elevate the U.S. mission to an Overseas Contingency Operation, or OCO, […]

US long-term Syria presence signals intentions on Assad, ISIS, Iran

US long-term Syria presence signals intentions on Assad, ISIS, Iran

United States military forces will remain in Syria in a long-term presence as part of a broader strategy from the Trump administration to achieve three goals, officials announced on Wednesday. First to prevent any resurgence by the Islamic State, to prepare diplomatically for the eventual departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to curb the […]

US Long-term Syria Presence Signals Intentions on Assad, ISIS, Iran

US Long-term Syria Presence Signals Intentions on Assad, ISIS, Iran

United States military forces will remain in Syria in a long-term presence as part of a broader strategy from the Trump administration to achieve three goals, officials announced on Wednesday. First to prevent any resurgence by the Islamic State, to prepare diplomatically for the eventual departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to curb the […]

UN calls for more aid for Palestinian refugees after US cut

UN calls for more aid for Palestinian refugees after US cut

The United Nations on Wednesday called on countries to bolster funding to Palestinian refugees, warning of a collapse in health-care and education services, after the White House withheld about half its pledged financial aid to a key institution that supports the displaced people. The U.S. move adds further pressure on Palestinian leaders, who have accused President Donald […]

This map shows how the US is fighting terrorism in 76 countries around the world

This map shows how the US is fighting terrorism in 76 countries around the world

“This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while,” former President George W. Bush said on the White House South Lawn on Sept. 16, 2001. “And the American people must be patient. I’m going to be patient.” Bush was right that a war on an abstract noun like “terror” would take awhile. It began […]

Erdogan: ‘The US is building a terror army in Syria’

Erdogan: ‘The US is building a terror army in Syria’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan minced no words as he called Washington’s plan to establish and train a 30,000-man Kurdish security force in Syria along the Turkish border a “terror army.” The area in question runs along the southern border of Turkey with Syria. The U.S. plans to heavily recruit its force from the SDF […]

Erdogan: “The US is Building a Terror Army in Syria”

Erdogan: “The US is Building a Terror Army in Syria”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan minced no words as he called Washington’s plan to establish and train a 30,000-man Kurdish security force in Syria along the Turkish border a “terror army.” The area in question runs along the southern border of Turkey with Syria. The U.S. plans to heavily recruit its force from the SDF […]

US Will Reinvestigate Hezbollah for Suspected “Narcoterrorism”

US Will Reinvestigate Hezbollah for Suspected “Narcoterrorism”

The US Justice Department has announced that they will create a task force and investigate alleged drug trafficking by Hezbollah, the terrorist group that is state-sponsored by Iran. Justice Department officials are trying to crack down on what they labeled “narcoterrorism” by the terror group that is based in Lebanon. The announcement follows reports that […]