From The Cockpit: The Fist Of The Fleet!

Editor’s Note: FighterSweep Fans, I believe we have the best, most talented, credible team of contributors in aviation journalism. The majority of our writers are pilots, and most of those are either currently or former military aviators. Those who aren’t pilots work in the aviation industry in some capacity or other. So for all of […]

Russian Performance In Syria Surprises NATO

Editor’s Note: It’s been interesting to watch Russian performance in Syria unfold as they’ve matured. We’ve seen an impressive array of very modern hardware: Putin has brought his very best toys into the sandbox to play with–none of which (the S-400, for example) are really required to deal with Daesh. That suggests, as we mentioned […]

CENTCOM: ISIS Being Dismantled in Syria But Spreading Regionally

Thousands of Islamic State fighters and 160 of its leaders were killed in U.S. and allied military operations in Syria and Iraq over the past 18 months, the commander of the U.S. Central Command told Congress on Tuesday. But the Islamist terror group has expanded to several regional states as U.S. forces enter a new […]

Airstrike Targets Daesh Military Commander

Editor’s Note: It’s always fantastic when we hear news like this. Our men and women continue to handle their business and pursue high-value targets as they present themselves, and this is a fantastic example. Both fixed-wing aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs) were responsible for this strike, a mission which resulted in the demise of […]

ISIS stage mutiny and kill local commander in Syria

A senior Islamic State commander was killed on Monday by disgruntled members of the jihadist group in internecine fighting that has wracked the movement in its de facto capital of Raqqa, Kurdish news agencies are reporting. According to the reports, Abu Ali al-Tunisi, the commander of the military wing of ISIS’ northern Syria branch, was […]

Joining Hezbollah: An Insider’s Account

In late December 2015, Lebanese journalist Carol Malouf held an in-depth interview with two Hezbollah captives of Jabhat al-Nusra. The interview appears to be the first of its kind: Hezbollah members speaking candidly about the group’s organization and methods. Naturally, the fact that their remarks were made in captivity means their testimony must be taken with a […]

Delta Force begins to target ISIS in Iraq

The U.S. Army’s elite Delta Force operations to target, capture or kill top ISIS operatives have begun in Iraq, after several weeks of covert preparation, an administration official with direct knowledge of the force’s activities told CNN. The official said the group has spent the last several weeks preparing, including setting up safe houses, establishing informant networks […]

Limited violations still occurring despite Syria truce

Featured photo courtesy of AFP Photo/Georges Ourfalian Damascus (AFP) – Fighting subsided across much of Syria Saturday as the first major ceasefire of the devastating five-year war appeared to broadly hold despite sporadic breaches in parts of the battle-scarred country. The truce, brokered by Washington and Moscow, is seen as a crucial step towards ending […]