Syria

Russia is cutting its losses in Ukraine under extreme economic sanctions from the West and being ostracized from economic decision-making platforms.

The SOFREP News Roundup: We say it so you don’t have to.

The Russian Air Force has conducted airstrikes for the second day in row, and according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the force is not targeting “beyond ISIL (ISIS), al Nusra or other terrorist groups recognized by the United Nations Security Council or Russian law. When asked what groups fell under the heading of “other […]

American, Canadian, and Lithuanian advisors have converged to provide training for our Ukrainian allies.

One thing remains clear with respect to the refugee crisis: It shows no sign of subsiding anytime soon.

Kids washing up on Turkish shores are just the latest form of Western guilt.  The kids have been dying in droves for over three years.

The roles of underground operations, guerrilla, sabotage and classic special operations units are groups who act in frustration to opposing forces. In this case the bullet meets the bone in Syria as Kurdish Forces are successfully deploying unconventional warfare tactics against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Kurdish forces have developed and deployed […]

Last Sunday, six Block 40 F-16CM’s from Aviano Air Base‘s 31st Fighter Wing deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. After a brief Local Area Orientation, the Vipers pushed south and struck ISIS targets. This marks a rapid change of direction in Turkey’s policy of not allowing US assets to […]

On 22 September of last year, the United States and her coalition partners in the Middle East began Operation Inherent Resolve, an air campaign designed specifically to target the Islamic State. We have touched on the feasibility of destroying this particular enemy with air power alone, as well as addressed some of the frustrations experienced […]

SOFREP’s Jack Murphy describes crossing the border from Kurdistan to Syria in the middle of the night on a small inflatable boat.

My buddy and I, prior to our arrival, talked about what weapons we would get issued. We joked about getting some busted old AK and 10 rounds of ammo.

From the moment I was met at my hotel on Sulaymaniyah, I was fed into an underground ratline, a clandestine logistics network for moving people, guns, and even ideas. The driver was a good man with good references. He was to drive me north, from Suly up into the mountains of northern Kurdistan. It was […]