Despite evidence, Russia claims Syria ‘successfully countered’ Friday’s airstrikes

On Friday night, the United States, France and the UK launched a unified offensive against Syrian targets alleged to be a part of the nation’s chemical weapons infrastructure. Russia, who has been providing direct military support to Bashar al Assad’s Syrian regime, claimed in the days preceding the attack that they would defend Syrian assets […]

The JASSM-ER: A look at Lockheed Martin’s new missiles used in Syria

Along with 57 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAM), 19 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) missiles were fired into chemical weapons targets in Syria this week, in both Damascus and Homs. The JASSM was developed by Lockheed Martin and fielded in 2009 — the extended range varient came into play in 2014. Much of […]

While the Correct Thing To Do, What Did the Airstrikes Really Accomplish?

Opinion: After the Syrian regime used chemical weapons on its own people once again, the United States, France, and the UK conducted a joint air strike against three different targets in Syria — each of which was related to Syria’s chemical weapons program. The three targets were destroyed, but were the Syrian chemical weapons research […]

Anarchy in Afrin as Turkey attempts to control the city

It has been almost one month since Turkish military forces and their proxy militia the Free Syrian Army seized control of the previously Kurdish occupied city of Afrin. Now, residents and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) say that chaos and anarchy have taken hold of the once peaceful city. Looting, torture and killing have […]

Air strikes in Syria: The targets, the aircraft involved, and the Russian response

On Friday night, President Donald Trump took to television to announce an offensive being carried about by military assets from the United States, UK, and France, aiming to significantly hinder Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s chemical weapons capabilities. The offensive, which included weapons launches from multiple air and naval platforms, was a direct response to […]

BREAKING: US, UK and France launch air strikes against multiple targets in Syria

On Friday evening, President Donald Trump announced the launch of an international offensive against Syria’s chemical weapons infrastructure. I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapon capabilities of Syrian dictator of Bashar al-Assad,” Trump said from the White House. “The combined American, British and French […]

Military Planning for Syria, Undone by the President’s Tweets?

The President once again was tweeting wildly after the chemical attack in Syria, and was hinting at a military strike operation being planned, and possibly spelled out a decision timetable while pointing out the weapons the U.S. may employ. “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’” he tweeted on […]

Germany’s Merkel Bows Out of Military Intervention in Syria

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that while she supports sending a message that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable, Germany will not participate in any possible military action in Syria. Merkel stressed the importance of a united position in response to an alleged attack in Douma that the West is blaming on Syrian […]

‘Rebels’ evacuate Douma as Russian/Assad forces move in

Russian Military Police are being sent Douma, Syria, where now that the previous anti-regime rebel inhabitants have fled or been killed, the Assad regime intends to take control with aid from their Russian counterparts. Russia’s Defense Ministry released a statement that said, “Under the auspices of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation and the Syria Arab Army, […]

Child soldiers in 2018

Soldiers are asked to carry out some of the most unimaginably difficult and horrifying tasks a human could be asked to do. They risk their own life and limb, they are sometimes forced to watch as their friends are slaughtered, they take lives and damage families, and they often come home wounded physically or mentally. […]

The OPCW and their upcoming investigation into the Syrian chemical attack

The Chemical Weapons Convention is a treaty between 192 nations that essentially outlaws the manufacture, stockpiling and implementation of chemical weapons. Four UN nations are not a part of this treaty, and they are Egypt, North Korea, South Sudan and Israel (Israel has signed but not ratified). The treaty was signed in 1993, and since […]