Terrorism

Suspect killed as special forces storm hijacked airliner in Bangladesh

A commercial aircraft belonging to Bangladesh’s state-run Biman Airlines was the scene of a foiled hijacking attempt on Sunday. One passenger, who has yet to be identified, reportedly attempted to gain control of the aircraft during a flight from Dhaka to Dubai. The suspect brandished a pistol but was not able to gain access to […]

SAS Commandos Wounded in Yemen, Highlight Humanitarian Crisis

Last week, as many of our readers know, two SAS operators were wounded in an IED blast in Yemen. The covert operation was a combined UK/US operation where the SAS along with a U.S. Special Forces A-Team were scouting out potential drop zones in the country. But what the drop zones were for highlights just […]

US Africa Command denies American casualties in latest al-Shabaab terrorist attack

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) denied that three U.S. soldiers were killed by an al-Shabaab mortar attack. AFRICOM accuses the extremist group of fabricating casualties of U.S. service members at the forward operating base (FOB) of Baledogle–also referred to as “B-dog”–on February 15, 2019. AFRICOM spokesman Christopher P. Karns told Xinhua News Agency, “No […]

With Islamic State destroyed, what will happen to the more than 1,000 ISIS prisoners?

As the fight against the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) draws to a bloody conclusion, the question of what will happen to the ISIS prisoners of war (POWs) who were captured by the U.S.-led international coalition or its local partners becomes increasingly pressing. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, General Raymond Thomas, the head […]

With Mattis Gone, SF Command Again Punishes SF CPT From Niger Ambush

Op-Ed: The handwriting was on this one right from the very start. The Army tried to lay the blame on the ambush of the American Special Forces troops in Niger on the commander and NCOs of the SF A-Team before the last body had even been recovered off the battlefield. The Army had issued a […]

The ‘BIG 4’ and the geopolitical threat to US interests: Intel chief gives rare assessment

Recently, the intelligence community released an unclassified national threat assessment. In testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), offered some rare insight on the top challenges to U.S. and international security. The DNI described the current and future threats as “a toxic mix of strategic competitors, […]

Op-Ed: The Special Air Service, the Punisher, and political correctness

British media reports state that Special Air Service (SAS) operators were ordered to remove all Punisher patches and other similar insignias from their kits. SAS received the removal order after military VIPs visited the unit’s headquarters in Hereford, saw the skull-like emblems on troopers’ combat kits, and considered them controversial. The rationale behind the decision […]

AFRICOM involved in capture of suspected leading member of Islamic State

United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has helped capture a suspected leading member of the Islamic State, Khalifa Al-Barq. The arrest took place in the former Islamic State stronghold city of Sirte, Libya on the 30th of January, 2019. Residents in the city have taken to social media claiming U.S. troops took part in the operation. A […]

Al-Qaeda leader gunned down in Libya (warning: graphic image)

A leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), referred to as Abu Talha Al-Libi, was gunned down in an assault on his compound on January 18th. Abu Talha was holed up with other insurgents in an area called Al-Qarda Al-Shati, close to Sabha in southern Libya. AQIM, formerly identified as the Salafist Group for […]