Turks, Free Syrian Army Forces Capture Afrin City

Turkish military forces and their Free Syrian Army (FSA) proxies continued their offensive in northwest Syria on Sunday and captured the city of Afrin. Operation Olive Branch has been steadily moving forward and the Kurdish fighters who had taken the city from the Islamic State were themselves removed by the Turks who consider the Kurds […]

23 Russian diplomats are ousted from the United Kingdom

Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, has made it very clear that the UK holds the Russian government responsible for the recent Salisbury nerve agent attack. Sergei Skripal, once a Russian double agent, and his daughter Yulia were the primary targets in the attack that is still being investigated. In light of the events, the United […]

German Defense Minister Blasts Russian Nerve Gas Attack in Britain

Ursula von der Leyen, Germany’s defense minister in the most strongly worded statement yet on the Sergei Skripal nerve agent poisoning, said that the Russians were most certainly behind the attack and tied this into the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Von der Leyen appeared Thursday on Morgen Magazin, a joint breakfast show by public […]

What Happened at the CIA Black Site in Thailand?

As soon as President Trump nominated Gina Haspel to become CIA director, the specter of the United States’ use of torture, would again be raised. The CIA used what it called at the time, “enhanced interrogation techniques” but stopped about a decade ago. While many in Congress will be looking to ask pointed questions of […]

Suicide bomber targets Pakistani Police in Lahore

A suicide bomber detonated his vest on Wednesday in the town of Raiwind, Pakistan, just south of Lahore. The attack was meant to target Pakistani law enforcement, as it happened at a police checkpoint as they were changing shifts. So far, 25 people have been injured, 13 of which were police officers. The death toll […]

Colombia Heads to the Polls in 1st Election Since FARC Peace Process

In the first election since the peace accords between the Colombian government and the FARC, the candidates for the Colombian presidency will be a right-wing opponent to the peace deal and a leftist former mayor of Bogota. It was the first elections that the FARC were allowed to take part in. The election will take […]

British Deploy Military to Salisbury After Nerve Gas Poison Attack

The British Ministry of Defense has deployed about 180 military personnel to Salisbury in an effort to investigate the nerve gas attempted murder attack of an ex-Russian spy and his daughter. The MOD personnel are a mix of troops from the Army, Royal Marines, and RAF and are experts in chemical warfare and decontamination. Sergei […]

Watch: US Marines in Africa celebrate with students after helping to repair school

After a group of American Green Berets were tragically ambushed in Niger, Africa last October, I watched as countless news outlets ran stories about America’s seemingly new “secret wars” in Africa. The idea that an American military presence on the continent was somehow a new or secret thing just didn’t quite jive with me, however, […]

Afghan Special Forces Capture German Taliban in Helmand

Afghan Special Forces reported that they’ve captured a German national in southern Helmand province who has been an eight-year advisor to the Taliban. The German man was captured along with three other militants in a government raid on a bomb-making site in Gereshk district. His identity is unclear. Officials say he speaks German and says […]

On This Day in 2016, Navy SEAL Edward Byers Awarded Medal of Honor

Naval Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama on February 29, 2016, in the White House for actions he conducted in the country of Afghanistan on December 5, 2012, while freeing an American hostage from the Taliban. Byers is the Navy’s most decorated living SEAL and one of […]

Protecting America’s Schools is Best Left to Professionals, Not Teachers

Whenever there is an issue or tragedy in America, the social media mavens of the U.S. read an article or two (if that) and become instant experts on the topic. The latest issue of that is the shooting in the school in Florida where 17 people tragically lost their lives to a deranged gunman, who […]

Israelis Fire on Palestinian Fishing Boat That Breaches Maritime Limit

The Israeli Navy fired on a boat that violated the maritime limit and ignored several warnings off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel a military spokesman said on Sunday. A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip, who was traveling in the boat with two others, was killed in the incident. The Gaza fisherman’s […]