YPG

The Peshmerga have a very unique method of utilizing their snipers, probably most closely resembling that of the sharpshooters in World War I.

The proverbial gravy train had to get to the end of the line sometime, right? I’m talking about being a volunteer fighter in Kurdistan—an end of an era.

I caught up with my old volunteer buddy and wanted to get his perspective and reflections on the situation in Iraq and his time spent with the Peshmerga.

John was the kind of guy who wasn’t afraid to stand by his ideals even if the world was against him. I learned this about him very quickly from early on. We first met early in 2015, in Daquq at the Peshmerga’s 9th Brigade. He seemed eager to get into the action and mix it […]

One thing that consistently disgusts me is the blatant racist and intolerant attitudes I constantly see and hear in the media. While some commentators take a moderate view, there are many who pander to xenophobic attitudes and preach hate to middle-aged white people who like to hear that kind of crap. We’re told that Islam is […]

We must consider the results of the 2003 intervention in Iraq and the deployment of conventional forces in large numbers; the outcome was a disaster of epic proportions.

A coalition force of approximately 7,500 Peshmerga-led Kurdish soldiers launched a coordinated assault in the Sinjar region against ISIS fortified positions on 12 November, 2015, supported by U.S. and British air strikes.

Whether the Suruc bombing was in fact launched by shadowy figures in the Turkish government or not, it played right into Erdogan’s hand. The air strikes torpedoed the ceasefire agreement, acting as a provocation to reignite open conflict between the Kurds and the Turks.

as it appears U.S. Special Forces ODAs, 12-man elements tailor-made for unconventional warfare, are deploying to Syria, it may be worth writing a primary on what they can expect to find when they arrive there.

Over the past several months, dozens of combat veterans have packed up their combat gear and shouldered the burden of preserving freedom once again.

Putin has the opportunity to write himself into the history books by forging a historic partnership between two great powers: Russia and the United States.

A new video has emerged showing the so-called New Syrian Army in action, kitted out with American weapons and equipment.  The train and equip program is a funded and run under the auspices of the CIA but the actual military training which the New Syrian Army receives is conducted by US Special Operations personnel.  The New […]