Cameroonian authorities reported that at least 82 former Boko Haram fighters and nearly 200 of their families’ members have surrendered over the past week. As of August 10th, the government… Continue reading "Nigeria and Cameroon Report Surrender of Hundreds of Boko Haram Fighters"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 August)"
Three rockets were fired at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona from Lebanon on the afternoon of 4 August. Two of the three rockets landed in open areas in… Continue reading "IDF Retaliated as Rockets Launched From Lebanon"
The German frigate “Bayern” set sail for the Pacific this week. On its six-month voyage, the vessel is set to participate in exercises with Australia, Japan, Singapore and United States.… Continue reading "German Frigate ‘Bayern’ Sails to the Pacific"
The Egypt Armed Forces announced on Sunday that it has killed 89 insurgents in operations in North Sinai, where an ISIS-affiliated organization has operated for nearly a decade. Eight Egyptian… Continue reading "Eight Egyptian Soldiers Killed During Operations In North Sinai"
In Turkey, NATO’s Afghan special forces units have begun their first training program outside of Afghanistan. A detachment of Afghan special forces flew to Ankara for training, according reports from… Continue reading "Afghanistan’s Special Forces Start Training In Turkey As Part Of NATO’s Mission"
On 17 May, Belgian corporal Jürgen Conings went missing from his army post in Leopoldsburg along with an FN P90 Personal Defense weapon, an FN Five-seven pistol, body armor and… Continue reading "Belgium Military Intelligence Chief Controversially Sacked in Fallout of Conings Manhunt"
The extent of the Taliban’s success within Afghanistan has caused concern for the war-torn country’s neighbours. Both Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have raised alarms when the Taliban have become increasingly active… Continue reading "Russia Promises To Defend Its Allies As Consequence of US Withdrawal From Afghanistan"
Following Taliban’s march in Northern Afghanistan, more than a 1,000 members of the Afghan security forces crossed the border into Tajikistan, according to the Tajik border guard service. The troops… Continue reading "Over A Thousand Afghan Soldiers Fleeing The Taliban Take Refuge In Tajikistan"
An FBI search warrant obtained by the Daily Beast revealed that in a Facebook group chat called “Right Wing Death Squad”, active-duty US Marine PFC Travis Owens alongside James Wisdom… Continue reading "US Marine Planned to Bomb DNC & Massacre Civilians"