On Monday, 13 Turkish military hostages held in Iraqi mountains by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were found dead by Turkish soldiers. The Turkish government states they were executed by… Continue reading "13 Turkish Soldiers Likely Executed by Kurdish Guerillas"
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a major airstrike on targets around Damascus on Monday, the 15 February. According to the Syrian reports, their anti-aircraft defenses managed to shoot down… Continue reading "Israeli Airstrikes Kill Nine Militants in Syria, Followed By Surprise Drill Near Lebanon"
In mid-January, the new Chinese Main Battle Tank VT-4 went through its baptism of fire in Nigeria. The Nigerian military conducted an operation against Boko Haram, also known as Islamic… Continue reading "Nigeria Deploys New Chinese VT-4 Tanks in Fight Against Boko Haram"
Just as India and China began withdrawing troops from the Landakh region on the contested border, American troops have arrived for exercises in India. Exercise Yudh Abhyas began last week… Continue reading "US-India Yudh Abhyas Exercise Now Underway, US-Turkey Black Sea Drill Concluded"
German soldiers have been deployed to Afghanistan as far back as December 2001. Today, their contingent is second in size only to that of the United States. With a peace… Continue reading "Germany Signals Plan to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan is No Longer Certain"
An ISIS cell has reportedly been located and apprehended by the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv. Supposedly, the leader of the group, an ex-ISIS militant, came to Ukraine in… Continue reading "ISIS Members Arrested by SBU in Kyiv, Ukraine"
The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General has announced a formal inquiry into whether potential war crimes conducted by US forces, including special operations forces (SOF), have been… Continue reading "US DoD Opens War Crimes Investigation"
On January 27th, the Congressional Research Service published a report titled “Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress”. Over the following week, this was quickly followed up by… Continue reading "New Series of Reports to Congress Concerning Great Power Competition"
One of two SEALs from the storied SEAL Team Six has been sentenced to ten years for the manslaughter of a Green Beret in Mali in June 2017. Green Beret… Continue reading "Team Six SEAL Sentenced to 10 Years for Green Beret Killing"
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has declared that the Trump administration’s plan to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany is up for reassessment while Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained that… Continue reading "Future of US Withdrawal from Germany and Afghanistan Increasingly Uncertain"