The United States, which has provided Lebanon with approximately $2.5 billion in military equipment since 2006, has provided further military aid to the Lebanese army. The US provided the Lebanese army… Continue reading "The US Donates 150 Humvee Armored Vehicles To The Lebanese Army"
On Sunday, The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that around 60 terrorists were “neutralized” in Burkina Faso between 15-23 January by French troops operating as part of Operation Barkhane.… Continue reading "French Army Reports It Neutralized 60 Terrorists in Burkina Faso"
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"
Members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will send an unconfirmed number of soldiers to Mozambique to “combat terrorism and violent extremism perpetrated by Ansar’ul Sunnan in Cabo Delgado.”… Continue reading "Southern African Countries To Send Peacekeepers To Mozambique To Fight Terrorism"
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"
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 Iraqi security forces and Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve report that the “emir” of ISIS in Iraq, Abu Yasir, was killed in an airstrike near Kirkuk on January… Continue reading "ISIS’ Leader In Iraq Reported Killed In Coalition Airstrike"
Authorities in Mogadishu say that five civilians were killed and at least 15 hospitalized in an attack on the Hotel Afrik in Mogadishu, after ending a siege that lasted over… Continue reading "5 Civilians Killed In al-Shabaab Siege of Mogadishu Hotel"
On December 29th, three French soldiers were killed when an armored vehicle was struck by an IED. Less than a week later, two of their comrades met a similar fate,… Continue reading "French Military Facing Mounting Losses and Controversy in the Sahel"
Having kidnapped American farmer Philipe Nathan Walton from his farm in Massalata (southern Niger) on Monday, 26 October, his captors hopped back across the border into Nigeria. Their demand: a… Continue reading "Navy SEALs Free American Hostage in Nigeria"