On December 16th there were reports coming out of Somalia that Islamic state fighters had clashed with Al Shabaab fighters. The Islamic state news agency, Amaq, released a video on December the 18th that claims to provide visual evidence of its fight with… [Read more…]
On December 16th there were reports coming out of Somalia that Islamic state fighters had clashed with Al Shabaab fighters. The Islamic state news agency, Amaq, released a video on December the 18th that claims to provide visual evidence of its fight with Al Shabaab on December 16th. This is the first time the Islamic state has openly and publicly announced that it is … [Read more…]
Secretary of Defense Mattis today re-iterated that American soldiers can remain in Syria to help ensure stability, but no one knows what kind of time horizon is being discussed for these deployments... if it is even being discussed at all. While ISIS appears to be largely defeated and other Islamist forces are up against the ropes in Idlib, the Department of Defense likely … [Read more…]
Guest Author -- William Bayless: William spent nine years on active duty in the Navy as an analyst, serving aboard the USS John F. Kennedy for two years as well as serving at duty stations in Maryland and the U.K. William has an MBA, an Associate Degree in Information Systems and a solid foundation of basic cybersecurity principles and concepts. Syrian Conflict The Syrian War … [Read more…]
Guest author William Bayless: William spent 9 years on active duty Navy as an analyst with 2 years aboard the USS John F. Kennedy and duty stations in Maryland and the United Kingdom. He has an MBA as well as a two year degree in Information Systems and a solid foundation of basic cyber security principles and concepts. The Syrian Conflict The Syrian War started in 2011 as an … [Read more…]
16 women have been sentenced to Iranian prison by the Iranian judiciary system, the "Islamic Revolutionary Court." According to an Iranian news outlet, they were charged with traveling to Syria and receiving "terrorist training" before returning to Iran. They will reportedly have to serve their sentence in prison, as well as pay Iran any money received from ISIL salary. The … [Read more…]
The DOD recently released footage of U.S. Special Operations Forces conducting a raid against ISIS-K in Mughul, Darzab district, Jowzjan province, Afghanistan. What appears to be a platoon of U.S. Army Rangers, they can be seen loading up onto the MH-47, landing on target, followed by several explosions. It is difficult to discern exactly what the exact cause of these … [Read more…]
Last month, Boko Haram took 110 schoolgirls hostage in Nigeria and almost all of them have been released in Dapchi, Nigeria, the town from which they were taken. Boko Haram was seen driving truckloads of the girls back into town and letting them go. Reports of the exact numbers are still coming in and discrepancies appear across the board. A statement from the personal … [Read more…]
A high-level defector from Kurdish-led forces that captured the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State has recanted his account of the city’s fall, saying thousands of IS fighters - many more than first reported - left under a secret, U.S.-approved deal. Talal Silo, a former commander in the Syrian Democratic Forces, said the SDF arranged to bus all remaining Islamic … [Read more…]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- On Sunday, just two days after a group of 30 men suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State massacred upwards of 300 Sufi Muslims during prayers at the al Rawdah Sufi mosque in the Bir al-Abed region of the Sinai Peninsula. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, or MBS officially launched the predominately … [Read more…]
North Sinai, Egypt -- On Friday, terrorists detonated a bomb inside a mosque. They surrounded the building and set up gun positions, firing upon surviving civilians as they fled for their lives. Eventually several of the gunman entered the mosque as well. Over 120 people are reportedly wounded and now it has been reported that over 300 were killed. The mosque was a Sufi mosque, … [Read more…]
North Sinai, Egypt -- An explosion went off Friday, followed by bouts of gunfire, in what is being reported at the deadliest terrorist attack on civilians in the Egypt. The death toll has surpassed 230, and over 100 people have been injured. The attack happened at a Sufi Mosque and according to Reuters, a bomb went off while 40 gunmen took positions and engaged the civilians … [Read more…]
A report released by the United Nations last week sheds light on a more precise human toll that the Islamic State took on the civilians of Mosul before their ouster earlier this year. The report describes in great detail the total disregard ISIS had for the civilian inhabitants of Mosul, as well as the infrastructure and historical landmarks which compose the ancient city. … [Read more…]
