An explosion near U.S. special operations forces located in Syria has not resulted in any casualties for American forces, but details remain scant on what happened. If the explosions were caused by Turkish forces invading Syria, it would be the first case of them firing upon its NATO ally. In a statement released in Turkish, […]
Yemen Stops U.S. from Conducting Special Ground Operations Due to High Number of Civilian Casualties…
Less than 10 days after assuming his office as the 45th President of the US, Donald Trump authorized the first commando raid in Yemen against suspected terrorist groups in the Middle Eastern country. However, because the US Special Operations ground missions caused a number of civilian casualties, it fuelled the anger of Yemeni population…
‘Closer & Deeper’: U.S. Advisors Fighting Alongside Iraqi Forces to Retake Western Mosul…
The Pentagon is deploying hundreds of US military advisers “closer and deeper into the Iraqi formation” in the campaign against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), as the Iraqi forces are seeking to retake the western part of Mosul from the jihadists. “It is true that we’re operating closer and deeper into the Iraqi formation, […]
Here’s How and Why the U.S. has Been Helping ISIS Take Deir El-Zour in Syria…
The single fact which make the latest offensive by ISIS eastern Syria so frightening and serious is that the way for it was paved by the US-led “anti-ISIS” coalition. Before discussing this, let me repeat a point I made for The Duran previously, the truth of which as a Syrian in Syria who is an […]
U.S. Special Operations Raid in Syria Targets Islamic State…
U.S. special operations troops struck deep in Islamic State territory in Syria in a raid targeting the terrorist organization’s leadership. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, described the raid conducted by the Joint Special Operations Command-controlled Expeditionary Targeting Force as “successful,” but he declined to provide…
Some Questioning if it Was a Hostage Rescue Operation…
Or Was the Operation About Arresting? Killing? Key Islamic State Leaders?…
Obama Grants Waiver for Military Support of Foreign Fighters (aka Hired Mercenaries) in Syria…
President Barack Obama has ordered a waiver of restrictions on military aid for foreign forces and others in Syria, deeming it “essential to the national security interests” of the US to allow exceptions from provisions in the four-decades-old Arms Export Control Act…