Military & Security

Ankara is not exactly a model NATO member but the decision to shoot down a Russian bomber in Syrian airspace, as well as its backing of Islamist groups could well be the last straw for the North Atlantic Alliance. Defense expert Ted Galen Carpenter presented a strong case …

Islamic State “aims to attack the UK next,” an intelligence report has warned. The unnamed official, speaking to CNN, claimed following the Paris attacks counter-terrorism authorities believe terrorists will attempt to hit Britain. CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said: “The intelligence suggests that British ISIS operatives in Syria and Iraq are …

Russian Defense Ministry held a major briefing: “A whole team of bandits and Turkish leadership [Erdogan’s family as well] stealing oil from their neighbors and are involved in illegal oil trade with ISIS” ~ [Full Video and Transcript of the Briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defence, 2 …

In the past several weeks, ISIS poured out its violence on three of the group’s main enemies across the globe. First, Russian authorities concluded that a terrorist attack brought down a civilian airliner in late October, likely an ISIS response to the country’s recent major intervention in Syria. …

Moscow’s counterterrorism efforts in Syria are so efficient that they apparently prompted Turkey to shoot down the Russian Su-24 bomber last month, G. Murphy Donovan, a former US intelligence officer, wrote for the American Thinker. “How Russian airstrikes in Syria threaten Turkey is not really much of a mystery. Russians …

Russia is reportedly deploying the TOS-1 Buratino multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to Syria as part of its expanded presence in that country. It is unclear how many of the weapons have been sent to Syria, reports suggest a substantial number have been deployed. Indeed, there are videos …

If we defeated the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), would we know victory when we saw it? We often talk about winning and losing without having any idea what these terms mean. As a new coalition of the willing gestates in the wake of Paris, before …

The past 24 hours have seen a series of anti-terror operations by the Syrian army across the country, which left dozens of militants dead and wounded. Supported by Russian air strikes, the Syrian Arab Army and National Defense Forces have managed to destroy terrorist positions in throughout the country’s northwest, making …

Recep Erdogan is an international outlaw, US author Stephen Lendman deems, referring to the Turkish president’s alleged involvement in Daesh’s illicit oil smuggling, refining and sales on the black market. There is no trace of doubt in Ankara’s full involvement and knowledge of the ongoing illicit trade between Turkey and Daesh (IS/ISIL), …