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Donald Trump to Joe Biden: Stay out of Syria

| December 8, 2024 | 65 Comments
Donald Trump to Joe Biden: Stay out of Syria

Rebel forces in Syria are closing in on Damascus after capturing cities from the Syrian government’s control. Officials with the US government anticipate that Bashar al-Assad’s regime could fall within days. In light of these events in Syria, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to express his views regarding US involvement. He called for Team […]

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Syrian rebel group captures Hama after capturing Aleppo

| December 6, 2024 | 16 Comments
Syrian rebel group captures Hama after capturing Aleppo

The Syrian government framed its withdrawal from Aleppo as strengthening its defenses elsewhere. However, the Islamic group that captured Aleppo made their way to Hama and recently captured it. The next city on the road to Damascus is Homs. If this Islamic group captures this city, it would be in position to cut Damascus off […]

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Officers involved with the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan may be held accountable

| November 17, 2024 | 54 Comments
Officers involved with the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan may be held accountable

Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly creating a list of officers involved with the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. This list will be a compilation of currently serving officers and retired/former officers. This list is being generated with the view of investigating these officers’ roles with the possibility of bringing up charges. If applicable, retired […]

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Meet The New Boss

| October 30, 2024 | 47 Comments
Meet The New Boss

What was that noise? Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader, Israel says he won’t last long BEIRUT, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Lebanese armed group Hezbollah named Naim Qassemas its new leader on Tuesday but Israel said his tenure would be “temporary”, an apparent threat after it killed his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut over […]

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The U.S. military hammers underground Houthi weapons facilities

| October 18, 2024 | 20 Comments
The U.S. military hammers underground Houthi weapons facilities

American naval and air assets were utilized to conduct bombardment of underground Houthi weapons facilities. The B-2 Spirit was among the assets utilized during the attack. Battle damage assessment was still being conducted as of the time of the article. From Daily Caller: U.S. forces launched airstrikes against Houthi underground weapons facilities in Yemen on […]

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More US troops to head to the Middle East

| September 24, 2024 | 33 Comments
More US troops to head to the Middle East

The surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah has contributed to the Pentagon’s decision to send additional troops to the region. There are approximately 40,000 U.S. troops in the theater. A dozen warships and fighter jet squadrons are also present in the area. Israel ramped up attacks into Lebanon; due to deteriorating security, the US […]

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‘Splodey Walkie-Talkies?

| September 21, 2024 | 52 Comments
‘Splodey Walkie-Talkies?

It just gets more fun. The brand of allegedly exploding Hezbollah walkie-talkies is Icom, model IV-V82. Icom is a Japanese company, still active in the handheld radio market. Only one small detail: They stopped making that model of walkie-talkies ten YEARS ago. Also stopped making replacement batteries. Icom exported its IC-V82 two-way radio to regions […]

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Antony Blinken: US not involved with exploring Hezbollah pagers

| September 19, 2024 | 35 Comments
Antony Blinken: US not involved with exploring Hezbollah pagers

U.S. Secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said that the United States was not involved with the exploded Hezbollah pagers. Blinken also said that the United States did not have any prior knowledge of the event. From the U.S. perspective, information is still being gathered. The accusations flying around involving this event may increase the challenges […]

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