4 Killed as Blast Rocks US Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan

4 Killed as Blast Rocks US Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan

An explosion rocked Bagram airfield, the largest US base in Afghanistan, early Saturday morning, killing at least four people and injuring 14 others, according to a NATO-led Resolute Support Mission press release. “An explosive device was detonated on Bagram Airfield resulting in multiple casualties. Four people have died in the attack and approximately 14 have…

Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthis Claim Saudi Villages Under Their Control

Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthis Claim Saudi Villages Under Their Control

Shi’ite Houthi militia forces from Yemen claim to have taken control of villages across the border in Saudi Arabia, Houthi-run news agencies report, citing unnamed military sources. Several villages in the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan are now said to be under the control of Shi’ite militias, according to unconfirmed media reports. Among the villages…

Army Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Jordan were Working for the CIA

Army Special Forces Soldiers Killed in Jordan were Working for the CIA

The three Army Special Forces soldiers killed at a Jordanian military base this month were working for a CIA program to train moderate Syrian fighters when they were shot at a checkpoint under still-unclear circumstances, U.S. officials said. The Nov. 4 slayings of the three soldiers is believed to be the deadliest single incident involving…

Overview of Military Situation in Aleppo City on November 12, 2016: Govt Forces Liberate More Areas in Western Aleppo

Overview of Military Situation in Aleppo City on November 12, 2016: Govt Forces Liberate More Areas in Western Aleppo

Last night, the Syrian army’s Tiger Forces, the Desert Hawks Brigade, Hezbollah, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and other pro-government formations broke the defenses of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian al-Qaeda branch) and its allies from the Jaish al-Fatah militant operation room in western Aleppo. The government forces took full control…