After the Liberation of Aleppo Comes the Psyops War

After the Liberation of Aleppo Comes the Psyops War

As the Syrian Army completes the liberation of Aleppo from Al-Qaeda-led terrorist groups, you would think that there would be universal celebration of a landmark defeat of international terrorism. Not so, as we are assailed with reports of Syrian-led forces committing cold-blooded executions, women committing suicide, fearing they will be raped by Syrian soldiers, people…

US Seeks to Extend Military Presence in Iraq ‘Indefinitely’

US Seeks to Extend Military Presence in Iraq ‘Indefinitely’

US policy makers plan an “indefinite” military presence in Iraq and will double the number of American soldiers in the country to 10,000, a senior Iraqi official said on Saturday. The reports come amid heated controversy in Baghdad concerning the presence of the US forces in Iraq following the expected defeated of Islamic State group…

Commandos Without Borders:  America’s Elite Troops Partner with African Forces but Pursue U.S. Aims

Commandos Without Borders: America’s Elite Troops Partner with African Forces but Pursue U.S. Aims

Al-Qaeda doesn’t care about borders. Neither does the Islamic State or Boko Haram. Brigadier General Donald Bolduc thinks the same way. “[T]errorists, criminals, and non-state actors aren’t bound by arbitrary borders,” the commander of Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) told an interviewer early this fall. “That said, everything we do is not organized around recognizing…