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September 3 27, 2021 - Russia has deployed S-300 long range surface to air missile systems to Western Belarus, on Russia's border with Poland and Lithuania. Read more
August 27, 2021 - An artillery strike by Russian backed separatists reportedly hit the Ukraine's 25th Airborne Brigade parking lot Read more
August 27, 2021 - A Ukrainian soldier, who was wounded in Donbas from shelling by Russian backed forces died on Friday according to the press service of the Skhid (east) task force. Read more
August 24, 2021 - A Ukrainian plane that was in Afghanistan to evacuate Ukrainian citizens has been hijacked by unknown armed hijackers. After the hijackers took over the plane, they flew it to Iran. Read more
August 21, 2021 - The United States is joining Britain in taking action against those responsible for poisoning Alexei Navalny, a critic to Russian President Vladimir Putin according to a joint statement by the US State Department. Read more
August 13, 2021 - August 13, 2021 - The Russians and Chinese are launching airstrikes together during joint military exercises on Chinese territory. Read more
August 3, 2021 - The Chinese and Russian military will be holding joint military exercises for the first time, on Chinese soil as ties between the two countries grow ever stronger in the face of growing tension with the West. Read more
August 3, 2021 - The United States has requested that 24 Russian diplomats leave the U.S. once their Visas expire on September 3rd. Read more
July 27, 2021 - During a parade for Russian Naval forces in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that their hypersonic missiles, capable of being fashioned with a nuclear warhead 'can locate and inflict inevitable strike' on their enemies. Read more
July 26, 2021 - Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been injured in Donbass when pro Russian separatists violated the ceasefire 10 times in a single day according to JFO headquarters. Read more
July 25, 2021 - Russia says it has upgraded its missile defenses in Syria to thwart missile attacks by Israel and has intercepted Israeli missiles in the latest Israeli airstrike on Syria.Read more
July 23, 2021 - In a TV interview, Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov revealed that Russia has seen the United States as an enemy for the last 10 years, since the start of the Russian and Ukraine conflict. Read more
July 20, 2021 - Russia has successfully tested their new Zircon [Tsirkon] hypersonic cruise missile and hit a target 217 miles away on the Barents Sea coast at 7 times the speed of sound. Read more
July 20, 2021 - Russia has issued a warning to the United States from deploying hypersonic missiles in Europe, saying that it could lead to 'inadvertent conflict'. Read more
July 20, 2021 - Russia scrambled MiG-31 and Su-35 jets to intercept US B52-N strategic bombers over the Bearing Sea last week. Read more
July 10, 2021 - 1 Ukrainian has been killed and 3 wounded which amounts to 4 Ukrainians killed in the last week alone during rising tensions with Russia.Read more
July 7, 2021 A Russian SU-30 fighter jet has buzzed a US Poseidon spy plane over the Black Sea while a NATO ship was being tracked by the Russian navy late Tuesday. Read more
July 6, 2021 The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ross is leading 28 ally live fire exercises in the Black Sea to send a clear and precise message to Russia as Russian jets circle above. Read more
July 5, 2021 A Ukrainian medic was killed and another person was injured during fighting in Donbas as Russian backed militants carried out an attack on July 4th. Read more
July 4, 2021 Biden has stated that the United States will respond if Russia is behind the cyberattack that struck more than 200 companies on Friday, just before the start of the Independence Day weekend. Read more
June 30, 2021 The Dutch defense minister said on Tuesday that Russian jets armed with air to surface missiles harassed one of their navy frigates in the Black Sea for over 5 hours. Read more
June 30, 2021 Putin has put out a statement saying that it's not likely that the "world would have been on the verge of World War Three" if Russia had decided to sink the British destroyer near Crimea and said, "Firstly, it was certainly a provocation, it is obvious that it is a provocation". Read more
June 28, 2021 The Ukraine and United States are set to carry out military drills in the Black Sea in which 30 countries will be involved on June 28th, in spite of Russia's protests and calls to cancel the drills. Read more
June 27, 2021 The British HMS Defender, a destroyer that recently angered Russia by entering waters near Crimea has docked in the Batumi port in Georgia. Read more
June 27, 2021 Classified documents from the UK Ministry Of Defense have been found at a bus stop in Kent, England. The documents included sensitive data, including contact information and emails and information about the passage of the HMS Defender through waters near Crimea. Read more
June 27, 2021 Russia has sent fighter jets that are able to equip Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to the Hemeimeem airbase in Syria after claiming to fire warning shots and dropping bombs ahead of British destroyer in the Black Sea Read more
June 25, 2021 Russia says next time British ships enter the Black Sea it will bomb the British vessels, but the UK says that Russia's claims of previously firing warning shots and dropping bombs ahead of the missile destroyer didn't happen and is Russian fake news. Read more
June 24, 2021 Russia has fired warning shots at a UK missile destroyer and a Russian Su-24 dropped bombs in front of the British ship in the Black Sea to ward it away from Russian territory around Crimea. Read more
June 11, 2021 U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer, the USS Laboon has has entered the Black Sea. Russia is closely monitoring the movements of the destroyer and their Black Sea Fleet has begun tactical exercises. Full story
June 5, 2021 Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept a United States military plane over the Barents Sea according to EUCOM officials. Full story
May 27, 2021 China's main invasion force practices amphibious beach landings, presumably for a Taiwan invasion - The Chinese main invasion force, the 73rd Group Army have been practicing live fire exercises and beach landings with amphibious vehicles, firing off thousands of rounds of ordnance. Read more
May 26, 2021 Russia has stated that for the first time it can now operate nuclear capable bombers from an air base in Syria and has deployed three heavy bombers to a Syrian air base. Read more
May 18, 2021 9 Russian and Chinese navy warships have been spotted near Japanese waters: three Chinese vessels and 6 Russian vessels. Read more
May 16, 2021 Shelling by Russian backed separatists have increased. On May 15th there were 16 ceasefire violations in a single day with one Ukrainian soldier known to be wounded in the attacks. Read more
May 16, 2021 The Russian News Agency claims that the Ukrainian army has shelled the western part of Donetsk and violated the ceasefire 5 5 times. Read more
May 15, 2021 Russia is continuing to conscript residents of Crimea into its military. Some have been transferred to carry out orders in Donbass. Read more
May 15, 2021 Russia stopped six U.S. armored vehicles in Syria, forcing them to turn back and go the opposite direction. Read more
May 15, 2021 Russia has listed both the United States and the Czech Republic to their list of 'Unfriendly States' and said that U.S. diplomatic missions can no longer deploy local staff Read more
May 15, 2021 Russian president Vladimir Putin stated that the Ukraine is becoming 'anti-Russia' and says that Moscow is ready to act to threats to Russian security. Read more
May 11, 2021 Russia Still Has 100,000 Soldiers Near Ukrainian Border According To Ukraine - According to the Ukraine, Russia still has 100,000 soldiers stationed near the Ukrainian border and in Crimea. Read more
May 8, 2021 As Russia refuses to withdraw around 80,000 troops around the Ukrainian border, NATO is set to amass 28,000 of its own troops for war games next to the Ukraine. Read more
May 8, 2021 Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and one injured in eastern Ukraine while under fire from Russian separatists Read more
May 7, 2021: May 7, 2021: One Ukrainian soldier killed and another was wounded on May 6th during Russian ceasefire violations in Donbass, Eastern Ukraine. Read more
May 7, 2021: Despite claims by the Kremlin that they have ordered the Russian troops that had been stationed on the Ukrainian border last month to fall back to their normal stations in Russia, more Russian troops yet remain amassed on Ukraine's border than has been since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Read more
May 2, 2021: 500,000 Russian passports issued to eastern Ukraine in the last 2 years as Ukraine condemns naturalization of Ukrainian citizens into Russia and labels it "hybrid warfare". Read more
May 1, 2021: The U.S. Embassy in Russia stated that it was cutting its consular staff by 75% as well as putting a stop to processing Russian non immigrant visas for non diplomatic travel. Read more
April 29, 2021: Numerous U.S. officials have stated that Russian activity around Alaska have increased significantly as of late, and the head of Alaskan Command has just put out a statement saying that the recent increase has put a strain on U.S. assets. Read more
April 29, 2021: Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said in an interview that was published on Wednesday that relations between the United States and Russia are worse now than even during the cold war. Read more
April 28, 2021: On April 28th there were 15 Russian ceasefire violations in Ukraine with one soldier reportedly wounded in action from Russian backed armed groups. The Joint Forces Operation (JFO) press center stated "In the past day, April 28, as many as 15 ceasefire violations were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) zone". Read more
April 28, 2021: Russia has issued an order to expel seven EU diplomats from Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in tit for tat expulsions over accusations of Czech spying.
April 28, 2021: Russia unveils a new upgraded anti-ballistic missile (ABM) at a Kazakhstan test site that they say can fly nearly 2 miles a second or roughly four times the speed of a bullet. Read more
April 28, 2021: Russia holds live fire drills in the Black Sea as U.S. Coast Guard vessel enters the region. The Russian Navy said that they are monitoring the U.S. Coast Guard vessel.
April 28, 2021: Russia has pulled back its military personnel from the Ukrainian border but has not pulled back its Navy forces from the Black Sea nor its heavy weaponry that Russia left sitting near the border. Read more
April 27, 2021: One Ukrainian soldier was killed and three others wounded in Donbass when an unknown explosive device was detonated in the Pivnich northern sector. Three other servicemen were also injured.
April 27, 2021: Ukraine To Expel Russian Diplomat In Tit For Tat Response To Russia Expelling Ukrainian Diplomat From Its Embassy.
April 26, 2021: There were a total of 9 Russian ceasefire violations in the Ukraine on April 26th Read more
April 26, 2021: Russia Expels Another Member Of The Ukrainian Embassy saying due to the "unfriendly actions taken by the Ukrainian side, an employee of the Ukrainian embassy in Russia was declared persona non grata". The Ukrainian Diplomat Has To Leave The Country By The End Of April.
April 26, 2021: There were 12 ceasefire violations in Donbass on April 25th from 120mm and 82mm mortars, heavy machine guns & Grenade Launchers. Civilian facilities In Vodiane were also shelled with 120mm mortars. No forces have attacked Ukrainian troops directly, And No casualties reported. Ukrainian military says situation is under full control.
April 26, 2021: Russia Says That Conflict In Eastern Ukraine Has Calmed Down With Fewer Ceasefire Violations, But Still Dangerous.
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September 3, 2021 - The White House has said that there is still an active threat from ISIS-K in Kabul, and believes that terrorists may be able to sneak into the country on the private flights going into Afghanistan to aid in evacuation efforts. Read more
September 2, 2021 - In a transcript of the final phone call, Biden openly told the then President, Ghani to lie about the situation in Afghanistan and change the 'perception' and 'project a different picture' to the public.Read more
August 31, 2021 - Washington says that Isis-k fired rockets at both military jets and evacuation planes in an attempt to take the planes out. On rocket landed inside the airport. Read more
August 31, 2021 - After the last of the U.S. forces pulled out of Afghanistan, the sound of gunshots throughout the country could be heard as the Taliban reportedly goes house to house carrying out executions, according to investigative journalist, Lara Logan. Read more
August 31, 2021 - On August 27th, Pakistan opened fire on a group of Afghan refugees attempting to get into the country from Afghanistan, killing six Afghans at the Torkham border crossing. Read more
August 31, 2021 - The U.S. Military disabled 73 aircraft before evacuating the Kabul international airport on Monday according to a U.S. General. The aircraft that were left in the hanger were 'demilitarized' (rendered useless) by US troops before leaving. Read more
August 31, 2021 - Chris Miller, Trump's final Defense Secretary says that Trump's talk of a full withdrawal was a ruse, a play to convince the Taliban-led government to keep U.S. counterterrorism forces. Read more
August 31, 2021 - Chris Miller, Trump's final Defense Secretary says that Trump's talk of a full withdrawal was a ruse, a play to convince the Taliban-led government to keep U.S. counterterrorism forces. Read more
August 30, 2021 - U.S. Officials have stated, "Final plane is wheels up. War is over" regarding the last of the U.S. forces being evacuated from Afghanistan. Read more
August 30, 2021 - The Hellfire missile used to strike ISIS-K in Afghanistan was a special type of missile called "The Flying Ginsu" that uses blades instead of explosives to destroy their target. Read more
August 30, 2021 - Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for firing six rockets at U.S. forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. missile defense system at the airport activated in response to the rockets that were fired. Read more
August 30, 2021 - According to the Pentagon there has been a final evacuation flight of 1,200 people from Afghanistan. Read more
August 30, 2021 - 9 members of a family were killed in U.S. strike on ISIS vehicle containing an ISIS suicide bomber who was deemed an 'imminent' threat to U.S. forces at the airport. Read more
August 30, 2021 - Five rockets were reportedly fired at the Kabul airport targeting U.S. troops. US military deployed C-RAM missile defense system. No casualties have been reported, according to a US official. Read more
August 29, 2021 - There are reports of a US drone airstrike in Kabul targeting a vehicle rigged with explosives that was driving to the airport to attack US forces at the Kabul airport. Read more
August 29, 2021 - NATO: International Military Evacuations From Kabul International Airport Have Ended, With No More Evacuation Flights Being Carried Out. Read more
August 28, 2021 - Biden had stated that the drone strikes against the Islamic State on Friday won't be the last. He stated, "We will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay". Read more
August 28, 2021 - The IDF is retaliating with strikes in Gaza on Hamas positions in retaliation for incendiary balloons being launched into Israel and causing fires. IDF says it struck a Hamas military compound and the entrance to a tunnel. Read more
August 28, 2021 - U.S. Military commanders have informed Biden that another attack in Kabul is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours. Read more
August 28, 2021 - The Pentagon says that they will not release the names of the two 'high profile' ISIS planners that were killed in a U.S. drone strike in response to the ISIS suicide bombings at the Kabul airport. Read more
August 28, 2021 - The Pentagon says that there are around 600 U.S. citizens still in Afghanistan. All U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by September 1st Read more
August 28, 2021 - Pentagon: US Military has begun withdrawing its forces from the Kabul airport. Department of Defense is not providing details about how many troops are left. Read more
August 28, 2021 - Pentagon says that they cannot confirm or deny reports that civilians were shot by US Marines at the Kabul airport but said, "we're certainly not in a position to deny it either". Read more
August 28, 2021 - The Taliban has told all Afghan citizens to hand in all weapons and ammo within the week or face punishment. Read more
August 28, 2021 - Eyewitnesses on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan say that some of the Afghans who died, did not die from the blast but were shot to death by US soldiers due to panic after the blast hit. Read more
August 28, 2021 - The death toll from the Kabul suicide attacks have now reached 170 Afghans and 13 US service members. Read more
August 28, 2021 - The UK defense secretary said that some people will be left behind as evacuations from Afghanistan stop, but that those left behind will be given advice on how to look after themselves under Taliban rule. Read more
August 28, 2021 - China issued a warning to the United States Monday against proposing any "wanton sanctions" against the Taliban after the terrorist organization took over the country's leadership and government. Read more
August 28, 2021 - The State Department has issued a security alert telling U.S. citizens to "avoid traveling to the airport and avoid all airport gates at this time" Read more
August 28, 2021 - A source on the ground says that there was 'massive' gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan and intermittent gunfire is continuing in the city. Read more
August 28, 2021 - CENTCOM COMMANDER: "We will continue to coordinate with the Taliban on preventing terrorist attacks". Read more
August 28, 2021 - The US embassy in Kabul is warning about "security threats at the Kabul airport" and urges U.S. citizens who are at or near the airport gates to "leave immediately". Read more
August 28, 2021 - The suicide bomber that carried out the attack on the Kabul international airport had 25 pounds of explosives, along with other equipment used to enlarge the blast radius and shrapnel range. Intel points to there being more suicide bomb attacks by ISIS-K. Read more
August 28, 2021 - CENTCOM: The US Military has carried out an over-the-horizon unmanned airstrike against an ISIS-K planner in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Read more
August 27, 2021 - At least three rockets, some reports say 4 or more rockets were reportedly fired at a US base in Iraq near the Iraq/Kuwait border according to Roey Kais of Kan (Kan news). One rocket reportedly landed within Kuwait. This is developing. Read more
August 27, 2021 - Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi says that they have now taken over control of the military sector of the Kabul International Airport. Washington however says that the Taliban are not in charge of 'any operation in the Kabul airport'.Read more
August 27, 2021 - We now have confirmed reports that the Taliban have taken up position within the Kabul airport and are set to take full control. Two Taliban figures have told a Jerusalem Post reporter that they will take over the airport as soon as US forces leave, as early as this weekend. Read more
August 27, 2021 - Biden's National Security team has advised him that another terror attack in Kabul, Afghanistan is likely but said that they are taking maximum force protection measures at the Kabul airport. Read more
August 27, 2021 - The US Military has stated that there was only one suicide bomber attack yesterday. The rest of the explosions heard were controlled demolitions from the U.S. military destroying equipment in preparation for leaving. There are many reports however that there was another bomb attack at a hotel near the airport. Read more
August 27, 2021 - According to Fox News Lucas Tomlinson, the Pentagon said that "Of the more than 100,000 evacuated from Kabul, only 7,000 are Afghan special immigrant visa (SIV) holders" and "roughly 5,000 of those evacuated are Americans". Read more
August 27, 2021 - U.S. officials gave a list of names of Americans and Afghan allies to evacuate to Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan. One defense official who asked to remain anonymous has called it a 'kill list' according to POLITICO. Read more
August 27, 2021 - The death toll for the suicide bombing attack in Kabul have risen to over 100 people, with 150 wounded. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The British embassy that was taken over by the Taliban had documents scattered all over the floor with the contact details and CV's of the Afghans that were working for them, all of which fell into the hands of the Taliban after the embassy was seized. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has stated that it's not going to be possible to evacuate every Afghan who wants out of the country by the August 31st deadline. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Another US Service member has died as a result of the suicide bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, bringing the total U.S. servicemen deaths to 13. Read more
August 26, 2021 - A White House reporter, Philip Wegmann asked Biden about the list Politico reported on that was given to the Taliban containing names of Americans and Afghan ally's. Biden responded with saying that a list could exist, but he doesn't know. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Biden has stated that we will get everyone out of Afghanistan that we can, but stopped short at that, and failed to commit to getting everyone out. He also failed to mention whether he was referring to Americans, Afghans or both in his statement. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Biden has stated that the U.S. will hunt down those responsible for the bombings and make them pay in a time and place of our choosing and respond with "force and precision". He said that if more US forces are necessary in Afghanistan then "I will grant it". Read more
August 26, 2021 - Death toll has jumped to 90 civilians (men, women and children) that have been killed and 150 have been wounded in Kabul, Afghanistan with numbers expected to rise as the dead and wounded are accounted for. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The Islamic State (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks that were carried out on the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The latest blasts around the Kabul, Afghanistan international airport were reportedly a controlled detonation by the U.S. military in order to destroy military equipment as they leave. Read more
August 26, 2021 - According to POLITICO, U.S. officials gave over a list of names of U.S. citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies so that the Taliban would grant those people entry into the airport's outer perimeter. Read more
August 26, 2021 - CENTCOM Says Expects Attacks In Kabul, Afghanistan To Continue Read more
August 26, 2021 - A third explosion has reportedly rocked the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. There two US officials have reported that the number of soldiers that have been killed in the blasts are now at 11 Marines and one Navy medic, equaling 12 military personnel. Gunfire is also being reported in the area. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The death toll for U.S. Marines in the Kabul airport blasts has risen to at least 10 marines and soldiers. Read more
August 26, 2021 - House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on House speaker Nancy Pelosi to call back the house before the August 31st deadline to attend a briefing on the suicide attacks, and pass a Republican bill not allowing U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan until every last citizen is evacuated from the country. Read more
August 26, 2021 - At least 4 U.S. soldiers have been killed in the Kabul suicide bombings in Afghanistan and three servicemen injured. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The US military evacuation process out of the Kabul international airport in Afghanistan is reportedly continuing, but the airport gates are being welded shut for security purposes. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The United Kingdom just issued an advisory for aircraft flying over Afghanistan to avoid flying in airspace below 25,000 feet. Read more
August 26, 2021 - According to U.S. Secretary of State Blinken there are "very active efforts underway on the part of regional countries to see whether they can play a role in keeping the airport open once our military mission leaves". Read more
August 26, 2021 - So far, at least 40 people are known to have been killed and 120 wounded in the suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Read more
August 26, 2021 - US officials have stated that they believe the Khorasan group are responsible for the suicide attack at the Kabul airport. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Pentagon Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich has stated that a source informed her that there are 'hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity, attacks likely to continue' Read more
August 26, 2021 - A Kabul surgical center has reported that they have admitted 60 patients from the suicide bombing so far with six dead on arrival. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Republicans and Democrats are petitioning Biden to extend the August 31st deadline for evacuation to give the military more time to evacuate those still left stranded in Afghanistan. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The State Department has stated that initial reports say that at least 4 or more U.S. service personnel have been injured or killed in the suicide bomb blast. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Three U.S. soldiers are reported so far to have been wounded in the suicide attack that hit the Abby Gate at the Kabul airport. Casualties are still being assessed. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The suicide bomb went off in a sewage canal, not inside the airport itself according to reports. The area where it went off was reportedly a crowded choke point leading to U.S. and British positions. Read more
August 26, 2021 - A suicide bomber "complex SBIED attack" has occurred at Abbey Gate outside the Kabul airport. There was also a firefight and there have been Afghan casualties, according to Jennifer GRiffin, a National Security Correspondent for Fox News. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The Pentagon says that reports of the evacuation wrapping up in 36 hours are false, and says, "we will continue to evacuate as many people as we can until the end of the mission". Read more
August 26, 2021 - Explosions and shots are reported coming from the Kabul airport. Sources told Politico that a large explosion happened at the Abbey gate. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Afghan interpreters are being told that only green card holders and those with US passports are allowed to evacuate Afghanistan, according to Jane Ferguson, a correspondent for PBS NewsHour. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The UK has advised against all travel to Afghanistan due to a 'high threat of terrorist attack'. Britain's Foreign Office stated that there was a security situation in Afghanistan that remains volatile. Read more
August 26, 2021 - The U.S. has put out an alert to U.S. citizens not to travel to the Kabul airport due to alleged car bomb threats at the gates of the Kabul international airport. Read more
August 25, 2021 - The Taliban has appointed Mullah Abdul Qayyup Zakir, a former Guantanamo prisoner released in 2007 as the Defense Minister. Read more
August 25, 2021 - KABUL - After a secret meeting happened with the CIA, the Taliban are no longer letting Afghans go to the airport saying that they will no longer allow Afghan nationals to leave the country. Did we just make a deal with terrorists? Read more
August 25, 2021 - The Pentagon has stated that U.S. forces at the international airport in Hamid Karzai, Kabul could destroy weapons and equipment that they can't take with them out of Afghanistan before the August 31st deadline. Read more
August 25, 2021 - The Taliban have taken back the three districts that resistance fighters had captured and surrounded the Panjshir Valley, where the resistance fighters are located. Read more
August 25, 2021 - KABUL - A government worker who is currently trapped in Afghanistan spoke to Fox News Tuesday and told them that her family is allegedly "stranded" and not currently able to make it with her family to the Kabul airport so that they can evacuate. Read more
August 25, 2021 - On Monday Pentagon spokesman John Kirby stated that commanders in Afghanistan only have the authority to rescue Americans stranded in Afghanistan on a 'case by case basis'. Read more
August 24, 2021 - Both the Ukraine and Iran are rejecting claims that a Ukrainian plane was hijacked by unknown hijackers which then reportedly flew to Iran, saying that the plane refueled and then headed to Kiev, despite what the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister, Yevhenii Yenin told Russian news about it being hijacked. Read more
August 24, 2021 - The commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) has vowed to ramp up one of the largest airlift operations ever as the U.S. Military coordinates evacuation flights out of Afghanistan in order to meet the August 31st deadline which the Taliban have called their "red line". Read more
August 24, 2021 - The commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) has vowed to ramp up one of the largest airlift operations ever as the U.S. Military coordinates evacuation flights out of Afghanistan in order to meet the August 31st deadline which the Taliban have called their "red line". Read more
August 24, 2021 - A Ukrainian plane that was in Afghanistan to evacuate Ukrainian citizens has been hijacked by unknown armed hijackers. After the hijackers took over the plane, they flew it to Iran. Read more
August 24, 2021 - Biden stated that the U.S. may extend the deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan to give the U.S. Military time to evacuate people from the country but the Taliban has warned of 'consequences' for remaining in the country after August 31st. Read more
August 23, 2021 - The White House has estimated that there are still "several thousand Americans" still in need of evacuation from Afghanistan, but the real number is yet unknown said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Read more
August 23, 2021 - The U.S. Military has deployed helicopters and special forces to Kabul to extract those who are stranded behind the Taliban checkpoints and unable to get to the Kabul international airport. Read more
August 23, 2021 - The U.S. military has stated that it has evacuated about 37,000 people from Afghanistan in the last week, half of which were evacuated in the last 24 hours. Read more
August 23, 2021 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are now carrying out airstrikes in Gaza in response to incendiary balloon attacks into Southern Israel that reportedly caused 9 or more fires. Read more
August 23, 2021 - The minister for the UK armed forces, James Heappey says that there is a possible threat of an Islamic State suicide bomber attempting to board a flight out of Kabul, or target the Kabul airport. Read more
August 23, 2021 - A shooting at the North gate in the Kabul international airport reportedly involving US and German soldiers has left one German ANA soldier dead. It is not yet known who the attackers were or why the shooting happened. Read more
August 23, 2021 - An elite Taliban special forces unit has been seen patrolling Kabul wearing U.S. military gear and weapons which makes them look similar to U.S. soldiers. Read more
August 23, 2021 - A US F-15E fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone armed with a missile system over Syria on Saturday after it was designated a threat by flying close to troops currently deployed in the area. Read more
August 23, 2021 - KABUL - A large group of veterans called 'Digital Dunkirk' is using analysts and satellite images to report Taliban checkpoint locations around the airport to help lead Afghan interpreters to the airport so that they can safely evacuate. Read more
August 22, 2021 - There are 20 or more Taliban checkpoints leading to the Kabul airport according to an unnamed rescued mother who was trapped in Afghanistan. She told Fox news that a man was shot in the head next to her in front of his wife and kids at a checkpoint in an attempt to get through to the airport. Read more
August 22, 2021 - According to the Daily Caller, House Republicans have stated that they are submitting a bill that will force the Biden administration to admit exactly how much U.S. Military equipment was in fact confiscated by the Taliban. Read more
August 21, 2021 - Taliban confiscating U.S. passports with the Kabul national airport currently closed due to alleged threats to security. The New York Post has reported that the Taliban is "now attempting to take their U.S. passports and identification orders in an attempt to stop them from leaving the country". Read more
August 21, 2021 - Taliban fighters allegedly set woman on fire for bad cooking. "They are forcing people to give them food and cook them food. A woman was put on fire because she was accused of bad cooking for Taliban fighters", a former Afghan judge Najla Ayoubi told Sky News. Read more
August 21, 2021 - Anti Taliban forces, nearly 6,000 fighters have taken 3 districts in North Afghanistan and are reportedly holding out against Taliban militants according to Reuters. Read more
August 21, 2021 - To Embassy Due To Threats Outside Gates - The U.S. Embassy in Kabul is now urging Americans not to travel to the embassy due to "potential security threats" outside the embassy's gates. This, after reports of an alleged threat by ISIS-K to the airport and surrounding area. Read more
August 21, 2021 - Israel has reportedly launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on 4 different targets after both Israel and Gaza escalated their alert levels following escalation on the border. Read more
August 21, 2021 - The IDF has put out an alert saying that the airstrikes on four Hamas weapons and storage manufacturing sites were in response to the violent riots happening throughout the day. Read more
August 21, 2021 - Two US officials have allegedly told Alexander Hunter-Mihalic, a news network producer that the U.S. military is working to provide "alternate routes" for those trying to get to the Kabul international airport due to a threat posed by ISIS-K to both the airport itself and the surrounding area. Read more
August 21, 2021 - 16 Republican senators signed a letter calling for the Biden to put out an order for the U.S. military to "provide safe and secure passageway through any Taliban barriers for all American citizens and all eligible Afghan partners to appropriate evacuation points". Read more
August 21, 2021 - The U.S. embassy in Kabul has warned U.S. citizens to "avoid traveling to the airport gates at this time" due to potential security threats" outside the Kabul airport. Read more
August 21, 2021 - KABUL - Graham Platner, An ex U.S. soldier has reportedly told the JP in an interview that the Afghan government and military was a fabrication existing to put money in people's pockets.Read more
August 21, 2021 - Afghan media has reported that about 150 Indian citizens have been captured around the Kabul airport, presumably by the Taliban according to a tweet by Sharif Hassan, a New York Times reporter. Read more
August 21, 2021 - The Taliban has executed the relative of a journalist during a door to door search for the reporter. The reporter works for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) just days after Biden coldly stated there are no deaths happening in Afghanistan. Read more
August 21, 2021 - The equipment that the U.S. Military gave to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2016 now in the hands of the Taliban: 75,898 vehicles, 599,690 weapons, 162,643 pieces of communications equipment, 208 aircraft and 16,191 intelligence, recon and communications equipment according to The Hill. Read more
August 21, 2021 - There are more seats on the planes than passengers, with paperwork and the Taliban slowing down the evacuation process in Afghanistan. About 7,000 people have been evacuated, a mixture of Americans, Afghans and other nationals since last week. Read more
August 21, 2021 - The Bahrain government has accepted a request from the United States government to use Isa air base for evacuees from Afghanistan. Bahrain says based on its "moral obligations" it will contribute by supporting 'humanitarian relief efforts". Read more
August 21, 2021 - The Biden administration says that it won't be enforcing the law requiring US citizens to pay up to $2,000 to fly out of Afghanistan after their original alert stated otherwise. Read more
August 21, 2021 - A contact in Afghanistan of the news reporter Sasha Ingber has stated that Americans were being beaten all throughout the night by the Taliban as the situation in Afghanistan is "rapidly deteriorating". Read more
August 20, 2021 - Taliban are asking for $200 for every family member and putting people through rigorous interrogation before letting them pass the checkpoints to get into the airport, or $300 a head to get through the gate manned by what's left of the Afghan military. Read more
August 20, 2021 - The evacuation efforts are being severely hampered by armed Taliban checkpoints and paperwork issues. Afghans who do not possess any papers or clearance remain piled up outside the airport adding to the confusion which has also prevented Afghans who do have papers from being able to get through. Read more
August 20, 2021 - The Department of Defense on Wednesday stated that out of 2,000 people that were evacuated that day only 325 of them were Americans. Read more
August 20, 2021 - The Taliban are going house to house looking for anyone who worked with the United States. If anyone is found to have worked with the US, they are hung. This, just after Biden announced that "no one has been killed" in Afghanistan. Read more
August 20, 2021 - Thousands of Americans and Afghans remain trapped behind Taliban checkpoints, with the Biden administration saying that going in and rescuing them would be too risky. Read more
August 20, 2021 - The evacuation process is now normalizing in Kabul, but U.S. military movements and extensions to stay past the deadline of August 31st must be approved by the Taliban. Read more
August 19, 2021 - A number of targets left burning in Damascus and Homs after alleged Israeli strikes by the Lebanon and Syrian border were reported by Syrian state run news. The Lebanese media says the airstrike happened over Lebanon however. Read more
August 19, 2021 - The Department of Defense says that the Taliban took billions of dollars worth of military equipment the U.S. had given to Afghanistan, including 40 aircraft and thousands of armored vehicles and weapons and high tech equipment such as scanners and night vision goggles. Read more
August 19, 2021 - Reports say that top generals tried to warn Biden for months not to withdraw all troops and to leave at least 2,500 in Afghanistan, but Biden says he doesn't remember. Read more
August 19, 2021 - The Taliban have told the Afghans to leave the airport after many attempted to jump aboard aircraft as they were taking off. Meanwhile the Taliban are celebrating Afghan Independence Day by declaring victory over the U.S. and NATO. Read more
August 19, 2021 - Biden says that US forces may remain in Afghanistan after the August 31st deadline if not all US citizens are out of the country by that date, and stated that he is committed to evacuating all US citizens regardless of how long it might take. Read more
August 19, 2021 - The Biden administration purposefully dismantled protections for US citizens trapped in Afghanistan set forth by the Trump administration, the Crisis Response Bureau (CCR) Read more
August 19, 2021 - Even as Biden claimed that Kabul was not likely to fall to the hands of the Taliban, intelligence given to the administration at the time pointed to a high likelihood of Kabul rapidly collapsing. Intelligence reports were not optimistic about the Afghan army putting up a serious resistance. Read more
August 19, 2021 - Military officials warned the Biden administration for months about Afghanistan but their warnings were largely ignored. This has lead to frustration among military officers, who wish to remain anonymous. Read more
August 19, 2021 - The Biden administration has no plans to get those who cannot get to the airport and are trapped behind the Taliban checkpoints out. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated, "I do not have the capability to go out and extend operations currently into Kabul". Read more
August 19, 2021 - The United States is now working with Taliban terrorists to carry out the evacuation of Americans and Western forces. So far 5,000 people have been evacuated. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Department of Defense has stated that it believes terrorist threats in Afghanistan are worse than they originally thought after the Taliban took over the country and released Al-Qaeda prisoners after taking over the Bagram air base where many high value prisoners were being held. Read more
August 19, 2021 - The United States is now working with Taliban terrorists to carry out the evacuation of Americans and Western forces. So far 5,000 people have been evacuated. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Taliban seized HIIDE biometric devices from the US military that scan Irises, faces and fingers which are capable of potentially identifying those who aided coalition forces. Read more
August 18, 2021 - There are reports coming in of Afghan citizens in Jalalabad being killed and injured after the Taliban opened fire on them for replacing the flag of the Taliban with the red, black and green Afghan flag. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Biden administration has told Americans who filled out the form to evacuate Afghanistan to head to the Hamid Karzai international airport, but that they 'cannot guarantee' their safety and security if they make the trip. Read more
August 18, 2021 - An Afghan interpreter was shot in the leg attempting to board a rescue flight to Australia after the Taliban claimed that they have changed for the better and are more moderate than they once were. This, after killing a woman for not wearing a burka, and murdering another woman and burning down her home for saying she didn't have enough food to feed their forces. Read more
August 18, 2021 - There are reports that the Taliban are patrolling around the Kabul airport and some people have stated that they are unable to get to the terminal due to the presence of armed Taliban fighters. Read more
August 18, 2021 - Western forces may be forced to pull out of Afghanistan before being able to evacuate everyone from Afghanistan as the Taliban are not in charge of security at the airport and "may remove their consent" for their being there at any time. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The US has now evacuated 2,200 People from Kabul, Afghanistan including diplomats and civilians. It is not yet known when flights will continue out of Kabul a Western security official stated. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Pentagon is planning to house 22,000 Afghans with special immigrant visas (SIV) at military bases located in the United States. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Taliban are now rounding up ex-government staff and attacking both women and children at the Kabul international airport despite the fact that they claimed that they were moderate. They are also offering a 'safe haven' for al-Qaeda according to a Pentagon report, after releasing many al-Qaeda from an Afghan prison. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Taliban has vowed to 'respect women's rights', as well as show forgiveness to those who battled them, as well as make sure Afghanistan does not harbor terrorists. That same day however,the Taliban shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burka, or head covering. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The US has evacuated 1,100 Americans, permanent US residents and their families from Afghanistan on Tuesday. Read more
August 18, 2021 - Various members of U.S. congress, including many democrats are now seeking to probe the Biden administration over the events that have unfolded in Afghanistan after a growing consensus that the entire situation was not handled as it should have been. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The White House has confirmed that the Taliban has captured, and now possesses a 'fair amount' of U.S. military equipment including firearms, vehicles and advanced UH-60 Black Hawk attack helicopters as well as other equipment. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The US embassy in Kabul has put out a notice to Americans stranded in Afghanistan NOT to come to the airport until they are notified by the embassy and has given Americans a form to fill out. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The evacuation process has sped up after the Taliban stated that they will allow Americans and Afghan evacuees to leave the country until September 11th. The US military is now planning to evacuate between 5,000 and 9,000 people a day but the situation is unstable and constantly shifting. Read more
August 18, 2021 - The Kabul international airport has now been secured by western forces. Commander of the UK evacuation effort has stated that the aim is evacuating 1,000 people a day but the airport could be closed again at any time. Read more
August 18, 2021 - Between 10,000 and 40,000 American citizens remain stranded in Afghanistan with no way to get out of the country now controlled and ruled by Taliban terrorists after having been given assurances by Joe Biden in July that the Taliban would not be taking the country over. Read more
August 17, 2021 - Four Palestinians were killed in a firefight between armed Palestinians and Israeli security forces during an arrest raid. Read more
August 17, 2021 - Air raid sirens sounded off in Israel after a rocket was launched from Gaza for the first time since the 11 day war between Israel and Hamas ended in May. Read more
August 17, 2021 - The Department Of Defense is preparing US military bases to house around 30,000 Afghan refugees, but evacuation will be mixed, and Americans will not be given priority for evacuation out of the country. Read more
August 16, 2021 - China is preparing to formalize recognizing the Taliban as the new government in Afghanistan after previously agreeing with the Taliban not to harbor forces capable of sparking insurrection in China, including Xinjiang, inhabited by Uyghurs. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The Taliban have begun to seize weapons from Afghans, saying that they will no longer be needing them. Meanwhile, the Taliban continue to murder Afghans, make lists of unmarried Afghan women and track down anyone who helped the west. Read more
August 16, 2021 - Many high value prisoners, including Al Qaeda terrorists were freed in Afghanistan after the Taliban overran the Bagram air base sparking fears that new life will be breathed into the Al Queda terror group in the region. Read more
August 16, 2021 - At least 3 people, including one woman fell to their deaths from high altitude attempting to cling to the U.S. Air Force's C-17 after it took off from the Afghan international airport. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The Taliban are going door to door in Afghanistan searching for U.S. allies and Journalists. Although the Taliban has stated that they want a 'peaceful transfer' and promised 'safety', forced marriages and executions have already been carried out, and are being carried out systematically in cities and villages across the country Read more
August 16, 2021 - The US military shot and killed two armed men at the Kabul airport during the chaotic evacuation and suspended air operations while US soldiers secure the airfield by clearing out the Afghans who had amassed on the Tarmac. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The US Military evacuated the acting US ambassador to Afghanistan on Sunday as the international airport in Kabul was under fire by Taliban militants. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The United States has now lowered its flag on the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan and moved all of its staff and personnel to the airport, where US forces have taken control of air traffic control. Read more
August 16, 2021 - Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling for the resignation of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Nacy Pelosi in response to the 'embarrassing' failure in Afghanistan. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The Afghan government has collapsed as Taliban militants swept across the capital Sunday and took control of the city, including entering and taking control of the presidential palace. The Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani has left the country and gone to Tajikistan according to a senior interior ministry official. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The US has used a C-17 to evacuate 800 people in a single trip out of Afghanistan as the Taliban take over the entire country. US forces have taken over air traffic control in the Kabul international airport. Read more
August 15, 2021 - The Taliban terrorists have taken over every major city in Afghanistan except for Kabul. All roads leading into the city have been blocked off with the capital surrounded by Taliban militants. Read more
August 15, 2021 - Airstrikes carried out by the United States have killed around 35 Taliban terrorists in three provinces in Afghanistan. US troops have increased from 3,000 to 5,000 strong and a total blackout hits Kabul as the Taliban advances on Kabul. Read more
August 13, 2021 - The US embassy in Kabul has put out a statement urging all US citizens in Afghanistan to evacuate the country immediately as Taliban terrorist forces advance quickly across the country. Read more
August 13, 2021 - The Taliban are nearing the capture of the US embassy in Afghanistan. The US Marine Corps is sending in two infantry battalions and the US Army is sending in one infantry battalion, amounting to about 3,000 U.S. troops to aid in evacuating the embassy before it is overrun by Taliban forces. Read more
August 13, 2021 - Iranian air defenses have reportedly fired a warning shot at a United States military MQ-9 Reaper drone near the Strait of Hormuz not far from the Iranian border. Read more
August 12, 2021 - The Taliban has taken control of an Mi-24V attack helicopter that had originally been one of four attack helicopters donated to Afghanistan by India. Read more
August 11, 2021 - Taliban terrorists have captured 9 Afghan capitals in less than a week. Afghan forces have destroyed Taliban hideouts and hundreds of Taliban militants have been reported to have been killed in a large battle with Afghan forces. Read more
August 11, 2021 - Iran has asked Iraq to expel the Iranian rebels from Kurdistan. Secretary of Iran's national security Read more
August 11, 2021 - Israel reportedly warned the CIA that Iran's new President is a mentally disturbed extremist who can't be reasoned or negotiated with. Read more
August 10, 2021 - A large explosion has been reported on a ship in the port of Latakia, Syria suspected to be Iranian. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, or SOHR stated that there were casualties and considerable damage from the explosion. Read more
August 9, 2021 - The Taliban terrorist organization has taken over six Afghan capitals in just the last 4 days as they sweep across Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US and international force from the region. At least 27 children have been killed in the last three days alone. Read more
August 8, 2021 - The Israeli defense minister says that Israel is ready to take action against Iran if tensions between the two countries continue to grow, after saying that they have "hard evidence" that Iran was behind the recent drone strike on an Israeli managed tanker. Read more
August 8, 2021 - Israel has warned of an 'overt and covert' response if the Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel after conducting large scale strikes into Lebanon in response to Hezbollah rockets being launched from Lebanon into Israel. Read more
August 8, 2021 - The Hezbollah has told Israel that they do not want a war, but that they are not afraid of it saying, "We expect it every day. And we will win it" and "Any air strike against Lebanon will have an answer" after Israel fired artillery into Lebanon in response to Hezbollah rockets being fired into Northern Israel. Read more
August 8, 2021 - The US launched multiple airstrikes over the weekend. An airstrike on Saturday using B-52 Stratofortress bombers struck insurgents causing massive damage. Sunday airstrikes on large gatherings and hideouts killing over 200 Taliban. Read more
August 6, 2021 - The Hezbollah terrorist organization fired 19 rockets overall from Lebanon into Israel. Read more
August 6, 2021 - Israel has responded to rocket fire from Lebanon after the Iron dome was activated due to rocket fire from Lebanon into Northern Israel. Read more
August 6, 2021 - Rocket sirens are sounding again on Israel's northern border. It is still unclear whether the rockets are coming in from Lebanon or Syria. Read more
August 6, 2021 - More US and Afghan airstrikes have been carried out on Taliban positions in Southern Afghanistan on both Wednesday and Thursday as Taliban forces make gains in the Northern part of the country. Read more
August 5, 2021 - An Israeli airstrike has taken out rocket launch sites in southern Lebanon in response to the rockets that were fired from Lebanon into Israel. Read more
August 5, 2021 - The Israeli military has fired more than 100 shells into South Lebanon so far in response to the rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel. Read more
August 4, 2021 - Three rockets were fired from Lebanon at Northern Israel. One rocket landed inside Israel and the other landed back in Lebanon. Read more
August 4, 2021 - At least eight people have been killed, including the acting defense minister of Afghanistan during an explosion in Kabul that reportedly targeted the acting defense minister according to Afghan officials. Read more
August 4, 2021 - The U.K. Maritime Authority says that the alleged Iranian hijacking of the tanker off the UAE has ended, and that the ship is both safe and secure. Read more
August 4, 2021 - Iranian forces have allegedly seized an oil tanker in the UAE gulf, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. In total, at least six ships in the area are reported to have lost control of steering in 'unclear' circumstances. Read more
August 3, 2021 - After an Iranian attack on an Israeli managed oil tanker Mercer Street that killed two people, the West, including Israel and the United states has vowed a 'collective' response as escalation, or 'stepping up' of hostilities between the west and Iran continue to mount. Read more
August 3, 2021 - The Taliban have taken over a television station in Helmand, Afghanistan amidst new US airstrikes in Herat, Kandahar and Lashkar Gah. Read more
August 3, 2021 - Airstrikes carried out by the US military has killed at least 40 Taliban terrorists in the province of Helmand, Afghanistan according to the Ministry of Defense. Read more
August 1, 2021 - The US Navy has boarded the tanker that had been attacked by Iran off of Oman that killed two people and is being escorted by the USS Ronald Reagan according to Central Command. Read more
August 1, 2021 - A US B-52 bomber has carried out strikes against Taliban forces in the western Herat province, Afghanistan after Taliban forces clashed with government forces on Saturday. Read more
July 31, 2021 - The Iranian attack on the oil tanker managed by Israeli shipping company killed one British national and one Romanian national. Read more
July 31, 2021 - Iran has attacked an oil tanker managed by an Israeli shipping company near Oman, killing two crew members onboard. Read more
July 27, 2021 - Afghan General Ajaml Omar Shinwarai says that 1,528 Taliban insurgents have been killed in 20 provinces in a single week in Afghanistan, as well as 16 taken hostage. Read more
July 26, 2021 - Biden stated on Monday that United States combat troops would be leaving Iraq by the end of the year Read more
July 25, 2021 - Israel has launched further air strikes into the Gaza Strip, targeting buildings used by members of the Hamas after incendiary balloons were launched into Israel from Gaza which lead to fires in the Eshkol Regional Council. Read more
July 25, 2021 - Two more missiles fired by Israeli fighter jets targeting facilities in the Set Zaynab settlement were reportedly intercepted and shot down by Russian air defenses in Syria. Read more
July 25, 2021 - A top US general has said that the US will continue to carry out air strikes in support of Afghan forces who are fighting the Taliban. Read more
July 25, 2021 - Russia says it has upgraded its missile defenses in Syria to thwart missile attacks by Israel and has intercepted Israeli missiles in the latest Israeli airstrike on Syria. Read more
July 24, 2021 - Yet another drone attack was carried out on an Iraqi base currently housing US troops Friday morning. Read more
July 23, 2021 - Officials in the United States as well as Iraq plan to put out a statement agreeing that US troops should leave Iraq by the end of the year. Read more
July 23, 2021 - The U.S. Military has been launching airstrikes against Taliban forces in Afghanistan to support Afghan security forces for the last 30 days, with increasing attacks over the last few days. Read more
July 20, 2021 - A bomb blast has killed at least 35 people in a Sadr City market in Baghdad, Iraq.Read more
July 20, 2021 - Israel has fired artillery shells into Lebanon after two rockets were fired into Israel. One rocket was intercepted, while the other hit an open area with no damage to property, injuries or fatalities. Read more
July 19, 2021 - Two Iranian warships have been spotted near the English channel satellite photos show. Read more
July 17, 2021 - Iranian president Hassan Rouhani stated during a government meeting that Iran is now able to enrich Uranium up to 90% if their nuclear reactors require it. Read more
July 14, 2021 - At a meeting in Baghdad last week a senior Iranian commander for the Revolutionary Guard told Shi'ite militias to attack U.S. targets after the U.S. had carried out air strikes on Iranian backed militias on the Syrian/Iraqi border. Read more
July 10, 2021 - What is believed to be a mortar shell or rocket attack has been reported near the Conoco gas field where US backed forces are located. Read more
July 10, 2021 - The United States military will still maintain the option to carry out airstrikes in Afghanistan until September even after withdrawal is completeRead more
July 9, 2021 - The Taliban have stated that they have taken over control of over 85% of the territory in Afghanistan as U.S. and international troops finish pulling out of the country. Read more
July 8, 2021 - The Taliban have overrun the Afghanistan border crossings of five countries, including Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and China as military forces from other countries pull out of Afghanistan after 20 years of foreign intervention in the region. Read more
July 8, 2021 - There have been multiple reports of another rocket attack in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. Multiple rockets, with one rocket landing close to the United States embassy. Read more
July 7, 2021 - The al Asad Air Base in Iraq has been hit by 14 rockets, on the third day of attacks in a row by Iran backed militia, with three people wounded with minor injuries. Another drone attack occurred near Omar oil field in Syria which is said to have been foiled by American forces. Read more
July 7, 2021 - Iran has reported to the IAEA that they have begun manufacturing enriched uranium metal. Last month Iran had announced that they had manufactured 6.5 kilograms (Roughly 14 lb) of uranium that had been enriched to 60%. . Read more
July 6, 2021 - At least 20 rockets have hit Erbil airport in Iraq during a massive rocket attack, with at least three drones used in the attack. One UAS, or unmanned aircraft system 'impacted' the base. Read more
July 6, 2021 - CENTCOM stated on Tuesday that the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan is now at 90% completion. The target date for full withdrawal is set for September 11th Read more
July 6, 2021 - Just days after a rumor had been swirling around the media about an attack on a US base in Syria that was denied by the U.S. government, Iran backed militias carried out two attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, both within 12 hours time of one another Read more
July 5, 2021 - The Taliban has stated that there will be consequences if the United States and other foreign troops have not left Afghanistan by September 11th Read more
July 4, 2021 - A base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria was reportedly hit by rockets on Sunday, as reported by various news agencies. The U.S. coalition in Syria however denies these claims, saying that there is no truth to the story. Read more
July 4, 2021 - The U.S. Military has shut down three camps in Qatar ahead of potential Iranian missile strikes. The camps had contained weapons warehouses, the last of which have been transferred to Jordan. Read more
July 4, 2021 - The new target for complete Afghanistan withdrawal is now the end of August, earlier than originally planned. Read more
July 3, 2021 - Israeli warplanes have once again struck Hamas targets in Gaza after Hamas launched incendiary balloons into Israel. Israel struck a launcher operated by Hamas, as well as a weapons factory. Read more
July 3, 2021 - An Israeli cargo ship navigating the Indian Ocean was struck by an 'unknown weapon', causing damage to the vessel and a fire. Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Iran is suspected by Israel. Read more
June 29, 2021 - Both Syria and Iraq have strongly condemned airstrikes the United States carried out on Iran backed militia in Syria and Iraq over the weekend. Read more
June 28, 2021 - U.S. Forces in Syria have been attacked by multiple rockets. No injuries, and damage is currently being assessed. The U.S. responded back with artillary fire on key launch locations. Read more
June 28, 2021 - Following airstrikes by the United States in Syria and Iraq, Iranian backed militia forces have declared open war on the United States. Read more
June 28, 2021 - The United States military carried out overnight airstrikes against 2 Iran backed militias in both Iraq and Syria on Sunday in response to recent drone attacks targeting U.S. soldiers and military buildings. Read more
June 27, 2021 - At least 13 people, including women and children were injured during a bus explosion in the city of Charikar, Afghanistan Sunday. Read more
June 27, 2021 - Russia has sent fighter jets that are able to equip Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to the Hemeimeem airbase in Syria after claiming to fire warning shots and dropping bombs ahead of British destroyer in the Black Sea Read more
June 27, 2021 - According to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Iran's drones now have a range of over 7,000 kilometers, or roughly 4,375 Miles. Read more
June 26, 2021 - The U.S. Navy is sending the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier currently stationed in Japan, to the Middle East to cover the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read more
June 23, 2021 - The United States has seized multiple Iranian media sites, including Iran's state run TV website, replacing the website with a Department of Justice message. Read more
June 18, 2021 - The United States is pulling a large number of assets out of the Middle East to re-focus assets and realign efforts to growing threats from China and Russia. Read more
June 18, 2021 - The Iranian ships that had been sailing toward South America and presumed to be headed for Venezuela or Cuba have changed course and are now headed toward Syria, the Mediterranean Sea or to Russia although their exact destination is presently unknown. Read more
June 15, 2021 - Israel retaliated to incendiary balloon attacks with strikes on Gaza as violence between Israel and Gaza are reignited just weeks after the ceasefire agreement. Read more
June 13, 2021 - A mortar attack on a home in Lagman, Afghanistan has killed five civilians and injured one. 573 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the first three months of 2021 with 1,455 Taliban attacks in the month of May alone. Read more
June 13, 2021 - The Taliban put out a warning to neighboring countries to Afghanistan, saying that hosting U.S. bases would be a 'historic mistake' and would give the United States a way to carry out attacks after the U.S. pulls out its military from the country. Read more
June 13, 2021 - The Yemen Houthi Rebels fired a missile that hit a gas station where there was a long line of cars waiting to fill up their tanks, killing at least 17 people, including a little 5 year old girl. Read more
June 12, 2021 - U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says that Iran could cut the nuclear breakout time, or time to amass enough fissile material to create a nuclear weapon to just weeks if it keeps violating the 2015 nuclear accord limiting its nuclear program. Full story
June 12, 2021 - At least seven people have been killed and six injured in two bomb blasts that happened in Kabul, Afghanistan. The two explosions hit vehicles driving on the same road about 1.2 miles apart from one another. Read more
June 11, 2021 - The United States has been watching two Iranian warships as they entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in history and continue on a path toward South America, suspected to be shipping weapons to Venezuela. Full story
June 11, 2021 - 5 rockets targeted the Balad Air Base in Iraq on Wednesday, north of Baghdad. The bases houses United States contractors, but there were no casualties. Full story
June 10, 2021 - The United States military has reached the halfway point in withdrawing forces and military assets out of Afghanistan says the Pentagon. Full story
June 5, 2021 - The two Iranian warships that have just passed Africa and now traveling in the Atlantic are on a trajectory to reach South America's east coast in the next week or two if they keep traveling at their current speed of 8 to 10 knots. Full story
June 5, 2021 - As the United States nears the 50% complete mark in its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban are growing stronger, and heavy fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban is increasing by the day. Full story
June 5, 2021 - Two Iranian warships that have been heading toward the Atlantic ocean and believed to be headed for Venezuela have now rounded Africa's Cape Of God Hope and have almost entered the Atlantic. Full story
June 5, 2021 - The United States has announced that they are giving $266 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan despite of the U.S. troop withdrawal from the region. Full story
June 3, 2021 - One of Iran's biggest ships, The Khark has caught fire and sunk off the Iranian south coastal port of Jask in the Gulf Of Oman. Full story
June 3, 2021 - A bomb has went off in Kabul, Afghanistan ripping apart a minivan and killing at least 4 people during escalating violence in the region Full story
June 2, 2021 - Central Command has stated that the United States military's withdrawal from Afghanistan is now at up to between 30% and 44% complete. Full story
June 2, 2021 - Three bombs went off in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, killing 10 people and wounding 12 others. Full story
May 31, 2021 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that Iran's enrichment program is now reaching levels that "Only countries making bombs are reaching". Full story
May 30, 2021 - An Iraqi militia commander, Qasim Muslih has been arrested after an attack on a base housing U.S. forces Full story
May 30, 2021 - The United States is currently monitoring two Iranian warships that are thought to be headed to Venezuela, though officials are not entirely sure of the destination. Full story
May 28, 2021 - The United States has diverted an aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan from the Pacific to the middle east, to aid in the withdrawal process. Full story
May 25, 2021 - One rocket hit close to the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which houses U.S. troops on May 24th. The rocket hit near a village close to the base. There were no known injuries. Full story
May 24, 2021 - An Israeli Senior Likud minister has stated that Israel will now be preemptively striking the Hamas terrorist group when it sees that the group is building up its rocket stockpile and preparing to fire on Israel, rather than waiting to be fired upon. Full story
May 21, 2021 - Central Command has announced that it has sent U.S. Air Force F-18D Hornet fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to promote stability amidst the escalating violence in the Middle East. Full story
May 21, 2021 - A peace deal has finally been brokered between Israel and the Hamas by Egypt while Joe Biden is attempting to take the majority of the credit for the agreement. Full story
May 21, 2021 - Canada's Superior Court of Justice has given a ruling on the Iranian shoot-down of flight 752, saying that the act was both 'intentional' and 'an act of terrorism'. Read more
May 20, 2021 - Israeli security cabinet approves "mutual and simultaneous ceasefire" in Gaza with Hamas. Ceasefire will go into effect on Friday at 2:00AM. Read more
May 20, 2021 - The U.S. House Democrats have submitted a resolution to block the $735 million in military weapons funding that had been approved by the Biden Administration. Read more
May 19, 2021 - Lebanon has fired four more rockets into Israel, all of which entered Israeli territory. Only one of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Read more
May 19, 2021 - Total Palestinians killed: 197, including 34 women and 58 children. Total Israelis dead: 10. Israel shows no sign of stopping strikes on Gaza As Hamas rockets fired into Israel now total 3,450. Read more
May 19, 2021 - Central Command says that the withdrawal process from Afghanistan is now 20% completed and 5 U.S. facilities have been handed over to the Afghan Defense Ministry. Read more
May 18, 2021 - The Hamas terrorist organization says that they have carried out rocket barrages on six Israeli air force bases in retaliation for airstrikes in Gaza, which were retaliatory strikes in response to Hamas rocket barrages on Israel. Read more
May 18, 2021 - The Biden Administration has approved $735 million dollar sale in precision guided weapons to Israel. Read more
May 17, 2021 - Israel shelled Lebanon after Lebanon launched six shells toward Israel which did not reach the border. Situation in Lebanon seems calm after the shelling for the moment. Read more
May 16, 2021 - Iran has increased their funding to Hamas to $30,000,000 per month in exchange for intelligence on Israel. This, in light of the increased rocket attacks by Hamas on Israel over the last week. Read more
May 16, 2021 - Israeli air strike in Gaza kills 10 Palestinians, most all children. Hamas carry out operations in civilian buildings in hopes that Israel will take out civilians so that they can further their smear campaign against the Jewish state. Read more
May 14, 2021 - 120 Palestinians and 8 Israelis have died in the fighting so far, while over 1,000 have been wounded in the escalating violence. Three rockets have been fired into Israel from Syria Read more
May 13, 2021 - The IDF had put out a statement saying that "Ground Troops Are Attacking Gaza" confusing foreign media. Israel National News says this is not the case. Read more
May 13, 2021 - Israel has assembled thousands of troops at the Gaza border in preparation for ground operations in the Gaza Strip and international flights over Tel Aviv have been canceled. Read more
May 13, 2021 - The IDF is preparing ground operations in Israel in light of the escalating violence from the Hamas terrorist organization. 1,800 rockets have been fired since Monday. Deaths: 103, which includes 27 children, and 11 women. 580 people have been injured. Read more
May 13, 2021 - Over 1,600 rockets have been fired into Israel and the number of dead has risen to 7 in Israel, and 83 in Gaza as Israel and Hamas continue to exchange missile/rocket fire and Israel continues to bombard Hamas positions in Gaza. Read more
May 12, 2021 - A precision strike by the IDF has killed 4 Hamas commanders as Hamas continue to bombard Israeli cities with rocket fire. Read more
May 12, 2021 - The death toll in the escalating rocket and missile trikes in Israel and Gaza has risen to 48 killed in Gaza and 5 killed in Israel, with 15 deaths reported to be children. The United Nations has warned that the current situation could escalate into a "full scale war". Read more
May 11, 2021 - At least thirty Palestinians (10 Children) and three Israeli's are known to have been killed in the fighting between Hamas and Israel so far. Read more
May 11, 2021 - Israeli security forces are once again storming the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. Read more
May 11, 2021 - Gaza Building And Block Collapses After Israeli Strike & Tel Aviv Building hit By Rocket - A 13 story Building and block collapsed during an Israeli missile strike in the Gaza Strip after hundreds of rockets from Gaza rained down on Israel. Hamas stated "We are now carrying out our promise. The Qassam Brigades are launching their biggest rocket strike against Tel Aviv and its suburbs, with 130 rockets". Read more
May 11, 2021 - Israel has put out the following warning to civilians in the Gaza Strip, "To the citizens of Gaza: The IDF is striking Hamas weapons stores hidden inside civilian buildings in Gaza. Although Hamas wants to put you in harm's way, we urge you to stay away from Hamas' weapons sites and get to safety. Our goal is only to strike terror..". Read more
May 11, 2021 - 26 Palestinians now dead, and two Israeli's as Israel and Hamas exchange rocket fire to and from the Gaza strip. Read more
May 11, 2021 - According to the Department of Defense 13 Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast attack craft harassed six United States warships in the Strait of Hormuz, causing U.S. ships to fire 30 warning shots. Read more
May 11, 2021 - The IDF says it has hit 130 targets in Gaza over night after about 200 rockets were fired into Israel. Read more
May 10, 2021 - 9 Palestinians killed as Israel Carried Out Airstrikes On Gaza Strip After Hamas Launched Rockets Into Israel. Read more
May 10, 2021 - The number of dead in the car bomb attacks at the Afghanistan girl's school has risen to 85, mainly school aged girls with 147 injured. Read more
May 10, 2021 - More than 200 Palestinians were wounded Friday as Palestinians clash with Israeli police with riots during the 'holiest night' of Ramadan. Read more
May 10, 2021 - Airstrikes in Syria, suspected to be carried out by Israel has killed 10 Iran backed fighters, eight of whom were Iraqi nationals and two of which were Syrian fighters. Read more
May 9, 2021 - 50 or more people, mostly school aged girls were killed in car bomb blasts outside a school in the capital city of Kabul in which there were three explosions. Read more
May 8, 2021 A propaganda video aired on Iranian state television showed a fake attack on the United States capital building, ending in a scene of the building exploding and bursting into flames. Read more
May 8, 2021 Unmanned aerial surveillance system attacks Iraqi airbase housing U.S. and international forces. No injuries were reported in the attack, but there was damage to a hanger. Read more
May 7, 2021 Washington deploys six bombers to Afghanistan to aid in departure and planning on ramping up ground troops. As Washington views Russia and China as top threats, there is a consensus that the U.S. is reducing its troops elsewhere in the world to focus its assets in Europe and the Indo-Pacific regions. Read more
May 6, 2021 Alleged Israeli Strike On Civilian Warehouse Kills 1 And Injures 6 - Israel attacking Hezbollah outposts two days in a row on the Syrian border after a Syrian missile detonated close to the secret Israeli Dimona nuclear reactor last month. Read more
May 5, 2021 Alleged Israeli Strike On Civilian Warehouse Kills 1 And Injures 6 - An airstrike allegedly carried out by Israel hit a "civilian plastic warehouse" near Latakia and Tartus in Syria. Read more
May 4, 2021 A rocket attack was carried out on the Iraqi Al-Asad Airbase which contains United States, as well as international troops on same day as another rocket attack occurred in Iraq. Read more
May 4, 2021. Al-Qaeda has vowed to wage war on all fronts and says they plan a resurgence in Afghanistan as the United States withdraws their forces from the region, stating that the "Americans are now defeated". Read more
May 4, 2021 The Afghan government says they have killed at least 60 Taliban fighters in the last 24 hours in a number of offensives after taking control of the Antonik U.S. military base, a key base of operations the day before. Read more
May 4, 2021 Rocket Attack On Balad Air Base In Iraq Housing U.S. Contractors. Read more
May 2, 2021 Multiple Rockets Target Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops. Read more
May 2, 2021 There has been several explosions near the city of Qom. Heavy black smoke can be seen rising from the Movaledan chemical factory. Read more
April 28, 2021: Israeli military says they shot down a Hezbollah drone on the border of Lebanon as it crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon.
April 28, 2021: Three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard fast attack craft ships came "unnecessarily close" to two U.S. Navy ships, causing one of the U.S. Navy ships to fire warning shots to get the Iranian ships to back off. Read more
April 26, 2021: Israeli Security Cabinet Says Major Military Response Is A Go If Rockets Keep Being Launched Into Israel From Gaza
April 26, 2021: On April 1st two Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fast attack crafts and a Harth 55 support vessel buzzed and swarmed around United States Coast Guard ships, harassing them for over three hours
April 26, 2021: Iran Foreign Minister Says John Kerry Leaked U.S.Covert Operations Intel About Israeli Operations In Syria.
April 26, 2021: Natanz Nuclear Site Explosion Took IR-1 Type Centrifuges Offline According To A Jewish Institute For The National Security Of America (JINSA), Allegedly Turning Back Iran's Nuclear Clock By More Than Two Months
April 26, 2021: 40 Or More Rockets Were Fired Into Israel From Gaza Over The Weekend Starting On Friday Night & On Into Saturday Morning. Some Were Intercepted By Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense System, Others Fell Into Empty Fields. A Few Other Rockets Fell Within Gaza. Israel Responded With Air Strikes On Hamas Targets Within Gaza
April 25, 2021: Yemen Rebels Have Taken Control Of Northwest Kassara & Continues To Push Forward On Western Front Even After Saudi Airstrikes. At least 65 Fighters Have Been Killed In The Past Two Days. Losing Marib To The Rebels Would Be Disastrous On Both Yemen Army & Saudi Arabia Who Has Been Backing The Yemen Army Against The Rebels.
April 25, 2021: Turkey Air-Land Operation Carries Out Bomb Attacks On PKK Targets In Northern Iraq As Turkish Paratroopers Jump Out Of Helicopters Firing Assault Weapons. Turkey, And Much Of The West Considers The PKK A Terrorist Organization & Has Been In Rebellion Against Turkey For Decades
April 25, 2021: U.S. Military Finishing Withdrawal From Afghanistan. General Austin S. Miller Was Asked If The Afghanistan Military Is Ready To Fight Taliban Without U.S. Help. His Answer: "They Must Be Ready"
April 25, 2021: After Withdrawing From Afghanistan, United States Is Looking Into Fighting Taliban From Neighboring States
April 25, 2021: Iran Warns Israel That It Will Pay For Strike On Tanker Off Syrian Coast Saying "The Zionists think they can strike Syria without repercussions but Israeli interest will be put in danger."
April 24, 2021: Rocket Sirens Sounded in Gaza And A Rocket Fell Near the Border Fence Where Nearly 1,000 Protesters Are Protesting, Though No Injuries Or Damages Have Been Reported
April 24, 2021: Three people were killed in the suspected drone missile attack on the Iranian oil tanker that caused a fire, two of which were members of the crew
April 24, 2021: Washington Has Declared Mass Killing & "Ethnic Cleansing" Of Armenians That Started In 1915 As Genocide
April 25, 2021: CENTCOM Commander Says Iraq Doesn't Want United States To Leave
April 24, 2021: Israel Confirms Syrian Missile That Set Off Secret Israeli Reactor Alarms Was Not Not Aimed At The Nuclear Reactor Intentionally
April 24, 2021: Israel Confirms Syrian Missile That Set Off Secret Israeli Reactor Alarms Was Not Not Aimed At The Nuclear Reactor Intentionally
April 24, 2021: Iranian Tanker Suspected To Have Been Attacked Off Syrian Coast By Drone From Lebanese Waters Causing A Fire But No Casualties Have Been Reported
April 24, 2021: Iranian Guard Shoots & Kills Three Terrorists In The Province Sistan and Baluchistan
April 23, 2021: Palestinians Fire 3 Rockets At Israel, One Rocket Was Intercepted.
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September 1, 2021 - Japanese media reported on Monday that a Chinese warship has been put on 24/7 standby in waters in between Yonaguni Island and northeast Taiwan. Read more
August 26, 2021 - Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft, including a Z-9 helicopter has violated Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for the first time ever. Read more
August 19, 2021 - China has vowed to crush U.S. troops present on Taiwan after US Senator John Cornyn put out a tweet that the United States has up to 30,000 troops stationed in Taiwan. Read more
August 19, 2021 - A report by the bipartisan government commission, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has found that North Korea is torturing and executing religious people and is enforcing "the absolute denial of religious belief" and presents "an acute challenge to its citizens' enjoyment of their right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, or belief". Read more
August 19, 2021 - China is planning to build an airport on land that China reclaimed from the sea (land created by land fill) near the Pingtan island, the closest point in China to the island of Taiwan. Read more
August 17, 2021 - China conducted live fire exercises south of Taiwan on Tuesday in response to what they call "provocations" and "necessary activity in response to the recent situation in the Taiwan Strait", along with collusion between Taiwan and the United States. Read more
August 17, 2021 - A Chinese military plane has flown into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for the fourth time this month causing Taiwan to send radio warnings and deploy air missile defense systems to track the aircraft. Read more
August 16, 2021 - The US abandonment of Afghanistan has emboldened China toward carrying out an invasion on Taiwan, and given the Chinese state media ammunition in the form of propaganda, telling countries that they can't trust the United States to protect them. Propaganda that was aimed most exclusively at Taiwan. Read more
August 13, 2021 - The Russians and Chinese are launching airstrikes together during joint military exercises on Chinese territory. Read more
August 13, 2021 - Taiwan and US Coast Guards both meet together to talk of improving communication and cooperation between the two countries despite China's strong objections and pressure on the island for 'reunification' with mainland China. Read more
August 13, 2021 - A Chinese research ship has been spotted in disputed Philippine territory near the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, 65 nautical miles east of the Shoal. Read more
August 13, 2021 - Seven Chinese military planes, which included jets and electronic warfare aircraft entered Taiwan's ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) after a two month hiatus with relatively few incursions. Read more
August 8, 2021 - Japan is planning to deploy nuclear missiles next to Taiwan next year to challenge China's recent aggression in the South China Sea. Read more
August 13, 2021 - North Korea has reiterated threats to the United States in response to joint US/South Korean drills that North Korea says are a rehearsal for an invasion. Read more
August 5, 2021 - Japan is reportedly planning to deploy missiles 300 kilometers off Taiwan's coast as a deterrence against a Chinese invasion on the island. Read more
August 3, 2021 - India is sending a 4 warship task force into the Indo-Pacific for a two month deployment to the region for military exercises with the United States, Australia and Japan as tensions grow in the region. Read more
August 3, 2021 - Germany and the UK have both sent warships to the South China Sea as fears of war continue to loom, with the UK permanently deploying two warships in the region. Read more
August 3, 2021 - The Carl Vinson carrier strike group, along with F-35C fighters and CMV-22B Osprey headed to the Indo-Pacific region in a 'landmark' deployment according to the Navy. Read more
August 3, 2021 - The Chinese and Russian military will be holding joint military exercises for the first time, on Chinese soil as ties between the two countries grow ever stronger in the face of growing tension with the West. Read more
July 27, 2021 - Top US General has said that the United States military "failed miserably" during a wargame in October simulating a Chinese attack on Taiwan, leaving the military pondering the changes that need to be made to the US and Taiwan joint strategy. Read more
July 27, 2021 - The Chinese military are currently working on a vehicle or weapon mounted laser that will be used to cut through the air in front of hypersonic missiles and jets in order to decrease air resistance and make the missiles or jets fly much faster. Read more
July 24, 2021 - Chinese military aircraft have entered Taiwan's ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) for the 11th time this month. According to the Taiwan Defense Ministry, a (PLAAF) or PLA Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane entered the southwestern part of Taiwan on Thursday. Read more
July 23, 2021 - New satellite images show that China is currently building a 3rd aircraft carrier that could be finished as early as this year, faster than expected as China rushes to completion of the project. Read more
July 19, 2021 - The Philippine Coast Guard has stated that they drove away a Chinese warship from the West Philippine Sea as China continues to increase a naval presence in waters owned by the Philippines. Follow @Military_Alerts for more Read more
July 19, 2021 - The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committee posted a video on July 11th threatening to 'continuously use nuclear bombs' on Japan if the country tries to intervene in a Chinese invasion on Taiwan. Read more
July 19, 2021 - F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets are being deployed in 'big numbers' by the United States in response to Chinese 'muscle flexing' in the South China Sea. Read more
July 12, 2021 - The U.S. has once again reminded China that an attack on Philippine forces in the South China Sea would trigger a 1951 mutual defense treaty between the Philippines and United States. Read more
July 12, 2021 - The U.S. has once again reminded China that an attack on Philippine forces in the South China Sea would trigger a 1951 mutual defense treaty between the Philippines and United States. Read more
July 12, 2021 - China is looking at the development of "exotic nukes", or nuclear powered underwater drones as well as nuclear powered cruise missiles. Read more
July 3, 2021 - Japan has warned the United States of the possibility of a 'Pearl Harbor' type of attack from both Russia and China, pointing to the increased cooperation between the two countries. Read more
July 3, 2021 - Satellite photos show 119 construction sites in the Chinese desert that resemble the same features as China's existing nuclear facilities, indicating that the communist state is building over 100 new nuclear silos. Read more
June 26, 2021 - The U.S. Navy is sending the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier currently stationed in Japan, to the Middle East to cover the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read more
June 25, 2021 - China has stepped up their aggressive speech after sending a record number of military aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ and stated in plain words "independence means war". Read more
June 22, 2021 - The U.S. Navy strike group, along with Pearl Harbor F-22 fighter jets have been placed on standby after Russia sank an aircraft carrier 35 miles from the islands shores. Read more
June 22, 2021 - U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter jets were once again scrambled as Russian 'Bear' bombers headed toward Hawaii during a Russian naval exercise. Read more
June 18, 2021 - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated that China's recent actions in the South China sea is 'unlawful PRC behavior in the South China Sea' Read more
June 18, 2021 - The Pentagon is currently devising a plan to establish a permanent naval task force in the Pacific near China, in light of China's expanding military and 'assertive' behavior as NATO declares China a security threat for the first time. Read more
June 15, 2021 - The Federal Aviation Administration requested that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command deploy fighter jets off Hawaii during the weekend in an "Irregular air patrol". Read more
June 17, 2021 - NATO - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has, for the first time officially declared China a legitimate security threat for its buildup of nuclear weapons and 'assertive behavior'. Read more
June 15, 2021 - The largest ever number of Chinese planes flew into Taiwan's ADIZ on Tuesday. 28 Chinese military fighter jets and nuclear capable bombers flew into the island's Air Defense Identification Zone. Read more
June 11, 2021 - China has been launching DF-26 "carrier killer" missiles in the dark during midnight drills, as tensions over Taiwan have been on the rise and United States diplomats pay a historic visit to the island. Full story
June 11, 2021 - Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley spoke at a congressional hearing on Thursday and stated that thee United States military has the capability to defeat China if they were to invade Taiwan if the decision was made to come to their aid. Full story
June 5, 2021 - Three United States senators are set to visit Taiwan Sunday, which will most likely lead to anger from China and tensions between China and the west to increase even further. Full story
June 2, 2021 - Malaysia is accusing China of breaching its airspace after 16 Chinese military aircraft flew over disputed waters in the South China Sea. Full story
May 23, 2021 - Declassified top secret documents that were posted on the internet by Daniel Ellsberg from the "Pentagon Papers" show reveal that the United States considered a nuclear strike on China in 1958 to prevent an invasion of Taiwan. Full story
May 20, 2021 - Chinese military, along with Chinese friendly media outlets have falsely reported that the United States Navy's missile destroyer, USS Curtis Wilbur had "trespassed" into Chinese territory by the Paracel Islands and was "warned off" and "expelled" by Chinese naval vessels. Read more
May 20, 2021 - A Chinese Shaanxi anti-submarine warfare plane entered Taiwan's ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) on Wednesday Read more
May 18, 2021 - Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Curtis Wilbur spotted traveling through the Taiwan strait. Read more
May 18, 2021 - 9 Russian and Chinese navy warships have been spotted near Japanese waters: three Chinese vessels and 6 Russian vessels. Read more
May 10, 2021 - According to the U.S. State Department, a paper written by Chinese scientists six years ago that has recently been uncovered indicate that China has been preparing for a third world war using Coronavirus and other biological and genetic weapons. Read more
May 10, 2021: Gunmen in two different attacks killed three Pakistani soldiers and wounded 5 others before getting away in eastern Pakistan. Read more
May 8, 2021 China's foreign affairs spokesperson, Zhu Fenglian stated, "China is confident and fully able to destroy all separating activities advocating Taiwan independence". Read more
May 4, 2021: China is deploying the Shandong aircraft carrier to the South China Sea as Chinese naval forces continue to accumulate in the disputed waters. Read more
May 2, 2021: North Korea stated on Sunday that the United States faces a "very grave situation" and that the U.S. is "girding itself up for an all-out showdown". Read more
May 1, 2021: China wants Taiwan microchip industry amidst global shortage. If China can't steal the technology, or poach Taiwan's talent then many believe that China may be under enough pressure to try to invade Taiwan. Read more
April 29, 2021: As China conducted what they describe as "normal" military training exercises near Taiwan, United States Mustin, a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer was carrying out "close up reconnaissance" on the Chinese carrier strike group, interfering with their exercises and causing the Chinese carrier group to warn away what they call the "stalker" destroyer. Read more
April 28, 2021: Multiple Myanmar military warplanes launched an "air strike and aerial gunfire" and shot rockets from helicopters at targets in rebel territory for a second day Read more
April 28, 2021: United States fast attack submarine, USS Jefferson City left the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on route to the Indo-Pacific.Read more
April 28, 2021: Britain is sending its flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth to lead a strike group to the Indo-Pacific amidst tensions in the region. Read more
April 28, 2021: Taiwan's foreign minister says that the country is preparing for a Final Assault by China. Read more
April 28, 2021: Heavy fighting on a Myanmar army outpost on Myanmar's eastern border with Thailand on Tuesday in an area controlled by a Karen National Liberation Army who took control of the outpost. Read more
April 27, 2021: Chinese Y-8 Tactical reconnaissance plane flew very low into Taiwan's ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone), flying as low as 100 feet in altitude to test the response of Taiwan's radar system, making it the lowest flight recorded since China started flying planes into Taiwan's ADIZ a year ago. Another Y-8 EW warfare aircraft flew into the same ADIZ just before the low flying reconnaissance plane flew in.
April 26, 2021: Security officials in Taiwan propose new bill that would ban the Chinese flag and criminalize anyone "raising, lowering, hanging, displaying, holding or brandishing" it with a Fine of $1,782 for a violation.
April 26, 2021: Fourteen Chinese militia ships spotted by Philippine patrol near Julian Felipe Reef in west Philippine Sea as China endeavors to maintain control over the disputed waters through maintaining a presence & driving away Philippine fishing vessels.
April 26, 2021: China Commissions Three Advanced Warships To South China Sea, Which Included A Large Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Capable Of Housing 30 Helicopters And Hundreds Of Soldiers, A Type 09IV Nuclear Submarine And Type 075 amphibious assault ship
April 25, 2021: Germany Sends Frigate Into South China Sea Making It First Time In Nearly 20 Years Germany Has Presence In The Region.
April 25, 2021: Philippines Challenge China And Seek To Drill In Disputed Waters.
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September 2, 2021 - In eastern Congo 20 people were kidnapped by rebels on Wednesday after the rebels ambushed a civilian convoy that was stalled, killing 5 people in the process.
August 25, 2021 - AFRICOM: U.S. Africa Command has conducted a joint airstrike against al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab group in the vicinity of Amara town in Galmudug region amid intensified operations to weed out the the militants in the region.
August 25, 2021 - Algeria has cut ties with Morocco saying that the reason is due to 'hostile actions' and says that Morocco is waging an all out 'media war' against Algeria. Read more
August 4, 2021 - The US carried out its third strike on Somalia in two weeks on August 1st in support of Somali government forces around Qeycad according to US Military. Read more
July 23, 2021 - The US military has carried out the second airstrike in Somalia, Africa this week against al-Shabaab terrorists, which are reported to have ties to Al Qaeda. Read more
July 21, 2021 - The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that The U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Somalia, Africa against al-Shabaab terrorists, which have ties to Al Qaeda. U.S. troops were not located in Somalia at the time of the airstrike. Read more
July 13, 2021 - More than 70 people have been killed in South Africa after unrest due to the jailing of the former president Jacob Zuma. Read more
June 25, 2021: At least 64 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded on Tuesday due to an airstrike on a busy Ethiopian market in Tigray. Read more
April 26, 2021: Gunfire Erupted In The Capital Of Somalia Sunday Between Government Soldiers & Those Who Are Not Happy With The President Mohamed Abdullahi Who Was Granted Two More Years Of Power By The Lower House Of Parliament. This Has Left Citizens Angry And Declaring That They Don't Want A Dictatorship That Remains In Power Indefinitely.
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