LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti U.S. Central Command will no longer give out the number of troops headed to Iraq or Syria in the fight against the Islamic State, the Pentagon declared Monday. Washington will instead provide rough unit sizes of troops headed to the region. “It’s about capabilities not numbers,” CENTCOM spokesman Army…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell America’s most advanced stealth fighter participated in precision bombing drills on the Korean peninsula for the first time. Around half a dozen U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters took part in the Korea Marine Exercise Program this week and drilled alongside South Korean and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Iraq’s military says a blast that killed nearly 200 civilians was caused by an Islamic State booby trap, not a U.S. airstrike. The incident is being investigated by the Pentagon, who confirmed Friday that the U.S. struck the blast area in an airstrike requested by the Iraqi Security…
Jonah Bennett Displayed with permission from Daily Caller News Foundation An unknown number of U.S. Army troops are heading to northern Iraq to participate in the fight against the Islamic State, sources told Military Times. The troops are from the 82nd Airborne Division, specifically the 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Fort Bragg in North Carolina. These…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea appears ready for another round of nuclear weapons testing, South Korea’s military said Friday. North Korea has launched at least six missiles and tested a high-thrust rocket engine, possibly for an intercontinental ballistic missile, since President Donald Trump took office. North Korea, however, has yet…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Al-Qaida’s affiliate in western Africa, AQIM, is consolidating with local tribal groups to put down roots to grow its terror operations, The Soufan Group warns. Al-Qaida’s Africa strategy mimics the tactics it’s used in Syria, which co-opts local groups into its larger terror network. The strategy is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The U.S.-led NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan denied reports claiming Afghan forces lost the key Sangin district in a statement Thursday, further muddying the already unclear security situation in Afghanistan. Reports from multiple news sources Thursday claimed the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Sangin’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield U.K. authorities have identified Wednesday’s London attacker as 52-year-old Khalid Masood, reports the Daily Beast. From the Daily Beast: Masood, who was killed by police after ramming his car into a crowd and stabbing people at random outside Westminster Palace, is accused of killing three people, including a police…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Eight people have been arrested in relation to Wednesday’s terror attack in London, which left three victims dead and dozens injured. Hundreds of detectives took part in raids in London and Birmingham Wednesday morning. Eight individuals were arrested, but police believe the attacker acted alone and was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the London terror attack Wednesday that left at least three people dead. The group called the attacker a “soldier of the Islamic State” in a statement published by its propaganda outlet, the Amaq News Agency. The unidentified man drove a car…