LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Brendon Berger Recently Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wrote an editorial pressing the view that more forces are needed in Afghanistan. The editorial first appeared in the Washington Post and it can be read in it’s entirety here. Let us discuss the op-ed in question. The…
By Russ Read An American volunteer fighting with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) against the Islamic State in Syria was killed some time this week, according to various Kurdish reports. Levi Shirley was a former U.S. Marine in his mid-20s who went by the nom de guerre, Heval Agir. Foreign YPG fighters often take…
Jonah Bennet U.S. Central Command analysts have complained in a separate set of allegations to top intelligence official that their superiors manipulated reports to make the Obama administration’s campaign against Islamic State seem more successful than it really is. This complaint to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is distinct from previous reports of over…
By Russ Read The U.S. conducted an airstrike on an Islamic State camp in Libya Friday morning killing 41 militants, likely including one who had ties to two attacks in Tunisia last year. The strike hit a camp in the town of Sabratha, located in the northern portion of ISIS-held territory between the city of…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com By Russ Read Islamic State released a new video Sunday that ostensibly features the last will and testaments of the terrorists who perpetrated last November’s Paris attack. The video was produced by Al-Hayat Media, an ISIS propaganda wing, and is called “Kill Them Wherever You Find Them.” It features nine…
Jonah Bennett A U.S. airstrike obliterated an Islamic State bank in Mosul, Iraq, destroying millions of dollars of much-needed cash. The airstrike consisted of two 2,000-pound bombs and was somewhat unusual because of the facility’s proximity to civilian areas. Mosul is full of normal residents. The U.S has exhibited extreme reticence when it comes to…
Ivan Plis In a conflict often defined by uncertainty and slow progress, targeting and killing top Islamic State officials has been one of the U.S.’ successes against the group. The targeting campaign is separate from the Pentagon-led airstrikes taking place in Syria and Iraq. According to The Associated Press, the CIA is leading the initiative…