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An October 2020 raid which killed a top al Qaeda leader indicates that the terrorist group is thriving under the protective wing of the Taliban. When raiders breached the lair of Husam Abd-al-Rauf and killed him, they also discovered messages to cell groups and instructions for a pair of drone strikes in Syria. The evidence indicated that the link between …

Iraninan-backed militias are wielding a new weapon in their war against Iraq’s fledgling democratic government. Low-flying drones, which are almost impossible to counteract, have replaced rocket-propelled grenades as their weapon of choice. American officials analyzed the remains of a drone that struck a CIA hanger. It damaged the facility but injured no one. Preliminary analysis indicates that the Iranians made …

Military action was the root of the Spanish Flu pandemic in the early 20th century. Was it also the root of the COVID-19 pandemic? Coronavirus was an issue on many crowded Navy ships. These ships caused great consternation in places like Okinawa and Guam. Furthermore, aggression against China and Iran diverted resources from public health matters, at least according to …

A new report from Amnesty International accuses government security forces and its private contractor allies of committing atrocities in the fight against an intensifying Islamic insurgency. In support of this conclusion, the watchdog group cited a number of examples. Following a successful attack on Quissanga, government forces rounded up suspected ISIS sympathizers and summarily executed them, according to witnesses. DAG …

Two former PMCs who allegedly spirited a Nissan executive out of the island nation in a hollowed-out chest could spend the next three years in prison. Michael and Peter Taylor were the principals in the American National Security Corporation, an overseas military contractor that specializes in rapid, surreptitious exits. ANSC usually charged clients between $20,000 and $2 million for its …