Iraq
Marines’ Latest Recruit in Iraq: RQ-21A Blackjack
Earlier this summer, at least one team of Raiders from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command deployed to Iraq with a new drone. The...
Is ISIL Developing Chemical Weapons Capability?
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and lawmakers expressed concern that Islamic State is moving to develop chemical weapons even as the U.S.-led coalition makes...
US Air Force Looks to Solve Drone Pilot Shortage
The US Air Force has been strengthening its drone warfare options, including drone-pilot training. But the war against ISIS has increased the demand for...
ISIS Chemical Weapons Plant Bombarded by the US
The US bombarded an ISIS chemical weapons plant that was housed in a converted pharmaceutical factory in the vicinity of Mosul, Iraq.
US Air Force...
New Publication: US Drone Anti-Terrorist Attack Policy
The White House has released an edited version of President Barack Obama's once-secret policy on using drone aircraft to combat terrorists around the world,...
UAS with High Resolution Cameras to Iraq
Iraq is to acquire the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a USD8.3 million deal announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD). Insitu...
Anti-Drone Rifle Serves US Troops in Iraq
The advent and proliferation of small, cheap drones has had a lasting effect on the battlefields of the 21st century, where the devices have...
Major Findings From the US Annual Global Terrorism Update
The US National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released an update to its Global Terrorism Database (GTD)....
Pentagon to Counter Growing Drone Threat Posed by ISIS
Some Israeli-developed systems like the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Drone Guard may solve some of the problems encountered by the U.S forces fighting ISIS....
Polish Air Force F-16 Jets Deploy to Kuwait to Fight ISIS
Polish Air Force F-16 fighters have departed Poland for the Middle East on Jul. 5.
Operating from the territory of Kuwait, the Polish Vipers...
Iraqi Forces Use Consumer Drones Against ISIS
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) bring many advantages to the battlefield. One of the main ones is the ability to safely surveil enemy positions. Military...
Revealed: Iran Testing Combat Drones In Syria
Newly revealed footage suggests that Iran is testing out its new combat drones in the war zone in Syria and Iraq.
Despite decades of sanctions,...
WATCH: ISIS Attacks Gas Plant Perimeter
ISIS has attacked an Iraqi state-run gas plant in Baghdad’s northern outskirts, killing at least 11. The group attempted to breach the plant’s perimeter...
ISIS Turns to Fish Farms, Car Dealerships For Revenue
The U.S.-led coalition’s air strike have crippled the ISIS oil-smuggling-based economy, forcing the organization to rely on fish farming and car dealing as alternative...
Peshmerga Forces Down ISIS Drone
Kurdish Peshmerga forces shot down an ISIS surveillance drone last week near the Mosul frontline in northern Iraq, reports ARA News, a Kurdish news...
ISIS Terrorist Activity Mapped
Most of ISIS’ activity is centered on the expansion and maintenance of its territory in Iraq and Syria. But since the declaring its caliphate...
ISIS Chemical Attack Kills 3 Year Old, Wounds 600
According to Iraqi officials, ISIS launched two chemical attacks near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. A 3-year-old girl was killed, some 600 were wounded, and...
ISIS Acquired Substantial Armaments Through Looting
A new Amnesty International report details how inadequate regulation of the flow of armaments and poor handling of the situation on the ground during...
Number Of Foreign Fighters In Iraq And Syria Has Doubled
Over the last 18 months, the number of foreign fighters in Syria and in Iraq has doubled, according to a study by the Soufan...
Cold War Foes Sinking Deeper into Syrian Quagmire
Konstantin Bodragin
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has presented President Obama with a plan to put boots on the ground in Syria and Iraq. According...
USA Fears The Enemy Within
The House Homeland Security Committee has released its Terror Threat Snapshot for November, and it paints an increasingly alarming picture.
The November snapshot focuses on homegrown...
Zephyr UAV To Spy On ISIS For 90 Days Straight
Airbus, creator of the Zephyr UAV, are aiming to upgrade the drone so that it will eventually stay airborne for 90 days. This upgrade...
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