French Troops Kill Two Top Members of AQIM
On May 20, the French defense ministry released a statement saying that French Special Forces killed two top leaders of...
Year: 2015
Implications of Parliamentary Elections Being Pushed Back in Burundi
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza postponed local and parliamentary elections originally scheduled for May 26th to June 5th because of requests...
U.S. Congress Hears Testimony on Need to Work With Egypt, Encourage Reform
On Wednesday morning, May 20th, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee On Middle East and North Africa, looking at...
Former AQ Suspect’s Students Continue to Join Islamic State
Last weekend, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested 10 young adults at Trudeau Airport in Montreal under suspicions they...
The Cartel-State Formerly Known as Venezuela (ENG & ESP)
The Wall Street journal has released a scathing report regarding drug trafficking and money laundering by the Venezuelan regime. The...
Egyptian Judges Assassinated following Death Sentence of Morsi
Two Egyptian judges and a court prosecutor were killed in El-Arish, located in the Sinai Peninsula on May 16 following...
Rand Paul Is Wrong — NSA Surveillance Is Constitutional and Effective
As Kentucky Senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul prepares to filibuster a House bill to extend a controversial NSA counterterrorism...
Islamic State Supporters Publish a How to Guide
Offering suggestions that range from troubling to ridiculous, in late March Islamic State supporters published an English-reading eBook titled, How...
Newest Islamic State Faction Claims Responsibility for Burkina Faso Kidnapping
Adnan Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) has claimed responsibility...
EU Agrees to Military Action to Halt Human Smuggling
The European Union has agreed to crackdown against human smuggling and trafficking from Libya to Italy and other European countries....
An Appeal to Obama to Secure the Grid
Last week, over thirty prominent national security practitioners – including influential former legislators and military leaders – urged President Obama...
Clinton’s Role in the Benghazi Attack
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Rep. Mike Pompeo, David Kramer, Andy McCarthy, Gordon Chang...
South Sudan: Civil War Continues as Rebels Take Up Arms Near Oil Fields
On May 19, rebels under the control of former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar took up post near oil refineries...
ISIS Stays on the Offensive
An important part of the strategy of Islamic State (ISIS) is staying on the offensive. On May 18, the Kurdish...
Impending Shia Militia Counteroffensive in Ramadi Puts US in Tough Spot
The Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar Province located about 70 miles west of Baghdad, fell to Islamic...
The Invasion of Iraq Was Necessary
Suddenly, the gotcha question for aspiring Republican presidential candidates is, knowing what they do now, would they invade Iraq to...