Saudis Bolster Yemeni Border Attempt to Downplay Likelihood of Ground Invasion
Saudi Arabia's incursion into Yemen via air strikes may portend a change in the kingdom's foreign policy. With Washington unwilling...
Sean MacCormac
Tikrit Retaken, But Islamic State’s Not Out
As of yesterday, March 31st, Iraqi government forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from Islamic State...
Another Secularist Blogger Murdered in Bangladesh
A second blogger has been assassinated in Bangladesh over making comments critical of Islam. 27 year old Washiqur Rahman was...
Unlike Nigeria, U.S. gives anti-terror support to Uganda
As of late last week Uganda has improved security in its capital of Kampala due to fears of an impending...
Houthis Grab US Intel
US intelligence officials recently revealed that the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have managed to acquire important intelligence files on informants and...
Will President Lungu Re-Open Zambia To Chinese Companies?
Today, the recently elected Zambian president Edgar Lungu arrived in China for a state visit and to attend the Boao...
“Balkan Connection” Discovered
After a two year long operation, Italian police arrested three men accused of being ISIS recruiters in northern Italy and...
China Moves To Protect Interests In Iraq
On March 22nd, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice President Li Yuanchao visited Baghdad on the request of the...
Yemen Slips Into Full-Blown Civil War
Since the seizure of the capital Sana'a by the Houthis back in September, the situation in Yemen has rapidly deteriorated....
Something Rotten In Sweden?
Could there be a connection between the recent gang-related shooting in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the bomb arrest in Bosnia? Back...
Dropping Iran and Hezbollah from Threat Assessment a Strategic Error
It is surprising that Iran and Hezbollah were notably omitted from the list of terror threats in this year's Worldwide...
ISIS Reportedly Deploys Chemical Weapons Against Kurds
Since October and the battle over Kobane, Kurdish fighters have repeatedly accused Islamic State of deploying chemical weaponry, chlorine gas...
Was The Kremlin Behind Boris Nemtsov’s Murder?
Supporters of democracy and free-market capitalism in Russia suffered a tragic loss February 27th with the murder of the prominent...
Aleksandr Dugin: Putin’s Rasputin?
Those trying to understand the goals of Russian expansion in their former Soviet sphere of influence and it's recent alliances...
Islamic State’s Continuing Threat to Italy
Last month on Free Fire we discussed the possibility of an Islamic State attack on Italy. As of March 2nd,...
The “Ceasefire” in Ukraine & Russian Expansion
Despite the signing of a ceasefire in Minsk on February 12th, Russian-backed rebels continued their attack on the loyalist town...