Jihad in East Africa, Russia in the Middle East, Refugees Everywhere
Kenya thwarts terror plot A routine security screening at the Garden City mall, one of the largest in Nairobi, resulted...
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Russia in the Middle East, Greek Airspace, Iran Naval Surveillance
Russia expands its role in Syria, Greece (NATO member) considers US request to deny airspace As the effects of the...
But What About Bushehr?
Even as more Senators and Representatives are coming out either for, or against, the Iran deal, we continue learn more...
More Proof Of Russian Involvement In Ukraine
A document published by the Ukrainian Security Service back on June 16th claims that there are 15 Russian Battalion Tactical...
Cut Russia’s Power Line
Over the past several months, Russia has been escalating its belligerent behavior towards its European neighbors. Russian-backed separatists have been...
Cui Bono From the OPM Hack?
December's hack of the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) personnel files reportedly also reached other branches of the American government,...
Russian Sanctions Upheld
At the G7 summit in Germany this weekend, the participating nations agreed to continue economic sanctions against Russia for their...
Ukrainian Cease Fire In Jeopardy
Over the past few days, Ukrainian forces repelled an attack by approximately a thousand pro-Russian separatist fighters in the town...
Is Russia About To Abandon Assad? Probably Not.
A report from the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat citing "anonymous Western diplomatic sources" states that Russia has been changing...
Jihad In Post-Soviet Central Asia
Recently on the Free Fire blog, there was a report on the defection of Colonel Gulmurod Halimov, the head of...
Tajikistani Special Forces Officer Defects To IS
After his disappearance in late April, the commander of Tajikistan's counter-terrorist police force OMON has resurfaced as a member of...
Yet More Evidence Of Russian Action In Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Thursday making reports on military casualties, in particular those incurred during “special operations.”...
Russia Concerned About Arms Smuggling…From Ukraine
Russia has begun digging trenches along the Rostov region bordering Russia and the Ukrainian break away provinces of Luhansk and...
Russia and Iraq Plan to Collaborate to Fight the Islamic State
On May 21, Russia and Iraq announced plans to collaborate to combat the threat of the Islamic State in the...
Russian Spies Evicted From NATO, Nemtsov Report Released
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg revealed in an interview with The Guardian that NATO is reestablishing Cold War-era hotlines to...
Putin and Kirchner’s “Trade” Talks (ENG & ESP)
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday to start off bilateral trade talks. This...