Security

Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance towards Kherson, one of the most important cities lost to Russia so far in the war. As they advance through the countryside towards Kherson, the Ukrainians have reportedly destroyed some Russian equipment and captured other pieces. The British Ministry of Defence takes a look …

By Greg Chabot Erik Prince needs no introduction to SOF readers. The founder and former CEO of Blackwater was recently a guest on the Shawn Ryan show, where he discussed his early life and career and the founding of Blackwater and beyond. It was one of the most eye-opening interviews …

The convoluted saga of South Carolina’s Murdaugh family has drawn considerable attention over the past year for many reasons – among them, that two guns were used in one murderous incident. According to documents released last week, lawyer Alex Murdaugh was indicted for shooting to death his wife Maggie with …

By Samuel Longstreth / Grey Dynamics  Editor’s note: Over the summer, the government of Mali accused Cote d’Ivoire of sending armed mercenaries into the country, a charge the Ivory Coast denies. But Mali is working with another foreign military force, the Wagner Group of Russia. Here’s a Special Report for …

Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for attacks this week that killed two men in Somalia. The victims were a security officer and a man who was released from an Italian prison after being held 16 years in a wrongful conviction case. The first explosive device targeted a vehicle carrying the police …

by Amaris Castillo San Antonio Express-News editor Nora López talks about her newsroom’s struggle against authorities to tell the stories of Uvalde. By now, many who have been following this story know that the official narrative of the tragedy that left 19 students and two teachers dead has shifted, with …

The killing of a senior officer in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in broad daylight in the capital, Tehran, is rare. But the deaths of two senior members of the IRGC, the elite branch of Iran’s armed forces, inside the Islamic republic in the space of two weeks is …

“And then BORTAC arrived…” by Jose Campos Uvalde, Texas – As anger against local police officials continues to mount inside this close-knit community, individual police officers told Soldier of Fortune they began hatching a plan last week to defy their own commander who ordered them to remain outside Robb Elementary …

by Jose Campos Uvalde, Texas – Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol placed themselves between the killer and his young targets who were trapped during the rampage Tuesday inside Robb Elementary School in this small Texas town. “Risking their own lives, these agents and other officers put themselves between the …

By Soldier of Fortune correspondent Gatimu Juma Government officials in Mogadishu view the return of U.S. forces to Somalia as a boon to local efforts to fight a resurgent al-Shabaab terror group, sources told Soldier of Fortune. “If all they do is give advice, that’s a tremendous help,” one official …