by Susan Katz Keating Federal investigators are checking prison logs to see if anyone has visited a Lebanese man who staked out key New York landmarks and who previously planted a bomb in Israel, a security source told Soldier of Fortune. The prisoner, Alexei Saab, is an explosives expert who …
Read More »On Desperate Ground: Mad Dog Platoon and the Battle of OP Nevada
by Susan Katz Keating The Ninth Situation of War, when you must fight without delay, is Desperate Ground – Sun Tzu “Watson. Wake up. Woods. Everyone. Wake the hell up.” The sentinels raced through the lean-to, alerting the team with urgent news: the Taliban were at the wire. Hours earlier, Sgt. …
Read More »General (Ret) Scott Miller: In the Battle of Mogadishu, We Had Extreme Trust in One Another Amid Chaos
by General (Ret) Scott Miller No matter what happened out there, everybody was going home. In the midst of a dangerous and at times dire fight, that provided a calming level of peace. Over the years I have not written much about the Battle of the Black Sea, nor the …
Read More »Hamas Loses Control of Northern Gaza, Israel Says
Hamas fighters had lost control of the northern part of the Gaza Strip, prompting tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee south, the Israeli military said early Thursday. “We saw 50,000 Gazans move from the northern Gaza Strip to the south,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised briefing. …
Read More »WATCH: Elite IDF Unit Rescues Wounded Soldiers From Inside Gaza
Israel’s elite Unit 669 has operated in Gaza under constant fire, rescuing and treating IDF soldiers. The unit has rescued more than 260 wounded soldiers since the war began on October 7. Watch them in action, below.
Read More »Top Hamas Weapons Czar Killed in IDF Strike, Israel Says
Israeli forces killed a top-ranked Hamas weapons czar, as the military advanced inside Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday. The IDF targeted the weapons chief, Mohsen Abu Zina, as part of a larger effort to strike at the terror group’s senior and tactical leaders. “Abu Zina served as …
Read More »Russian Soldiers Wear Soviet Symbols While Fighting in Ukraine
In the opening weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a handful of Soviet flags flown from Russian tanks were documented in amateur footage. But a recent surge in professional photos of Soviet symbols released through Kremlin-funded media indicates a possible widespread embrace of the aesthetic among Russia’s military. Ian Garner, a historian …
Read More »Hezbollah Chief Celebrates Hamas Attack ‘At Highest Level,’ Threatens to Escalate
by Susan Katz Keating The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Friday praised the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, and threatened to escalate his own terror group’s actions against its neighbor. “It was a meticulous attack that we celebrate at the highest level,” said Hassan Nasrallah in a widely anticipated speech. …
Read More »WATCH: Israeli Troops on the Ground, as IDF Surrounds Gaza City
Israeli ground forces have carried out a number of targeted raids inside the Gaza Strip, preparing the ground for future stages of operations, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. The IDF released a video taken inside the Strip, while IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said troops …
Read More »Israel Gives Urgent Warning: ‘Relocate South Immediately’ From Northern Gaza
“Your window to act is closing. For your own safety, move south.” The Israeli military again on Sunday issued an urgent call to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip to evacuate southward temporarily, away from the epicenter of the war against Hamas. “Relocating southward is for their personal safety,” chief …
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