Islamic State has now taken over the Iraqi military outpost on the outskirts of Hit, a former forward operating base (FOB) which previously housed the US military in Anbar province. Despite US-led airstrikes, Iraqi forces have found it difficult defending against Islamic State advances and recently abandoned one of the few remaining government outposts in […]
Activists in al-Raqqa, Syria have posted images online purporting to show a US Predator drone orbiting the skies of the north-east Syrian city, the chosen “capital” of the Islamic State. The 16-member strong activist group “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” (or RIBSS) provided the images to various online sources. Their handheld imagery corresponds with additional video uploaded to Youtube on 06SEPT14 […]
Handheld footage appears to show a US Predator over the skies of Anbar province in Western Iraq, according to an Iraqi activist group. Footage uploaded to Youtube on 24JUL14 purports to show a US drone undertaking surveillance operations over the skies of Anbar province, Iraq. A freeze frame taken from the video (observed above) would […]
The United States recently sent a small number of special forces soldiers to Jordan to train with counterparts from Iraq and Jordan, in an effort to help Baghdad fight a resurgent al Qaeda threat, Reuters reported on 07MAR14 quoting an anonymous U.S. defense official. Officially, U.S. soldiers cannot conduct military activities in Iraq without a Status […]
The four 28 m Swiftships coastal patrol craft ordered by the Egyptian Navy have completed their acceptance trails, the US company revealed using Twitter on 6 February. “Swift team completes 28 m acceptance trials for US Navy to deliver to Egyptian Navy,” it said. The US Department of Defense announced in February 2011 that Swiftships […]
The latest satellite imagery from Digital Globe suggests that the US setup a drone base in Kuwait following the pullout from Iraq. It is now suspected, Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem was the probable home air base of the Predator involved in the October 2012 incident with Iran. Late last year, CNN first reported Iran’s attempt […]
