China Will Pay To Build A New Military Base On Tajikistan’s Border With Afghanistan
Chinese-supported border security bases in Tajikistan are just one part of a changing geopolitical environment across the region.
Tag: counter-terrorism
Al Qaeda Kingpin Resurfaces In Afghanistan Surrounded By Taliban Security
Amin Al Haq’s reappearance under Taliban protection highlights concerns about the US government’s remote counter-terrorism strategy going forward.
FBI’s Elite Hostage Rescue Team Is Now Flying Gloss Black UH-60 Helicopters
The FBI’s UH-60 Black Hawks have only been seen previously in the US Army’s standard green paint scheme.
The Navy Wants To Get Rid Of Its Nearly Brand New Patrol Boats
The Navy is looking to have all of its Mk VI patrol boats, the oldest of which it acquired just six years ago, decommissioned by the end of the year.
The U.S. Military Says It Has Supported The Taliban In Fighting ISIS In Afghanistan
The U.S. military says it has provided some form of limited support to the Taliban in fighting ISIS elements in Afghanistan. This revelation comes as American troops are beginning to withdraw from the country as part of a still very fragile deal that the U.S. government signed with the terrorist group last month.
This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks
Regular readers of The War Zone may remember a pair of stories from last year regarding what appeared to be domestic training exercises involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, or HRT, and their UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Now the FBI has offered its own inside look at another such exercise in South Carolina that included the Black Hawks. This confirms our earlier assessment that those helicopters belonged to the Bureau and offers a closer look at their exact configuration.
The Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens
Satellite imagery shows the U.S. military is building a new approximately 20,800-square foot hangar along with its own 100,000-square foot apron and associated taxiway at its new air base outside of the city of Agadez in central Niger. The American facilities in Agadez, which will form an important regional hub for U.S. military operations in Northwest Africa, have been under construction since 2014.
U.S. Psyops Blasted ISIS With Recordings Of Crying, Troops Retreating, And Other Confusing Audio
Psychological operations messaging in Iraq and Syria implored terrorists to abandon their cause and also just tried to freak them out.
Wait, The New York Police Department Has A Spy Plane For Hunting Dirty Bombs?
A controversial incident involving a flight route shaped like a penis has focused attention on the federally-funded surveillance aircraft.
The U.S. Army Is Going to Blow Up This Ex-Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 Jet
The service has a deal with Department of Homeland Security to collect data about how vulnerable commercial aircraft are to explosives.