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Russia’s Trump Card: Is Wagner’s African Playbook Running in Ukraine?

By SOFREP | July 16, 2022 Art of War, Expert Analysis, Foreign Policy, News, News + Intel, Op-Ed, Russia, SOFREP Member Submission, Special Operations, Ukraine, Ukraine Russia War, World

As the war in Ukraine continues, there is increased scrutiny of the Russian government’s global activities. In Africa, the newest development uses Russian mercenaries, most prominently the Wagner group, to achieve Russian interests. Even if the mercenaries are not particularly effective at defeating rebel groups, their appeal to African leaders and ability to implant themselves More »

Watch: Kraken Special Forces Annihilate Russian Headquarters

By SOFREP | July 15, 2022 Military, Special Operations, Ukraine, World

Here Comes the Boom Our friends with the Kraken Special Forces unit in Ukraine are at it again. Watch as they target and destroy a building the Russians were using as their local headquarters. Ukrainian Kraken Special Forces destroy Russian headquarters. Video courtesy of YouTube and Zenger You can see Russian soldiers moving from the More »

SOCOM Taps the Sig Sauer MCX Rattler as Its Personal Defense Weapon of Choice

By SOFREP | June 23, 2022 Expert Analysis, Firearms, News + Intel, SOF, Special Operations, World

Small but Mighty US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), on May 19th, issued a notice of intent to buy an undisclosed quantity of  Sig Sauer’s MCX short-barreled rifles as personal defense weapons (PDW) under a five-year sole source contract. As a result, special Operations Forces (SOF) will finally be receiving a much-requested ultra-compact PDW to help More »

Senior ISIS Leader Captured in Syria by US-Coalition Forces

By SOFREP | June 22, 2022 Middle East, Military, News, News + Intel, Special Operations

A force made up of US and coalition forces has reportedly captured a man that is believed to be a senior leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) during a ground raid in northwestern Syria sometime between late Wednesday and early Thursday. The statement issued by the Coalition forces claimed that the senior ISIS leader was More »

The Terrifying ‘Cherry Blossoms at Night’ of the Japanese Military

By SOFREP | May 11, 2022 History, Special Operations, War Stories

Sakura, or Japanese cherry blossom, is Japan’s unofficial national flower. With the lovely shades of pink and white, these blossoms create beautiful scenery. However, the Japanese Military’s Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night during World War II was far from being lovely. That was because it was a codename for their plan to attack civilians in More »

Congressman Greg Murphy Adds to Calls That Charges be Dropped Against MARSOC-3

By SOFREP | April 14, 2022 History, Marine Corps, MARSOC, Military, News, Special Operations, World

Congressman Gregory Murphy is the latest member of Congress to add his voice to those calling for an end to the prosecution of the MARSOC-3, two Marine Raiders, and a Navy Corpsman who stood accused of the murder of a civilian contractor and former Green Beret following an altercation in 2018 outside a bar in More »

Ukraine SITREP for April 3rd (Graphic Content)

By SOFREP | April 13, 2022 Expert Analysis, News + Intel, Politics, Russia, Special Operations

SOFREP is on Telegram, joining the ‘Information Terrorists’ plaguing Russia Given the news blackout in Russia on anything critical of the Putin regime and the difficulty in getting news into that country that doesn’t pass through the filters of state-controlled media like Sputnik, Russia Today(RT), and Pradva. Putin slammed a law that makes it a More »

The Al-Qurayshi Raid In Syria, What We Know So Far

By SOFREP | February 23, 2022 Expert Analysis, JSOC, News, News + Intel, SOF, Special Operations, US SOCOM, World

The planning for this raid would have begun months ago, most likely involving signal intelligence, a fancy word for tracking the target’s use of cell phones by him or known associates.  From there the noose would tighten in terms of his exact location.  Once that was worked out to a reasonable approximation, assets on the More »

ISIS Leader al-Qurayshi killed in US Special Forces Operation in Syria

By SOFREP | February 22, 2022 News, News + Intel, Special Operations, US SOCOM, World

US President Joe Biden confirms that US Special Operations forces under US Central Command have killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, during a counterterrorism mission in Idlib, northwest Syria. The terrorist, also known as Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, took over the terrorist organization in 2019 after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in an More »

Legendary Cold Warrior And Green Beret John Singlaub passes away at 100

By SOFREP | February 21, 2022 Military History, News, SOF, Special Operations, Veteran Culture

Retired Major General John Singlaub, a decorated military legend well-known not just for his service but also for publicly criticizing Former President Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy in Korea, has passed away at 100. John Singlaub reportedly died peacefully last Saturday, survived by his children and loving wife, Joan. The Special Operations legend fought and survived More »

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