OpsLens Update A suicide attack has occurred at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan in the town of Mohmand, near the Afghanistan border. The blast killed 16 individuals in the Mosque, …
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Karzai Continues to Criticize U.S. Military Actions in Afghanistan
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy James Mackenzie and Rupam Jain, Reuters Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sharply criticized new authorities giving the U.S. military greater freedom to fight Taliban insurgents, saying they were a …
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By Lucas Tomlinson, FoxNews.com Iran threatened to shoot down two US Navy surveillance aircraft flying close to Iranian territory in the Persian Gulf over the weekend, the latest in a series …
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Phillipines President Wants U.S. Special Operations Forces Removed Because He Fears Allies of ISIS Will Kill Them?
by OpsLensby OpsLensRodrigo Duterte, the President of the Phillipines, stated on Monday that he wants all U.S Special Operations forces removed from his country due to the growing threat from Abu Sayyaf, a …
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Three Women Arrested in Paris for Involvement in Imminent Attack
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Alicia Hesse, Lifezette French officials arrested three “radicalized” women, who authorities said were likely plotting an imminent attack, after police discovered a car loaded with gas canisters near the …
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North Korea Conducts Second Nuclear Test in 8 Months, Triggers Earthquake
by OpsLensby OpsLensHours after South Korea noted unusual seismic activity near its neighbor’s northeastern nuclear test site, North Korea announced that it had conducted its second nuclear test in eight months on …
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Several in the NFL Likely to Disrespect the Flag on the Fifteen Year Anniversary of 9/11
by OpsLensby OpsLensAs we approach the fifteen-year anniversary of ‘9/11’, which coincidentally falls on the same day as the National Football League’s opening Sunday, our nation is sadly discussing whether individuals will …
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Airstrike Allegedly Kills ISIS Media Amir Abu Muhammad al-Adnani
by OpsLensby OpsLensReports out of Syria indicate that the Islamic State’s Media Amir, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, may have been killed in a Coalition airstrike. While U.S. officials did not immediately confirm al-Adnani’s …
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Colin Kaepernick Refuses to Stand During National Anthem and We Aren’t Happy
by OpsLensby OpsLensWe don’t often share posts related to sports as a national security and world news company, but events such as Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand during the national anthem strikes a …
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Islamic State Says If Muslims Ran America, ‘Lucrative African Slave Trade Would Have Continued’
by OpsLensby OpsLensBy Thomas D. Williams, PH.D, Breitbart In a bizarre digression from their latest anti-Christian tirade, the Islamic State addressed the question of black slavery, claiming that if Muslims had been …