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What stays with me most isn’t just the devastation we sifted through by hand, but the faces of those who showed up every day—bloodied, exhausted, unflinching—determined to do right by the dead.
The New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, combining vehicle ramming and failed explosive devices, highlights a deeply concerning escalation in lone-wolf terrorist tactics on American soil.
The recent attacks on Hezbollah using compromised electronics, including pagers and radios rigged with explosives, not only highlight Israel’s mastery of tradecraft but also raise the terrifying possibility that this technology could one day be used to target civil aviation with near-undetectable devices.
Booby-Trapped AK-47 Magazines are beginning to show up in Ukraine. Here is how they are made and how they represent the calling card of a particular Russian unit operating in the country.
In a stark reminder of the delicate balance between regulatory authority and judicial oversight, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on bump stocks underscores the ongoing challenges faced by the ATF in navigating the politically charged landscape of firearms regulation.
The tragic Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade shooting underscores America’s ongoing struggle with gun violence, impacting even joyous celebrations and highlighting the urgent need for effective security measures.
In the wake of the heart-wrenching Lewiston massacre, the scrutiny towards Maine’s “yellow flag” law and the decisive actions, or the lack thereof, by local law enforcement unveil a harrowing tale of missed red flags, showcasing a dire need for revisiting our gun control measures amidst rising mental health crises.
The alarming rise in attacks on the nation’s power grid, propelled by extremist ideologies, exposes the stark vulnerability of our electrical infrastructure, and amidst a bureaucratic quagmire, the lack of a coordinated defense strategy exacerbates the peril, leaving the grid, and the nation, perilously unprotected against the looming menace of widespread, orchestrated assaults that could plunge us into darkness and chaos.
Scott Sweetow, Former Acting Director of the ATF’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) gives SOFREP a fascinating account of demining operations in Ukraine which is becoming the most mined place on Earth
Scott Sweetow, who spent four years as the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the FBI’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC), details the emerging insurgency building in Ukraine and the increasing tactical and technical employment of IEDs in this war.