Episode 2: Fighting ISIS, Stolen Valor, and CIA Hijinx

James details some of the cultural challenges which exist in the CIA and how others sometimes think you are much more of a 007 than you really are. Sometimes the guy talking about his time in the Special Activities Division is really a guy in the admin section. Other hijinx at embassy parties involve cat […]

Episode 1: How the SOFREP Team Met in War-Torn Syria

Jack talks to Jamie and Buck about meeting in Syria a year prior. James discusses his transition from the Marine Corps to the Central Intelligence Agency. The team then talks about the modern day “mercenary” or volunteer soldier serving in the YPG in Syria, the Peshmerga in Iraq, and Azov Battalion in Ukraine. We talk […]

Episode 9: Favorite Handgun

The guys take a walk into the questions that the viewers submitted. What’s your favorite handgun and why?

The Aftermath of the Paris Terrorist Attacks

SOFREP correspondent Jamie, hits the ground in Paris to observe the memorials erected in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks and record the law enforcement presence around the city.

Combat Footage: Americans Fighting ISIS with the Peshmerga

SOFREP news takes you to the front lines via helmet cam. Take a ride behind the scenes with never before seen content with American Veterans who’s fighting on the front lines against ISIS in Northern Iraq with the Peshmerga. Thats one badass souvenir to bring home to for the guys don’t you think?

Exclusive Interview With Mikael Skillt, Ukraine’s Foreign Fighter

Kjell “Mikael” Skillt is a 38-year-old Swede who has served as an activist, foreign fighter, trainer, volunteer, and political figure in Ukraine. After nearly two years spent fighting in Ukraine, he’s become Kiev’s and Europe’s poster child for the defense of Ukraine. Russian propaganda campaigns, supported by Kremlin trolls, have slandered him and anyone else who has come to defend Ukraine, claiming […]

Episode 3: American Volunteers First Hand Experience Fighting ISIS

Two American volunteers in the Peshmerga describe ISIS tactics, IEDs, ambushes, captured western weapons, and more. Kurt and Joey also talk about how European coalition support has aided the Peshmerga’s war against ISIS including the Pazerfaust, Milan, and Carl Gustav recoiless rifle. Despite this, the Peshmerga are outgunned without Western air support. Also discussed is […]

Episode 2: First Impressions of the Peshmerga and ISIS

Kurt and Joey discuss the weapons and tactics they have encountered in the Peshmerga’s war against ISIS, which are obviously quite different than what they experienced in the US military. Joey, who previously volunteered with the YPG compares and contrasts them with the 9th and 3rd Brigades of the Peshmerga. Kurt then details a sophisticated […]

SOFREP Rides Along on the Kurdish Peshmerga’s Offensive Against ISIS

This time, the Daesh were not putting up much of a fight, at least not with small arms fire. They abandoned Zanghar and by 6:40 a.m., the village had been liberated. Ground troops were swarming into the village. Just before I got there, an IED went off and killed a Peshmerga fighter. One of his […]

Episode 1: Americans Join the Peshmerga

Joey talks about serving in a NBC unit in the US Army, working for Geek Squad at Best Buy, then joining the YPG in Syria before finally making his way to the Peshmerga. Kurt, formerly a embarkation specialist in the Marine Corps, attempted to join the French Foreign Legion but eventually joined the Peshmerga and […]