Current Developments

President Trump’s announcement that he was going to allow the Turkish military to invade north-east Syria has brought the expected consequences. Turkish artillery and airpower are pummelling the towns and cities of the region of Rojava, hundreds of thousands of...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and forces from the Syrian Army have reached an agreement that will allow the Assad government to take control of the SDF-controlled areas.

The Turkish invasion of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, also known as Rojava, has seen heavy fighting rage for several days now as the local Syrian Democratic Forces and Kurdish YPG fight for their survival. But events have escalated today at such a rapid pace that it is sensible to write about them alone just to try and preserve a record.

United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning II aircraft today dropped 36,000 KG (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus Island in Iraq in a series of rapid, coordinated strikes on ISIS positions. The airstrikes were coordinated with a ground sweep by...

Though it is difficult to independently verify, it sounds like Arakan Army snipers are taking a toll. Military Matters has detailed before the methods being used by the Arakan Army (AA) in the west of Burma since heavy fighting started between the ethnic force and...

The US proposed sale of the latest F-16s has infuriated Beijing but offers a boon to the Taiwanese Air Force, which is facing a crisis with ageing aircraft.

For the first time ever a Special Forces unit from Ukraine has passed the qualification to participate in NATO Response Force, the NRF. Members of the 140th Special Operations Forces Center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces passed the certification while on joint exercise in Lithuania.

The rather savage war currently being fought in Rakhine and Chin States in western Burma gets little coverage outside of regional media, but is providing examples of how new technology is being used by dissident groups both to spread their message, recruit new fighters, gather intelligence and coordinate their military actions.

The US Navy states it is assisting two tankers that have suffered explosions whilst transiting the Gulf of Oman. One vessel, the 110,000 dwt tanker ship Front Altair is reported to be on fire. It was carrying a cargo of naphtha to Japan. The crew of the ship are reported to have evacuated.