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Intelligence official: West losing edge against terrorists

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — A top former intelligence official says the West is losing its edge against terrorists. In this week’s edition of The Hunt,  former DIA director Retired General Mike Flynn says ISIL is rapidly evolving and it’s not clear the West can keep up.

US military responds to Russian blame for death of one of its generals in Syria

By J.J. Green
WASHINGTON — The Russian military is accusing the U.S. of giving location information to ISIS, which lead to the death of one of its generals in Syria. Gen. Valery Azapov was killed last week by mortars launched by ISIS. But in this week's edition of The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green, Col. Ryan Dillon, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, said that simply did not happen.
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