Esmail Ghaani
Ghaani joined the Guard a year after the 1979 revolution. He had served as Soleimani's deputy ever since the latter took the lead of Iran's...
Month: January 2020
At least 33 children convicted of Islamic State-related terrorism in 18 month period in Iraq
Nearly 400 individuals were tried in Iraqi courts between mid-2018 and late 2019 on terrorism charges for alleged affiliation to the Islamic State /including 33...
Syrian army forces arrests former Islamic State members in al-Busayrah east of Deir ez-Zor
SDF, backed by International Coalition air support, carried out a raid, after midnight last night, in al-Busayrah, east of Deir ez-Zor, during which four young...
The Islamic State abducts seven people in Qara Tapa
The jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) have abducted seven people in the disputed town of Qara Tapa, Diyala province, a report said on Thursday....
Michigan man linked to Islamic State terrorist group pleads guilty
A Michigan man accused of making plans to leave the U.S. to fight for the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy charge....
Terrorism in Kenya fails to deter church-planting strategy
Not long ago, Non-Government Organizations saw Kenya as a safe place to establish a beachhead for projects in the surrounding countries. To some degree, that...
Indonesian national charged with possession of terrorism-related items
An Indonesian man was charged in the Sessions Court in George Town today with possessions of terrorism-related items linked to the Islamic State (IS) militant...
Israeli Defence Forces attacked Hamas terror targets after rocket barrage in Gaza border communities
The IDF attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday night in response to a barrage of rockets sent into Israel a few hours...
Weapons used in Nigeria killings also used by Al Qaeda in Mali
A study by a London-based research group has revealed that arms used in the farmers/herders conflict in North-west Nigeria come from the same source as...
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels sold arms to the Islamic State
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces were caught selling arms to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), prompting a wave of resignations in...
Islamic State terrorists execute one of the Qara Tapa abductees
Islamic State (IS) jihadists executed at least one of the men they abducted earlier on Thursday near Qara Tapa district of Diyala province, security sources...
Laith al-Khazali
Laith al-Khazali is Qais al-Khazali’s brother. He also is a leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH). In Diyala Province, Iraq, AAH has been involved in...