Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities
An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children, and set fire to over 350 homes in central Mali in January...
Terrorism
Iran wants a ‘perfect storm’ to threaten Israel with proxies
Iran has sought to increase the use of terrorist proxies to attack Israel in the wake of the Rafah offensive. However, Iran’s proxies have so...
Houthis team up with feared Al-Qaeda branch in new threat to Yemen
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are working with a feared local branch of Al-Qaeda in a partnership that risks further destabilising the impoverished and conflict-torn...
Iraq hangs 11 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges
Iraq on Monday executed 11 people convicted of terrorism-related charges, a government official at the Ministry of Justice told The National on Tuesday. All were...
Houthis Threaten to Expand Range of Targets in the Red Sea
The Houthis will target any ship it believes is connected to a company supplying Israel and block it from passing through the Red Sea if...
Eurovision on alert over ISIS threat to Song Contest in Sweden amid warnings terrorists
ISRAELIS have been warned not to go to the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden amid fears of a terrorist attack.
US shows no apparent strategy to counter Kataib Hezbollah’s attacks
On April 21, Iran-supported Shia militia fighters launched five rockets at a US landing strip near the oil town of Rumeilan, in northeast Syria. The...
U.S. blacklists Hezbollah financier’s sanctions-evasions network
The United States has blacklisted five people and two companies accused of aiding a U.S.-designated financier of Hezbollah with sanctions evasion, the Biden administration said...
Islamic State group said to be recruiting greater numbers in Afghanistan
The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan is regenerating strength through aggressive recruitment and by taking advantage of instability in the country, a Pentagon watchdog agency...
Hamas chief discusses Gaza ceasefire talks with Egypt, Qatar officials
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh discussed the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in separate phone calls with Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Qatar's Prime Minister and...
Turkey detains nearly 3000 for ISIS links in 10 months
The Turkish Interior Minister announced that security forces in the country have detained 2,991 individuals over the past 10 months on charges of collaborating with...
Houthis Expand Underground Bases – That Could Be a Big Problem for the US
The Iran-aligned rebel movement in control of much of Yemen has expanded underground military infrastructure in a bid to boost resilience in the face of...