ISIS leader who smuggled weapons arrested: SDF
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested a suspected ISIS leader in Deir ez-Zor on Sunday. The leader is believed to have been involved in smuggling...
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To weaken Hezbollah, you have to weaken Iran
It’s hardly a revelation that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shi’a terrorist group in Lebanon, is once again engaging in provocations along Israel’s northern border. The timing...
US and Iraq defense chiefs discuss post-Islamic State strategy
More than four years after the Islamic State surrendered its final bastion along the Iraq-Syria border, top Pentagon officials sat down with their Iraqi counterparts...
US forces see drop in Islamic State activity in Iraq and Syria
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that U.S. forces have seen a "dramatic reduction" in activity from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and they...
Death of Islamic State Leader Not Seen as Diminishing Long-Term Threat
U.S. military and intelligence officials are wary of writing off the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria despite a series of setbacks that has seen...
Iraq government blocks messaging app Telegram over alleged national security fears
Iraq’s Ministry of Communications announced Sunday that it had blocked the messaging app Telegram, citing national security concerns. The announcement claimed that this restriction was...
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
Kuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and...