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December 22, 2024
US removes $10 million reward for Hayat Tahrir al Sham leader
The US State Department removed the $10 million reward for Abu Mohammad al Jolani, the Specially Designated Global Terrorist who leads Haytat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), which State describes as an Al Qaeda...
December 22, 2024
The Islamic State and Iran remain determined to attack the US
Despite the recent successes of federal law enforcement agencies, the number of attempted attacks underscores these adversaries’ determination. Since the October 8 arrest of an Afghan man...
December 22, 2024
Israeli defense minister vows to prevent Hezbollah’s return to the border
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz visited Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops in southern Lebanon on December 22. He said that Israel had defanged Hezbollah, comparing the Iranian-backed organization...
December 20, 2024
The Options We Face in Syria – And What’s Good for Israel
The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria in the face of rebel groups, primarily Hayat Tahrir al-Sham headed by Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani, constitutes a...
December 20, 2024
Russia announces plans to form Unmanned Systems Forces
On Monday, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov unveiled plans to form a new military branch focused on unmanned systems. His announcement, which follows a similar Ukrainian move earlier...
December 20, 2024
Turkey’s Overreach in Syria: Erdogan Is ‘Playing with Fire’
In a recent Foreign Policy article, Steven Cook and I highlighted how Turkey may be overplaying its hand in Syria. With events evolving rapidly, it seems that Turkish President Recep...
December 20, 2024
‘Crisis of Confidence’: Sweden Eliminates UNRWA Funding Despite Nearly Doubling Gaza Aid for 2025
UNRWA Cut Out of Receiving Aid: Sweden announced on December 20 that it would stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) — the UN agency solely dedicated...
December 20, 2024
‘Student Intifada’: FBI Arrests George Mason Student Plotting Mass Casualty Attack on NYC Israeli Consulate
Egyptian National Charged by FBI: The FBI arrested an Egyptian student at George Mason University in Virginia for plotting an attack on the office of the Consulate General of...
December 20, 2024
Don’t Fall for the New Syrian Regime’s Claims of Moderation
Hours after the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized Damascus and sent Bashar al-Assad packing to Russia, Western politicians and pundits began contemplating the possibility of...
December 20, 2024
Joint Warfighting Concept 2034-2044
For decades, U.S. warfighters have stated that offensive action is the key to victory. However, recent massive advances in sensors, command and control systems, andprecision weapons produced...
December 20, 2024
New Department of Defense Report Highlights China’s Growing Military Power
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 2024 Chinese Military Power Report (CMPR), released on December 18, emphasizes China’s expanded efforts to gain military superiority over the United States. The...
December 20, 2024
Welcome to ‘Paddystine’
The other day, during a discussion with a colleague about the wave of pro-Hamas, antisemitic hysteria sweeping the Republic of Ireland, I unthinkingly quipped that the people of Eire should rename themselves...
December 20, 2024
Israel SitRep: December 20, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Israeli Security Forces Conduct Overnight West Bank Counterterror Operations, Seize Guns, Ammunition, Illegal Vehicles; Arrest Four | Israeli Government Directs IDF to Strengthen PA...
December 20, 2024
Syria Is At A Crossroads. What’s At Stake Now?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister went up to the highest peak on Mount Hermon on December 17. This area of the mountain overlooks Lebanon, southern Syria, and Israel....
December 20, 2024
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. ...
December 20, 2024
‘Slip of the Tongue’: Turkey Denies Ceasefire Deal with Kurds, as Erdogan Teases Expansionism
Turkey Denies Ceasefire With U.S.-Backed Syrian Forces: Turkey’s Defense Ministry denied on December 19 that it had agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal with the Kurdish-led...
December 19, 2024
Unseen ‘Since the Nazis’: Syrians Uncover Mass Graves and Evidence of Assad Regime’s Atrocities
Hundreds of Thousands of Regime Victims Buried in Mass Graves: Human rights organizations are uncovering evidence of mass executions that occurred during the rule of ousted Syrian...
December 19, 2024
Israel strikes Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen after missile attacks
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out two waves of attacks on the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on Israel. Most recently, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile attack...
December 19, 2024
Naim Qassem on Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon and about-face on Syria
On Saturday, Hezbollah’s recently minted Secretary-General Naim Qassem offered his group’s first comment on the downfall of the regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria. The Assad regime was one of Hezbollah’s...
December 19, 2024
‘On Behalf of the Entire International Community’: IDF Strikes Sana’a as Houthi Rebels in Yemen Target Tel Aviv
Israeli Warplanes Hit Yemeni Capital: The Israeli Air Force carried out “precise strikes” on December 19 against military targets in Houthi rebel-controlled areas of Yemen,...
December 19, 2024
New Scientific Agreement Between U.S. and China Could Spur Unintended Chinese Military Development
The United States will continue to facilitate collaboration between American scientists and their Chinese counterparts despite U.S. concerns over China’s growing technological prowess. Washington and...
December 19, 2024
Too Little, Too Late, By Biden on Iran
President Biden pulled punches when enforcing oil sanctions against Iran. Forsaking the leverage inherited from President Trump’s “maximum pressure,” Biden opted for “maximum deference” from the get-go, and with clearly disastrous results. Not only is there no deal in place today constraining Iran’s nuclear program, but Tehran’s theocrats have used oil export revenues – an estimated at $144 billion of which was earned during Biden’s first three years – to underwrite the cycle violence currently engulfing the Middle East.
December 19, 2024
Trump must counter Vladimir Putin’s coming deception games — here’s how
Vladimir Putin’s regime is readying a new bag of diplomatic tricks for the second Trump administration, as the Kremlin angles to lure Trump’s incoming national-security team into helping...
December 18, 2024
Science Belongs at Universities, National Laboratories – Not the UN
During a World Economic Forum session, Melissa Fleming, U.N. undersecretary-general for global
December 18, 2024
‘Ambiguities in the Law’: Iran Pauses Implementation of Draconian Hijab Legislation
Law Would Have Imposed Severe Penalties: Iran’s National Security Council on December 16 paused the implementation of a controversial “Hijab and Chastity” law that would harshen...
December 18, 2024
Meta Dismantles Iranian and Hezbollah Influence Operations Targeting Israel
Meta’s Threat Disruption Center two weeks ago exposed influence operations backed by Iran and Hezbollah that targeted Israel, taking down several accounts on the company’s Instagram and Facebook platforms....
December 18, 2024
Haute Qatar: Sheikha Moza’s Glamour Masks Doha’s Vices
Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser is revered as a champion of education, sustainability, fashion, and art. The glamorous female face of the Qatar regime — and the mother of its current emir — presents herself as a modern face of a traditional, conservative Gulf state. ...
December 18, 2024
Israel SitRep: December 18, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Prime Minister Netanyahu Instructs IDF to Remain in Syrian Mount Hermon Until Late 2025 | Report: Syrian Golan Heights Villagers, Syrian Rebels Handing Weapons to IDF, Including Grenades...
December 18, 2024
A New Era of Hezbollah Defeat
Excerpt Nothing lasts forever. Hezbollah’s self-proclaimed “Era of Victories”—which the group inaugurated after the May 2000 Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon—appears to have run its course....
December 18, 2024
Jihadi history: Kenyan detainee transferred out of Guantanamo shows the extent of Al Qaeda’s jihad in East Africa
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced yesterday that longtime Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was transferred to his native Kenya. The Ugandan-born Kenyan national...
December 18, 2024
The ‘Eyes of the State of Israel’: IDF Ready For Prolonged Stay on Mount Hermon
Netanyahu Visits Strategic Heights: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz paid an unannounced visit on December 18 to the newly secured Mount Hermon,...
December 18, 2024
How Ukraine can help accelerate US defense technology
The U.S. stands at a critical juncture in its defense strategy. Despite our advanced drone technology, the nation risks falling behind in the rapidly evolving military revolution led by affordable...
December 18, 2024
Who will form the core of Jolani’s unified army?
Ahmad al Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al Jolani, has unveiled a vision for post-Assad Syria. With HTS assuming control in the aftermath...
December 18, 2024
American Confidence in Elections
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December 18, 2024
IDF prepares to move elite 98th Division from Lebanon to Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on December 17 that the 98th Division had completed operations in southern Lebanon and was preparing for its next mission in the Gaza Strip. The announcement comes...
December 18, 2024
The day after in Syria
Following revolutions, we Americans have a touching inclination to ask: “Are the new leaders like us? Are they moderates who believe in tolerance and peaceful coexistence?” Generally, the answer...
December 18, 2024
U.S. Strikes Houthi Command Center Amid Continuing Threats to International Shipping, Israel
Control Center Coordinated Houthi Operations: U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against a command center operated by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in the Yemeni capital...
December 18, 2024
America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections
December 17, 2024
U.S. Charges Two Men Tied to Iran-Backed Drone Attack on American Forces in Jordan
Defendants Allegedly Aided Iran: The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 16 that it had charged Mohammad Abedini, an Iranian national, with providing material support...
December 17, 2024
Egypt Revises School Textbooks to Expunge Antisemitic Content
Egypt has made significant strides in purging school textbooks of antisemitic and anti-Christian content, with approximately 80 percent of Egyptian students in elementary and preparatory education now...
December 17, 2024
‘The Factions Will be Dissolved’: Jolani Pushes to Disband Rebel and Pro-Assad Armed Groups in Syria
Al-Sharaa Pushes for Unity Amongst Rebel Factions: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, announced on December...
December 17, 2024
New Syrian transitional government meets with European, UN officials
The new government of Syria is moving quickly to reach out to Europe, the UN, and the US to end Syria’s isolation ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. It’s...
December 17, 2024
Night raid: Watching female IDF soldiers detain terror suspects in Bethlehem
There’s a narrow street near a mosque. The green light of the minaret is shining above us, but otherwise the sky is dark. It’s around 2:50 a.m. On the mosque, there is a white sign with black letters...
December 17, 2024
Why are the Houthis attacking Israel – and can they be deterred?
The Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Israel on Monday, the latest in their continued attempts to attack the country.They have used rockets and drones in attacks over the last months. The...
December 17, 2024
Israel’s Bashan Arrow operation in Syria continues
As the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad was collapsing on December 8, Israel set in motion a contingency plan that anticipated the situation. In recent weeks, the military intelligence...
December 17, 2024
US military strikes Islamic State camps and personnel in central Syria
On December 16, the US military launched a second round of strikes against Islamic State personnel and infrastructure in Syria since the fall of the regime of Bashir al Assad on December 8. US operations...
December 17, 2024
Expect Turkey To Be the Decisive Foreign Player in Post-Assad Syria
The ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other rebel groups have created an opening for Turkey to assert itself as the primary external...
December 17, 2024
IDF shifts forces on Lebanon and Syria borders
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to remain in several areas along the Syrian border, including atop Mount Hermon and in a larger buffer zone between Israel and Syria. This development comes...
December 17, 2024
The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States
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December 17, 2024
How Turkey Outplayed Egypt and the U.S. In The Horn Of Africa
Turkey has mediated an agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia, ending nearly a decade-long rivalry between the two African nations. While the deal is a welcome development for regional stability,...
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