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January 26, 2015 First US Drone Strike in Yemen Since Leader Resigned Kills 3 ... Last year, at least 23 U.S. drone strikes killed 138 al-Qaida militants as well as some civilians, according to the Long War Journal, which tracks militant groups. U.S... January 26, 2015 Obama: Counterterrorism Operations in Yemen Not Affected ... Yemen is home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which the U.S. views as the global terrorist network's most dangerous branch. The group has been linked to numerous failed atta... January 26, 2015 5 Things to Know: Why Crisis in Yemen Matters to Americans ... Hadi's resignation leaves the U.S. without a faithful partner amid its drone-strike and counter-terrorism campaign. For several years, the CIA and the military&#0... January 26, 2015 US Changes its Tune on Syrian Regime Change as ISIS Threat Takes Top Priority ... While Moscow does not guarantee Assad’s personal future, it will continue to support his regime as Syria’s legitimate government in any Geneva talks. For its part, the US c... January 26, 2015 The US Just Lost One Of Its Top Counterterror Partners In The Middle East ... Hadi launched two major offensives against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in 2012 and the spring of 2014. The US State Department's "Country Report on Terrorism" for 2012 call... January 26, 2015 Administration in Panic Over Sanctions Bill? ... The entire episode suggests unseemly cooperation between the White House and Senate opponents of Menendez-Kirk sanctions legislation. “The idea that the Mossad would stak... January 26, 2015 Boko Haram Release Shocking Images of Child Soldier Training Camp ... The organisation, al-Urwa al-Wuthaqa, shows the children dressed in dark clothing with their heads covered by garments. In one photo, the children are aiming their guns while in anothe... January 25, 2015 Saudi’s New King Salman Likely to Stay the Course ... Some Saudi watchers, such as analyst David Weinberg at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, say the country has turned away from reform, especially since the Arab Spring up... January 25, 2015 Exclusive: Freed Al Qaeda Agent Was Part of Proposed Swap for Jailed Americans ... Back in Qatar, where Al-Marri has been reunited with his family, he’s being given a hero’s welcome. Members of the public have been invited to a celebration in Al-M... January 23, 2015 David Cameron’s Iran Lobbying Effort Fails to Sway Republicans ... Mr Cameron also spoke to Bob Corker, the Republican chair of the Senate foreign affairs committee. Mr Corker said he noted the prime minister's position but would not say if he wo... January 22, 2015 Chaos in Yemen: Who Are the Key Players? ... Iranian support to the Houthis has filled a void created by a withdrawal of Saudi support for Yemen's government, and it doesn't bode well for the U.S.-Yemen relation... January 22, 2015 Obama Mum as Counterterror Strategy Flounders in Yemen ... Considering the current and previous unrest and instability in Yemen, counter-terrorism experts doubt the wisdom of setting up a terrorism rehabilitation center in the middle of an al... January 22, 2015 It’s Over: Why the Palestinians Are Finally Giving Up on Obama and the US Peace Process ... "I think [Abbas's faith in America] died during the Kerry talks," Grant Rumley, a research analyst at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, says. "He's given... January 21, 2015 Obama is Right: ISIS is Being Stopped ... Meanwhile, in Syria, ISIS hasn't made major gains. While it's still firmly in control of territory including Raqaa, its eastern stronghold, the group has had trouble expandin... January 21, 2015 Yemen Falls Into Iran’s Orbit as Region Caught Asleep at the Wheel ... A senior Iranian official told Reuters last year the pace of money and arms getting to the Houthis had increased since their seizure of Sanaa. “The GCC took its... January 21, 2015 Sen. Mark Kirk Slams Obama Plan to Release $11.9B to Iran ... The next release is scheduled for Feb. 11, with two more scheduled for March. The rest of the frozen cash assets will be given back to Iran on April 15, May 6, May 27, and June 22, res... January 21, 2015 Weakness of Yemen’s Government Undermines US Terror Fight ... For several years, the CIA and the military's Joint Special Operations Command have run parallel targeted killing programs in Yemen. There were 23 U.S. drone strikes in Ye... January 21, 2015 Senate Iran Sanctions Bill Delayed Over Lack of Democratic Support ... Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who was scheduled to testify today before the Banking committee, said he had heard concerns that... January 21, 2015 President Obama’s State of the Union Reflects ‘Strong’ America ... The negotiations, which have passed their deadline for an agreement several times in the last months, have been the symbol of progress in long-suspended relations between Washington an... January 21, 2015 Unanimity at Last: Obama is Delusional on Foreign Policy ... Mark Dubowitz of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a sanctions expert, said without equivocation: “The interim agreement has not ‘frozen’ or ‘halte... January 21, 2015 Obama Releases Convicted Terrorist al-Marri ... Long War Journal reports that the Obama administration has released Ali Saleh Kah... January 21, 2015 Obama-Freed Al Qaeda Terrorist Welcomed Home as Hero in Qatar ... The Long War Journal has written an extensive report on Ali Saleh Kahlah al Marri, the for... January 20, 2015 Iran Promises ‘Crushing Response’ to Israeli Strike ... Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert and researcher for FDD, told the Free Beacon that Iran is expected to boost its presence in Syria and increase its support for Hezbollah.... January 20, 2015 Russian Defense Minister in Iran for Arms Pact Talks ... “Iran gets a lot of military advice and missile equipment from the Russians,” said Michael Ledeen, an Iran expert and former consultant to the National Security Cou... January 19, 2015 Tensions Between Israel And Hezbollah Are At A Boiling Point ... The precision of the latest strike implies that the Israelis have likely still penetrated Hezbollah, in spite of Shawraba's discovery. And the attack is a continuation of a long-s... January 19, 2015 US Spies Expected Airline Bombs–And Got The Paris Attacks Instead ... "In some quarters there's skepticism that [Paris attack] was AQAP because analysts expected that AQAP would launch an attack against aviation, rather than this kind of t... January 19, 2015 Obama Sets Fight Over Iran Sanctions ... “It’s very unusual for a head of state to acknowledge lobbying the U.S. Congress,” said Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,... January 19, 2015 Israeli Strike in Syria Hits Convoy, Killing Hezbollah Commander ... The attack that killed the younger Mughniyeh comes nearly a year after Tony Badran, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, observed that “[t]he... January 16, 2015 White House Support of Muslim Brotherhood Leaves Some in Middle East Puzzled ... Qatar, in particular, relies heavily on the protection afforded its autocratic regime by the presence of the massive U.S. Al Udeid airbase on its soil. Regional expert Jonathan... January 16, 2015 Belgium Police Foil ‘Major Attack,’ Killing Two Terror Suspects ... He did point out, though, that these sorts of attacks are the sort that European member states may be confronted with as more and more European fighters in Syria return home.... January 16, 2015 Authorities Focus on Threat of ‘Wolf Pack’ Attackers ... Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at the conservative think tank Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said to expect copy-cat attacks after the killings in Paris.... January 16, 2015 Obama Warns Congress Against New Sanctions on Iran ... Senators Kirk and Menendez say the fact their bill’s sanctions would only take effect if Iran fails to reach a deal in June is proof the legislation aims to enhance the prospects... January 15, 2015 Yemen Branch of Al Qaeda Says it Planned Paris Attack ... Western intelligence officials have struggled to unravel the plot in part because of the violent three-way power struggle that has convulsed Yemen in recent months. In... January 15, 2015 Did Obama’s Inaction in Yemen Lead to Paris? ... Much as ISIL has rallied Sunnis to a sectarian fight against Shiites, AQAP has used the rise of the Houthis — who observe an offshoot of Shiism — to appeal to their Sunni b... January 15, 2015 Obama’s ‘Lone Wolf’ Focus Misguided as Terrorist Threat Expands, Critics Say ... In recent years, Mr. Obama and his advisers increasingly have placed their focus on “lone wolf” actors inspired by radical Islamist ideology but working outside known terro... January 15, 2015 A Better Way to Patrol the Middle East ... In late August 1987, we had plans to totally shut down Iran, but could not get authority to execute them. This was a tragic political mistake. In a Jan. 5 article, John Hannah... January 15, 2015 Al Qaeda Is Back In A Big Way ... "From Al Qaeda Central's perspective, AQAP is sort of the special branch and the one most capable of mounting outside attacks," Brookings Institution fellow Will McCants told Busi... December 22, 2014 A 24-Year-Old Executive Created An Alarming New Model For Online Jihadists ... Until a week ago, the most influential English-speaking Jihadist on social media was Shami Witness, a Twitter account with 17,000 followers — a group that included scores of west... December 19, 2014 Nonstop Appeasement ... We believe that the president, whatever his ideological disposition, ought to be an unapologetic defender of America when she is smeared or slandered. At a bare minimum, a president ou... December 18, 2014 Terror-Free for Years, Australia Confronts Extremists ... Australian Islamic radicals have been recruiting militants among Australia's small Muslim community, and several have risen to prominence in Iraq's and Syria's w... December 17, 2014 Hamas Delegation in Tehran Seeks to Deepen Ties with Iran, Syria Hamas is seeking to mend ties with Syria and Iran according to policy brief written Thursday by Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Alfoneh ... December 17, 2014 With Sanctions Relief Looming, Iran Prepares to Open for Business ... Aside from the erosion of economic sanctions due to the nuclear negotiations, Iran has actively circumvented other sanctions that were designed to deter Tehran from developing... December 17, 2014 Doubts Emerge Over EU Court’s Justification for Annulment of Hamas Terror Designation The decision of the European Union General Court to annul the designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization has raised concerns that the Palestinian Islamist group will exploit any legal ambig... December 16, 2014 Qatar ‘Broke Promise to US Over Guantanamo Detainee’ Qatar broke an "explicit" promise by allowing a former Guantánamo detainee who had trained with al-Qaeda to leave the country and visit Britain, a new report has found. Jarallah a... December 16, 2014 Report: Qatar Serves as ‘ATM for Terrorists’ The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in a recent report authored by David Weinberg, a senior FDD fellow, reveals: Individuals taking advantage of Qat... December 16, 2014 Sydney Hostage Taker Man Haron Monis Pledged Allegiance to ISIS on His Website It's still not yet clear why Sydney hostage taker Man Haron Monis held up the Lindt cafe, an act that ultimately claimed three lives, including his own. But we're starting to le... December 12, 2014 In-depth report reveals Qatar’s willful blindness to financing of global terrorist groups A report released this week demonstrates how Qatar plays a double game with the West – funding terrorist groups throughout the region while acting like an ally and responsible player on the... December 12, 2014 Can Congress stop a rotten Iran deal? Mark Dubowitz, the sanctions guru at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, writes:... December 10, 2014 Qatar Allows Money to Flow to ISIS, Other Terrorists: Report The government of Qatar continues to willfully turn a blind eye to individuals channeling money to al Qaeda-affiliated groups across the Middle East and to Islamic State extremists in Syr... December 10, 2014 Hamas, Iran Rebuilding Military Ties in Tehran ... Key Hamas leaders held meetings with top Iranian lawmakers and officials in a bid to repair “historic relations” with Tehran, according to Hamas officials quoted in the Ira...

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