January 5, 2024 | Generation Jihad

Terrorists will be terrorists

Bill and Behnam unpack this week’s headlines from the Middle East, including the assassination of Hamas deputy Saleh al-Arouri; the U.S. strike that killed Iran-backed militia commander Abu Taqwa Al-Saedi in Iraq (and subsequent drama with the Iraqi government); the U.S.-led coalition dubbed Prosperity Guardian’s “final warning” to the Houthis; and the ISIS bombings at a memorial in Kerman, Iran for slain IRGC-QF commander Qassim Suleimani.

People carry the coffin of Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri to the Imam Ali Mosque at Tariq Al-Jadida district of Beirut, Lebanon on January 04, 2024. (Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Iran Iran Global Threat Network Iran-backed Terrorism Israel Israel at War Jihadism Military and Political Power U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy