Multi-National Force – Iraq

June 15, 2026 | Bill Roggio |

IDF confirms killing Hezbollah commander responsible for creating Iran-backed militias in Iraq

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it killed Ali Mousa Daqduq, a top Hezbollah military leader and a commander in the Radwan Unit, the group responsible for infiltrating the Israeli border....

November 24, 2024 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Israel kills wanted Hezbollah commander behind the establishment of Iraq’s Iran-backed militias

A recent Israeli airstrike in Syria killed Ali Mousa Daqduq, one of Hezbollah’s most wanted military leaders who served as the deputy commander of the Radwan Unit at the time of his death,...

May 25, 2023 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Lebanese Hezbollah Making Preparations to Target US Troops in Syria

Lebanese Hezbollah’s “Golan Unit” is conducting military exercises in preparation to attack American troops operating in Syria, two U.S. intelligence officials confirmed to FDD’s Long War...

September 9, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The 9/11 anniversary and the 9/11 wars

Containing and disrupting jihadists is a mission worth accomplishing

March 1, 2020 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

U.S. Sanctions Leader of Pro-Iran Terror Group in Iraq

Another member of Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance,” a constellation of pro-Iran proxies and partners, has been sanctioned by Washington. On Feb. 26, the U.S. Department of State designated Ahmad al-Hamidawi,...

March 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S.-backed forces declare end to Islamic State’s physical caliphate

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November 28, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Trump Once Called the Taliban Five ‘Killers.’ Now He’s Negotiating With Them

Negotiating with terrorists won’t bring peace to Afghanistan.

October 14, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Unhappy Anniversary

Ayatollah Khamenei, the "Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution," commemorated the end of Ramadan with a lengthy anti-American, antisemitic screed. Khamenei has repeatedly accused the W...

July 11, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

5 ISAF Soldiers Wounded in Latest Green-on-Blue Attack

A man dressed as an Afghan soldier wounded five ISAF troops in an attack late yesterday at a base in an area of eastern Afghanistan known to be a Taliban stronghold. The Afghan soldier escaped af...

April 16, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Negotiating with Terror Sponsors

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Steve Hayes notes wha...

March 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Afghan Security Forces Kill 3 ISAF Troops in South, East

An Afghan soldier killed two British soldiers on a military base in southern Afghanistan today, while a policeman killed an ISAF soldier in the east. The Afghan soldier was killed by ISAF troops,...

January 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Ansar al Islam Names New Leader

The al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Islam released a statement announcing the name of its new leader. The Iraqi terror group also announced that it would fly a new flag. In a statement released...

December 20, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Taliban Seek Freedom for Dangerous Guantanamo Detainees

The Obama administration is considering repatriating some Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan as part of a diplomatic effort to engage the Taliban,...

December 20, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn

Fantasyland Peace Talks with the Taliban

The Obama administration is still pursuing negotiations with the Taliban, even if it doubts a viable negotiating partner sits across the table. And, as part of this ad hoc diplomatic eff...

October 12, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Mastermind of Deadly Raid on American Soldiers Coordinated Plot Against Saudi Ambassador

The US Treasury Department has designated five individuals involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Ara...

October 12, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Weekly Standard |

More on Iran’s Brazen Terrorist Plots

Yesterday, I noted that the criminal complaint filed in the case of an Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi A...

September 23, 2011 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

US Designates Hamas Operative Linked to Iran, al Qaeda

Today the US State Department added Muhammad Hisham Muhammad Isma'il Abu Ghazala, a Hamas operative who is linked to Iran and al Qaeda and fought with Ansar al Islam in Iraq, to the list of...

August 5, 2010 | |

State Department: Iran Sponsors Terrorists Who Kill Americans

The State Department has finally released its Country Reports on Terrorism for 2009. Foggy Bottom’s analysis, which details terrorist events in the previous calendar year, was supposed to b...

October 8, 2008 |

News from the Awakening (Part 6)

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August 30, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Coalition forces target Hezbollah Brigades in Baghdad

Coalition special operations teams captured three Hezbollah Brigades operatives during raids inside Baghdad. The captures are the latest in an effort to dismantle the Iranian-backed terror group...