North Africa

July 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s Defense Minister meets with US leaders and sees progress in Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the evening of July 16, communicating his views on Israel’s progress in Gaza. Gallant “emphasized that IDF operations...

June 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s operations in Gaza are headed for a new phase

On June 24, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden, in Washington, DC, discussing what Gallant has called a transition to “phase C” of...

June 19, 2024 | Caleb Weiss |

Shabaab advertises creation of “special forces” unit

In a newly released video, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, announced and advertised the creation of its new so-called ‘special forces’ unit. The new unit also has its own specific training...

May 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah seeks to use Syrian refugees to create crisis with Europe

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on May 13 that Lebanon should open its maritime borders so that Syrians who live in Lebanon can board boats heading to Europe.

February 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What is Iran’s strategy against Israel amid FM’s Middle East trips?

It is clear that Iran, the main backer of Hezbollah and Hamas, is seeking to keep both terrorist groups in play against Israel.

November 3, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Gaza and the De-Colonization Narrative

Western views of Arab society often get one major thing wrong – Arab agency.

October 29, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

I’m an Egyptian American who studied in Israel: We can’t let Hamas kill peace along with the peacemakers

In the long litany of death notices that fill my Facebook feed — the friends and family of Israelis I met years ago as the lone Egyptian American studying at Tel Aviv University — one entry popped...

October 25, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

How America and Its Allies Can Stop Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran from Evading Sanctions and Financing Terror

October 13, 2023 | Caleb Weiss |

Al-Qaeda’s North and West African branches respond to the Hamas-led invasion of Israel

In a joint statement released online, al-Qaeda’s branches in North Africa and West Africa, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), respectively,...

April 26, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen Recommendations to Improve Deterrence in the Western Pacific

The United States Department of Defense (DOD), with the support of both Congress and the U.S. defense industrial base, has built the preeminent military force in the world. The United States has unmatched power projection capability, the ability to establish air and maritime dominance far from its shores, the resources to execute large scale ground maneuver operations, and the ability to conduct brigade-level amphibious operations. But despite all this, the United States will not be ready to deter and defeat America’s most capable adversary — China — in the demanding military environment the United States will face in the next few years in the western Pacific.

October 27, 2022 | Caleb Weiss |

Analysis: Al Qaeda ideologue calls for jihad in Sudan, provides guidelines

Earlier this month, Bayt al Maqdis, a jihadi publishing house believed linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a book compiled of various letters written by the ideologue Abu Hudhayfah...

October 19, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Truth or consequences

The Saudi crown prince has some legitimate grievances

September 1, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

The option that should have been taken in Afghanistan

One year after the Biden administration’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan, the results are undeniable. The country has become a haven for Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The Taliban is as oppressive...

June 14, 2022 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

War in Ukraine Is Destabilizing the Middle East and North Africa

The war in Ukraine is already setting the Middle East on fire.

May 30, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Paper Trail of Terror

In autumn of 2017, my colleague Thomas Joscelyn was invited to visit the Central Intelligence Agency. It was a long time coming. He and our colleague Bill Roggio at FDD’s Long War Journal had for...

March 12, 2022 | David May |

Israel’s rescue of Arabs from Ukraine undermines oppression narrative

Israel has done what it can to help its Arab citizens and other Arabs to whom it owes nothing to find safety in the conflict.

February 28, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Putin Just Pushed the World Into an Even Bigger Energy Crisis

Even without sanctions, Russia’s war will increase the shortage of oil and gas.

February 9, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Amnesty spreads the virus of antisemitism

It defames, demonizes, and attempts to delegitimize the Jewish state

December 22, 2021 | Matthew Zweig |

The Coming Middle East Narco Wars

In April, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states temporarily banned the import of agricultural products from Lebanon. This was not a response to political events or to an overt...

November 4, 2021 | David May, Jonathan Schanzer

American NGOs Rally Behind Groups Accused by Israel of Terrorism

A battle is raging over Israel’s declaration that six Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGO) are fronts for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated terrorist...