Rewards for Justice Program
Iran targets Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in northern Iraq
Two Kurdish Iranian opposition groups claimed they were targeted by Iranian attacks on May 5 and 6. The Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran...
Op-eds
US offers rewards for 3 Iraqi militia leaders
On April 27, the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program offered a $10 million reward for information on Haydar Muzhir Malak al Saidi, the leader of Harakat Ansar Allah al Awfiya,...
Op-eds
U.S. Signals Approval of New Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate Selected by Pro-Tehran Bloc
More than five months after its national elections, Iraq may finally have a new leader. On April 27, Iraqi President Nizar Amedi named Ali al-Zaidi,...
Policy Briefs
To Squeeze Hezbollah, Look to West Africa
With Iran blockaded and weakened, Hezbollah may be increasingly dependent on its West African financial schemes.
Op-eds
Iraq nominates little-known businessman to be next prime minister
The Coordination Framework (CF), a coalition of Iraqi Shiite parties that is the largest bloc in the country’s parliament, announced on April 27 that it is nominating Ali al Zaidi for prime...
Op-eds
Operation Economic Fury Turns Its Attention to Iraq
After weathering weeks of attacks from Iran-backed militias in Iraq, the United States designated seven leaders of these terror groups on April 17, asserting, “These militias operate with near impunity,...
Policy Briefs
Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism
Memos
Beyond the U.S.-Israel MOU: The Case for a Strategic Partnership Agreement
In one’s personal life and in the life of a nation, it is good to have friends. It is even better to have capable and motivated friends, especially when one confronts increasingly formidable enemies...
Insights
Somalia reports death of Shabaab co-founder in ‘precision airstrike’
The Somali government stated on Monday that another co-founder of Shabaab is dead. The individual, identified as Mahmoud Abdi Hamud, better known as Jaafar Gurey, was reportedly killed in a “precision...
Op-eds
Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror
Memos
American Confidence in Elections
Prohibiting Foreign Interference
Legislative Testimonies
America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections
Memos
How America benefits from its security partnership with Israel
Anyone who has spent time on a playground knows it is good to have friends when bullies come along. That also holds true in international relations. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: September 20, 2024
Israel SitRep: September 20, 2024 Today’s Issue: | Israeli Airstrike on Hezbollah Stronghold Near Beirut Targets Hezbollah Official Wanted by U.S. | Rocket Barrages Hit Northern Israel Friday; IAF...
Israel at War Situation Report
US and Iraqi forces kill Islamic State leaders
The US military and Iraqi Security Forces killed four Islamic State (IS) leaders during an August 29 raid in western Iraq that resulted in the wounding of seven American soldiers. One of the IS leaders...
Op-eds
U.S. offers $5 million reward for member of Al Qaeda’s top leadership council
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Op-eds
U.S. Lawfare Options for Helping Bring Hamas to its Knees
Pressuring Qatar and Turkey to Quickly Detain Hamas Leaders
Memos
Israel’s Hunt for the Sinwar Brothers
Israel is hunting for its list of most wanted Hamas operatives in Gaza. The list includes Mohammed Deif, the shadowy figure behind all of Hamas’s military operations. Saleh Al-Arouri, whose mug shot...