Sudan

September 16, 2025 | Bonnie Glick |

Five years later, President Trump’s Abraham Accords show that peace really does lead to prosperity

Five years ago, President Donald Trump made the historic announcement that Israel would normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. Thus two historic peace treaties were signed...

September 14, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Who Remembers Afghanistan?

REVIEW: 'To Lose A War: The Fall and Rise of the Taliban' by Jon Lee Anderson

September 11, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Baghdad Has an Opportunity To Counter Illicit Iranian Activity in Iraq. Will the Government Take It?

Past Iraqi investigative committees have been largely toothless when it comes to targeting Iran-backed criminals, and history may now repeat itself. On September 6, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia...

August 25, 2025 | Mariam Wahba, Kyle Moran

Sudanese military chief restructures command, engages US envoy

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader General Abdel Fattah al Burhan has announced a major reorganization of senior military officers as he seeks to consolidate control over the military. Meanwhile,...

August 14, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Iraq PM Sudani condemns Kataib Hezbollah for shooting at Ministry of Agriculture

Following an investigation into a deadly clash at the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, the spokesman for Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani issued a statement detailing ramifications for the...

August 13, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Sudan’s Democratic Alliance Blames Islamists for Civil War

Secular forces in Sudan are calling for Sudan’s Islamist movement to be classified as a terrorist group. This is happening as Congress considers legislation to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist...

August 5, 2025 | David May, Jake Schlanger

7 UN Organizations That Undermine Israel and the U.S.

The Trump administration announced on July 22 its departure from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce...

August 5, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

U.S. Cancellation of Sudan Talks Was a Mistake

The United States unwisely cancelled a key meeting on Sudan’s civil war. The State Department called off a gathering with the Sudan Quad — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates — scheduled...

July 26, 2025 | Caleb Weiss |

US ground raid captures Islamic State leader in northern Somalia

In a brief statement released on Saturday, the United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that its forces had “conducted an operation against the ISIS-Somalia terrorist network...

July 25, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

US expresses concern over Iraqi legislation enshrining militias as independent security force

Iraq has revived legislation regarding the Popular Mobilization Authority (PMA), the government agency that oversees the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF, while legally an Iraqi government...

July 23, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

New head of anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq and Syria takes command

Brigadier General Kevin Lambert took over as the new commander of the anti-Islamic State coalition of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in a ceremony in Iraq on...

July 17, 2025 |

Paramilitary Group Massacres Hundreds in Overlooked Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

Women and Children Killed in Sudan Massacre: At least 300 civilians were massacred by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary organization in western Sudan, including children...

July 15, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

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Peace in Sudan is a fantasy as long as Islamist factions like the Muslim Brotherhood keep fueling the war and hijacking power.

June 30, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel: Now the Dominant Military Power in the Middle East?

Israel: A Regional Hegemon with Iran Defeated? In the wake of Israel’s surprise attack on Iran on June 13, it has become clear that Israel’s military is now among the strongest in the Middle East....

June 24, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Victory over Iran gives Trump the chance to reshape Mid East with trade deals

Israel’s decisive victory over Iran’s Islamist regime has set Tehran’s nuclear plans back years at the least. It has also created a unique opening to normalize ties between Jerusalem...

June 10, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The Iranian Regime of War and Death

When I was in elementary school in Baghdad, in the early 1980s, teachers took us to the streets to shout angry slogans against “Khomeini the Hypocrite” for refusing to end Iran’s war with Iraq. Little...

June 3, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Sudan Is the War No One Cares About

Over 150,000 dead and 11 million displaced are the result of war in Sudan that started months before the Gaza War, in 2023, and shows no sign of abating. Yet despite Sudan’s tragedy, the...

May 28, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

A secular jihadi brings the intifada to Washington

The Islamist/leftist alliance metastasizes

May 27, 2025 | Mariam Wahba, Rebecca Goldsmith

Sudan army chief appoints prime minister, allied militia retakes West Kordofan from RSF

On May 19, Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Sudan’s army chief and de-facto leader, appointed the first prime minister since the country’s civil war broke out in April 2023, marking an important step...

May 24, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Why Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program Doesn’t Mean War

When confronted with a firm United States, Iran has remained largely restrained to avoid provoking direct military confrontation.