High-Ranking Russian General Assassinated in Moscow
Car Explosion Kills Sarvarov: The head of the Russian General Staff’s Directorate for Operational Training, Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, was killed in Moscow on December 22, Russian...
Syria
US launches widespread airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack
On December 19, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that “U.S. forces have commenced a large-scale strike against [Islamic State] ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria.”...
Op-eds
US highlights anti-Islamic State operations after soldiers killed in Syria
On December 17, US Central Command (CENTCOM) provided new information on operations against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. “US and partner forces in Syria have conducted nearly 80 operations since...
Op-eds
Palestine Action’s bid for martyrdom
What members of this violent organization hunger for are extreme measures that make waves against Israel and make headlines worldwide.
Op-eds
Turkish President Erdogan Claims Israel Is Biggest Threat to Syria
Erdogan Accuses Israel of Seeking ‘Fragmentation’ of Syria: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labeled Israel the “primary obstacle” to a stable Syria on December 16,...
Flash Briefs
The real war is Islamism’s infiltration of Western democracies
Born in Jerusalem and raised in Malmö, Sweden, I watched firsthand the quiet surrender of a liberal Western city to Islamist intimidation.
Op-eds
2 Of 3 Americans Killed in Syria by ISIS Terrorist Were Members of Iowa National Guard
U.S. Force Supported Anti-ISIS Coalition: The Iowa National Guard released the names of the two soldiers on December 15 who were killed in a lone terrorist ambush in the area of...
Flash Briefs
Syria investigates deadly attack on US forces, US names 2 National Guard soldiers as victims
On December 15, the Iowa National Guard released the names of two US soldiers who were killed in a terrorist attack in Syria on December 13. “Our entire National Guard family mourns...
Op-eds
Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood
It would be a grave mistake for Lebanon to swap the Islamist resistance axis of Iran for the Muslim Brotherhood of Turkey and Qatar. ...
Op-eds
3 Americans killed, 3 injured in Islamic State ambush attack in Palmyra, Syria
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that “two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed, and three service members were injured, as a result of an ambush by a lone ISIS [Islamic...
Op-eds
Israel Moves To Secure Its Most Vulnerable Border
Israel’s longest and most porous border, shared with Jordan, has been the scene of smuggling and multiple infiltrations. Iran and its proxies have led much of the activity to funnel materiel to Palestinian...
Policy Briefs
Africa’s Collapse Is a Threat to America and Israel
Regions in Africa are collapsing. Across most of the continent’s 54 countries, governments are tyrannical, Islamist, or both. Many have ceased to function as states, splintering into warring ethnic and...
Op-eds
Turkey Puts Fragile Deal Between Damascus and Kurdish Forces at Greater Risk
If the agreement collapses, violence may be imminent. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have spent months negotiating with the government in Damascus how to implement their March agreement...
Policy Briefs
Congress Unveils Proposal To Repeal Syria Sanctions as Syria-Israel Tensions Continue
Repeal Likely to Pass: Congress is likely to repeal economic sanctions on Syria enshrined in the 2019 Caesar Act in the coming weeks, unveiling language for its repeal within the...
Flash Briefs
Iraq Almost Takes a Stand Against Iran’s Terrorist Proxies — Then Doesn’t
The Iraqi government did the right thing and froze the assets of Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis, but once the story made news on December 4, the government walked its decision back within hours. In...
Policy Briefs
Iraq investigation concludes drones struck Khor Mor gas field, Kurdistan Region requests air defenses
An Iraqi government investigation concluded that two drones attacked the Khor Mor gas field in the country’s autonomous Kurdistan Region on November 26. The attack on the vital gas...
Op-eds
Israel-Syria tensions continue after Israeli raid as White House urges ‘dialogue’
Tensions between Israel and Syria have continued in the wake of a November 27 raid in southern Syria by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On December 4, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a state...
Op-eds
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
Trend Overview Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines...
Policy Tracker
Preventing Violence in Southern Syria Depends on Damascus and Jerusalem Reaching an Agreement
“Israel must maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria,” President Donald Trump said on December 1, amid rising tensions between the two countries. On November 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
Policy Briefs
Lebanon Must Answer the Pope’s Call for Peace
Lebanon, and the world, must heed the Pope of Peace over the so-called “Party of God,” Hezbollah. From the heart of Lebanon—a biblical land living under Hezbollah’s shadow—Pope Leo XIV issued...