Takfiri

January 29, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Continued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency

On January 25, a new Iraqi militia, Kataib Awliya’ al Haq (Guardians of Truth Brigades), announced its formation. So far, the group has issued a single statement displaying its full name, logo, and...

December 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Could the unrest in Syria spillover into Iraq? Iran seems to think so

Iran believes that Iraq is in danger - this means that Iran is worried militias it backs in Iraq could lose influence.

December 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran scrambles to blame US, Israel for Syria’s troubles

"The recent terrorist activities in Syria are part of a plot by the Israeli regime and the US to undermine regional security,” IRNA claimed.

January 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s ‘Khaybar Shekan’: The missile used by Tehran to attack in Syria

The missile is now the pride of the Tehran regime because it was used to target an area in northwestern Syria.

May 12, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon’s ‘useless’ election will be neither free nor fair

Hezbollah coercion has occurred in the weeks and months leading up to this Sunday’s vote

January 19, 2017 | |

Iran Taps Quds Force Official as Envoy to Iraq

Iran has appointed a high-ranking officer from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) extraterritorial branch, the Quds...

November 10, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Obama’s Weak Diplomacy with Iran

The Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon and Carol E. Lee...

June 15, 2011 | American Thinker

How to Measure al Qaeda’s Defeat

  In an article published in the Washington Post on Friday May 30, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden is quoted as portraying al Qaeda movement as     "essential...

August 7, 2008 |

Europe Must Realize: Jihadism is an Ideology, Not a Theology


Jihadi terrorism is one of the largest threats Europe and the international community are facing in this era. Hence studying Jihadi terrorism beyond the formation and the dismantling of cells is highly relevant to Europeans because of the impact of its actions on security, politics, and economy.

June 4, 2008 |

How to Measure al Qaeda’s Defeat

 In an article published in the Washington Post on Friday May 30, CIA D...