Afghanistan
Limited options leave Afghan refugees reluctant to return home
Limited options leave Afghan refugees reluctant to return home
Brigadier General Hamid Taqavi served as an “adviser to the [Iraqi] Army and the popular mobilization of the Iraqi people,” a reference to the Shiite militias.
Iran’s army testing suicide drone to be used as ‘mobile bomb’
The leader of the Mukhtar Army, who was also the secretary-general of Hezbollah in Iraq, was killed in Diyala province. Supporters of the Islamic State claimed the group is responsible for his death.
US Seeks to Use Letters Found in Bin Laden Raid in Terrorism Trial
From Florida to al Qaeda: terror group’s external operations chief spent last years at Iran-Pakistan-Afghan border
Houthis take control of Sana’a air defenses: military sources
The jihadist group also launched suicide attacks and assaults in towns around the central Iraqi city.
How Yemen’s Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the West
US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq
Turkey not expected to revise Syria policy
Iran confirms it carried out air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for a car bombing this morning outside the Sana’a residence of Iran’s new ambassador to Yemen.
Recent Iran airstrikes in Iraq help drive Islamic State from 2 towns
Iran Bombing Islamic State In Iraq, US Official Confirms
Islamic State cell strikes Shiites in Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah arrives in Iraq
IAEA says needs more money to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July
Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group
The League of the Righteous, a Shiite militia that is responsible for killing hundreds of US soldiers in Iraq between 2006-2011, helped Iraqi forces take control of Baiji. The US provided air support.
UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally
Congress lays groundwork for stepped-up US presence in Iraq
The small Alpine country has become an extremist hub, where Hamas enjoys support, Iranian intelligence maintains a significant presence, and jihadist groups such as the Islamic State are drawing members and planning attacks.
Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks
Syrian official: negotiations with US blocked by Saudi Arabia
Iranian general is said to mastermind Iraq ground war
UN Says Iran Is Silent on Efforts for a Bomb
Appointment of Iraq’s new interior minister opens door to militia and Iranian influence