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Islamic State kills Qods Force general in central Iraq
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
Iran’s army testing suicide drone to be used as ‘mobile bomb’
Leader of Iranian-backed militia killed in eastern Iraq
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.
Afghanistan
US Seeks to Use Letters Found in Bin Laden Raid in Terrorism Trial
Afghanistan
From Florida to al Qaeda: terror group’s external operations chief spent last years at Iran-Pakistan-Afghan border
Houthis
Houthis take control of Sana’a air defenses: military sources
Islamic State overruns Badr Brigade position near Samarra
The jihadist group also launched suicide attacks and assaults in towns around the central Iraqi city.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
How Yemen’s Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the West
Iraq
US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq
Iran
Turkey not expected to revise Syria policy
Iran
Iran confirms it carried out air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq
AQAP claims bombing of Iranian ambassador’s residence in Yemen
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.
Iran
Recent Iran airstrikes in Iraq help drive Islamic State from 2 towns
Iran
Iran Bombing Islamic State In Iraq, US Official Confirms
Iran
Islamic State cell strikes Shiites in Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah
Hezbollah arrives in Iraq
IAEA
IAEA says needs more money to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal
Iraq
Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July
Iran
Iranian Kurdish female fighters battle to fight IS group
Iraqi forces, Iranian-supported militias report success in Baiji
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.
Islamic State
UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally
Iran
Congress lays groundwork for stepped-up US presence in Iraq
Austria’s radical Islam problem
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.
Afghanistan
Port Authority Officer Kept Sources With Ties to Iran Attacks
Iran
Syrian official: negotiations with US blocked by Saudi Arabia
Hezbollah
Iranian general is said to mastermind Iraq ground war
IAEA
UN Says Iran Is Silent on Efforts for a Bomb
Iran
Appointment of Iraq’s new interior minister opens door to militia and Iranian influence