Global crackdown cripples ISIS recruitment networks, funding attempts

Security 2025-02-24

Global crackdown cripples ISIS recruitment networks, funding attempts

A number of nations have taken aim at ISIS social media recruitment efforts, arresting perpetrators and effectively besieging the group.

UNIFIL, Lebanese forces clear path for southerners' return

Security 2025-02-24

UNIFIL, Lebanese forces clear path for southerners' return

Peacekeepers lead road-clearing operations, enabling thousands of displaced residents to return to the south as the army expands control.

Iraqi forces deliver fatal blows to ISIS network in north and west of country

Security 2025-02-21

Iraqi forces deliver fatal blows to ISIS network in north and west of country

Joint counterterrorism operations in Anbar and Kirkuk provinces eliminate ISIS operatives, including a number of the group's senior commanders.

Women recruited by ISIS face harsh reality in Syrian camps

Security 2025-02-21

Women recruited by ISIS face harsh reality in Syrian camps

Former ISIS brides and their children struggle to survive in camps where basic necessities are scarce, after losing their citizenship rights.

US targets Iran's oil revenues, used to fund regime's regional proxies

Security 2025-02-20

US targets Iran's oil revenues, used to fund regime's regional proxies

Iran’s economy is heavily reliant on oil revenues, which the regime uses to fund regional terrorist proxy groups and its nuclear program.

Yemen facing 'battle of existence and identity,' minister says

Security 2025-02-19

Yemen facing 'battle of existence and identity,' minister says

Yemenis must unite behind the Presidential Command Council to resist the Iranian regime's attempts, via the Houthis, to subjugate their country.

Local residents welcome army's deployment in southern Lebanon

Security 2025-02-18

Local residents welcome army's deployment in southern Lebanon

As the army expands its presence in the south, residents returning to inspect the damage call for restoration of state sovereignty.

Houthi bank rules leave Yemen depositors unable to access savings

Security 2025-02-17

Houthi bank rules leave Yemen depositors unable to access savings

New policy does little for depositors after years of restrictions prevented them from accessing their savings in banks in Houthi-controlled areas.

ISIS faces obstacles as it shifts focus from Middle East to Africa

Security 2025-02-17

ISIS faces obstacles as it shifts focus from Middle East to Africa

As it tries to establish itself in Africa, ISIS must contend with local resistance, military pressure and competition from other armed groups,

Smuggling routes at crux of Houthis' burgeoning alliance with al-Qaeda

Security 2025-02-15

Smuggling routes at crux of Houthis' burgeoning alliance with al-Qaeda

The groups have been working together to secure control over lucrative coastal and inland smuggling routes despite ideological differences.