Security 2024-12-06

The extremist alliance's unchecked advance on key cities indicates the Syrian regime and its backers are distracted, weakened and unprepared.

Security 2024-12-04

Pending US arms deal with Saudi Arabia coincides with increased diplomatic engagement and is slated to boost stability and defense ties.

Security 2024-12-04

Baghdad moves against militias launching attacks from Iraqi soil, but faces a delicate balancing act as Iranian proxies adapt and tensions rise.

Security 2024-12-03

Convicted in 2020 of the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Salim Ayyash led the team that carried out the killing.

Security 2024-12-02

The group's media machine has stalled as counter-terrorism messaging, platform crackdowns and funding shortages take their toll.

Security 2024-12-02

Counterterrorism efforts continue to chart successes through targeted strikes, intelligence gathering and cooperation with regional forces.

Security 2024-11-27

Customs officials seized more than 4.5 tons of methamphetamine in early November in three trucks crossing into Türkiye from Iran.

Security 2024-11-27

IRGC-linked actors carry out cyber attacks and then amplify them to further geopolitical objectives, using fake personas to drive propaganda.

Security 2024-11-26

The Iran-backed group has converted the civilian facility into a sprawling military complex with underground weapons and training facilities.

Security 2024-11-26

ISIS supporters in the US cities of New York and Houston engaged in extensive, unguarded social media exchanges that facilitated their arrests.