Security 2024-08-13

Iraq has made significant security and reconstruction progress since the ISIS era, but recent attacks show the extremist group remains a threat.

Security 2024-08-10

A section of the wall that runs through a trouble spot north of the Euphrates has been completed, blocking infiltration and boosting security.

Security 2024-08-09

The United States has been working hard to head off a regional conflict, while continuing to prepare for 'every possibility' to protect all its partners in the region.

Security 2024-08-09

Syrian tribal leaders have stressed they will not be drawn into the Iranian regime's schemes, regardless of temptations or threats.

Security 2024-08-08

Money siphoned away from the Iranian people continues to be put toward the regime-backed Houthis and their new efforts to undermine Iraqi sovereignty.

Security 2024-08-03

The regime's failure to protect the leader of an ally in its capital is a serious breach that reveals the depth of its security shortfalls, analysts say.

Security 2024-08-01

Moscow hopes that by supporting armed groups in the Middle East it can revive its diminishing influence in the region amid increasing political and economic isolation.

Security 2024-07-31

The flow of arms to Hizbullah has continued despite regional tensions, as the Iran-backed party begins to produce its own weapons as well.

Security 2024-07-29

Iran is strengthening its presence west of the Euphrates river by recruiting Syrian youth, courting local tribes and bringing in fighters from Iraq.

Security 2024-07-23

The Iran-backed party was smuggling fighters into Lebanon even before the so-called 'axis of resistance' pledged to shore up its support.