Khamenei seeks loyalty, united front from Iraqi proxies as rivalries simmer

Khamenei seeks loyalty, united front from Iraqi proxies as rivalries simmer

2024-11-08

Asaib Ahl al-Haq leader Qais al-Khazali is seen in Baghdad on May 7, 2018. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP


Major drug bust at Iraq border shows trafficking networks fraying

Major drug bust at Iraq border shows trafficking networks fraying

2025-03-31

. Syria emerged as the world's largest producer of Captagon under the regime of Bashar al-Assad, with his


Iran-aligned militias evacuate Syria headquarters in bid to avoid airstrikes

Iran-aligned militias evacuate Syria headquarters in bid to avoid airstrikes

2024-11-02

A person opens a door adorned with a portrait of slain Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah in al


ISIS in crisis following elimination of key global leader in Iraq

ISIS in crisis following elimination of key global leader in Iraq

2025-03-20

Aftermath of the March 13 precision strike that killed ISIS's top deputy Abdallah Makki Muslih al


International security partnerships critical to keeping ISIS in check

International security partnerships critical to keeping ISIS in check

2025-03-28

ISIS top deputy Abdallah Makki Muslih Al-Rifai during his 2011 imprisonment in Iraq on terrorism


Hizbullah's new leader-by-default Naim Qassem is 'symbol of party's bankruptcy'

Hizbullah's new leader-by-default Naim Qassem is 'symbol of party's bankruptcy'

2024-11-14

succession process, Hizbullah critic Ahmad Yassin told Al-Fassel. The party's Shura Council


Up to $15 million reward for information on Houthis' financial mechanisms

Up to $15 million reward for information on Houthis' financial mechanisms

2025-03-17

By Al-Fassel


US disrupts China-based Iranian drone-part procurement network

US disrupts China-based Iranian drone-part procurement network

2025-03-15

By Al-Fassel


World marks first anniversary of destabilizing October 7 Hamas attack

World marks first anniversary of destabilizing October 7 Hamas attack

2024-10-07

for the death of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian general Abbas Nilforoushan in a September 27


Iran-backed Iraqi militias refuse to surrender arms, defying state control

Iran-backed Iraqi militias refuse to surrender arms, defying state control

2025-03-22

Harakat al-Nujaba elements rally in Baghdad rally on October 8, 2023, displaying poster of group


Iraq hastens energy independence push as Iranian gas proves unreliable

Iraq hastens energy independence push as Iranian gas proves unreliable

2025-03-21

oil refinery complex on December 22, 2024. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP] The Iraqi


US renews Houthis' terror group designation, rolling out new sanctions

US renews Houthis' terror group designation, rolling out new sanctions

2025-03-10

A knife-wielding Houthi loyalist holds a portrait of the group's leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi


Iranian regime's 'unity of arenas' theory in tatters after 'axis' leaders' deaths

Iranian regime's 'unity of arenas' theory in tatters after 'axis' leaders' deaths

2024-10-29

Top Houthi official Ahmed al-Rahawi (L) visits the Hamas offices in Sanaa October 20 to offer


Lebanese angered by Nasrallah's belligerent stance, refusal to avoid war

Lebanese angered by Nasrallah's belligerent stance, refusal to avoid war

2024-09-25

Reem Sahmarany urged Nasrallah not to drag Lebanon into war. Sahmarany told Al-Fassel she


Global law enforcement thwarts ISIS plots as financial dragnet tightens

Global law enforcement thwarts ISIS plots as financial dragnet tightens

2025-03-08

By Al-Fassel