Iraq's top Shia cleric adds weight to government's anti-war efforts
2024-11-14
senior Shia cleric, Ali al-Sistani, has thrown his weight behind government efforts to rein in Iran
ISIS top deputy killed in Iraq amid wider effort to dismantle group
2025-03-20
. The top deputy of the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) was killed in a March 13 airstrike
Iraqi government warns militias against dragging country into war
2024-10-16
to join the war. Diplomatic efforts Iraq mounted intensive diplomacy to inform its
Lebanese government warns Hamas not to launch attacks from its territory
2025-06-18
government has warned Hamas against conducting attacks from Lebanese territory, as the Lebanese Armed Forces
Hizbullah cracks down on dissent with attempt to silence clerics
2023-09-11
Sheikh Yasser Aoude, pictured here, is a Shia cleric known for speaking out against political
Shadowy group claims Damascus church attack that clerics denounce as un-Islamic
2025-06-25
of targeting places of worship and terrorizing believers," Syria's top Sunni cleric Grand Mufti Osama al-Rifai
US forces reinforce anti-ISIS commitment in Syria
2025-05-20
. [Syrian Democratic Forces] A YPJ fighter during an anti-ISIS operation
Internal divisions roil Houthis as top commanders clash
2025-05-11
struggle that has been brewing between top Houthi commanders recently came to a head, revealing deep
Iranian regime feels weight of sanctions, recent actions reveal
2024-12-30
] The Iranian regime's recent actions reveal it is feeling the weight of sanctions imposed by a number
Lebanese army, UNIFIL lead southern Lebanon's recovery efforts
2025-02-23
said. "As peacekeeping forces, we organize activities and support assistance for war
India's government proactive in preventing ISIS from putting down roots
2025-04-12
in an effort to expunge the group's violent extremist ideology and deny it safe harbor. In January
US diplomatic efforts 'safety valve' in Israel-Hamas war
2023-11-27
Nabi Bakkar told Al-Fassel. During the latest Israel-Hamas war, "US diplomacy succeeded
Confusion, disarray among ISIS rank-and-file following top deputy's death
2025-03-24
top deputy Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai in Iraq's Anbar province, followed by a joint US-Iraqi
Top Hizbullah official's unprecedented criticism reveals 'deep internal rifts'
2025-03-19
that resulted in the loss of top leadership has broken the party's messaging discipline and exposed deep
Lebanon's Shia community is quietly dissatisfied with Hizbullah
2024-02-07
the situation in Lebanon, chanting, 'We are against war!' [Shias Against War Facebook page