Syria's de facto new leader used al-Qaeda for his personal gain
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A man takes a picture with his mobile phone of Syria's de facto new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa
ISIS 'zakat' extortion forced local residents who could not pay to relocate
2025-01-02
as a mass grave during its 2014-2017 reign of terror. [Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP] When
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2025-01-02
to Libya's port city of Benghazi, Mohammed told Al-Fassel. Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid
Beijing seeks to strengthen presence in region via covert military base
2025-01-01
. The alleged dual-use facility is in the same general area as al-Dhafra base, which hosts US and international
Sanctions keep pressure on IRGC's financial pipeline to Yemen's Houthis
2024-12-31
central bank in Sanaa, Hashem al-Madani, who manages millions in IRGC-QF transfers. His 2020
ISIS cells continue to collect funds under false pretexts
2024-12-30
An ISIS-issued 'zakat' receipt from al-Raqa, posted online June 20, 2015, shows how the group
US sanctions Iranian UAV developers as Houthis continue to attack ships
2024-12-30
Sea, Bab al-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden, per the US Department of Transportation's Maritime
Russia's failed Syrian gambit exposes al-Assad's fatal miscalculation
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regime of Bashar al-Assad on December 8 marked the end of more than 50 years of authoritarian rule
US strikes hit Houthi missile site as Houthis lie about targeting US warplane
2024-12-27
and merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb strait and Gulf of Aden, US Central Command
Al-Qaeda violates core Islamic principles, Muslim scholars warn
2024-12-26
Participants attend an Al-Azhar University conference to address educational quality improvements
Al-Qaeda trades ideology for weapons in alliance with Yemen's Houthis
2024-12-26
Yemeni men display weapons and portraits of Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi during
US offers $35 million for information on senior IRGC commanders
2024-12-23
Abu al-Karkh, Hajji Yusef). Poursafi, a uniformed member of the IRGC allegedly working
Minority groups that suffered at the hands of ISIS have yet to recover
2024-12-22
authority," said security analyst Safaa al-Aasam. "It set out from the beginning to target
ISIS twists ancient Islamic tax to extort religious minorities
2024-12-21
at the Syriac Catholic Church of Mar Tuma in Mosul on April 30, 2022, after its restoration. [Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP