How Daesh sacrificed Iraqi heritage for a self-serving caliphate

How Daesh sacrificed Iraqi heritage for a self-serving caliphate

2026-06-22

damage caused by Daesh. [Zaid al-Obaidi/AFP] On June 10, 2026, the people of Iraq


Syria seeks independence by cutting Hizbullah links

Syria seeks independence by cutting Hizbullah links

2026-06-18

sovereignty. Led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, this administration has translated its rejection of Iranian


Syrian transit boom offers economic lifeline amid regional waterway crises

Syrian transit boom offers economic lifeline amid regional waterway crises

2026-06-17

By Al-Fassel


Power play: How militia integration continues to erode Iraqi sovereignty

Power play: How militia integration continues to erode Iraqi sovereignty

2026-06-16

neighbor after losing regional leverage during the Gaza war. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP


Lebanese President to Iran: Lebanon's future is not a bargaining chip

Lebanese President to Iran: Lebanon's future is not a bargaining chip

2026-06-16

-needed declaration of national sovereignty," he told Al-Fassel. Recent conflict exchanges


Escalating war in Lebanon worsens hardships for vulnerable refugees

Escalating war in Lebanon worsens hardships for vulnerable refugees

2026-06-15

By Al-Fassel


Determined Yazidi women risk their lives to clear deadly landmines

Determined Yazidi women risk their lives to clear deadly landmines

2026-06-12

By Al-Fassel


How US sanctions exposed Iran's grip on Iraq's resources

How US sanctions exposed Iran's grip on Iraq's resources

2026-06-11

Maarij al-Bahadly, Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister, for allegedly facilitating oil diversions that benefit


Cracks in Yemen: Why the Houthi grip is failing

Cracks in Yemen: Why the Houthi grip is failing

2026-06-11

during an exhibition at al-Rayyan Airport in the city of Mukalla, in Yemen's southern coastal Hadramawt


Profiteering: How the Houthis accumulate wealth while Yemenis go hungry

Profiteering: How the Houthis accumulate wealth while Yemenis go hungry

2026-06-10

tracked $789 million in Houthi customs revenues at Hodeidah, al-Salif and Ras Issa between May 2023


IRGC drone attack on Kuwait airport sparks Gulf outrage

IRGC drone attack on Kuwait airport sparks Gulf outrage

2026-06-08

Al-Attwan, a Kuwaiti defense ministry spokesperson. The sudden, unprovoked violence


Iraq investigates drone attacks linked to Iran-backed militias

Iraq investigates drone attacks linked to Iran-backed militias

2026-06-05

Forces factions [Hashd al-Shaabi]," Sheyar Turko, an expert on the IRGC told Al-Fassel


Turkish authorities arrest 110 suspects over extremist activities

Turkish authorities arrest 110 suspects over extremist activities

2026-06-05

By Al-Fassel


Kataib Hizbullah escalates regional shadow war, threatens Jordan

Kataib Hizbullah escalates regional shadow war, threatens Jordan

2026-06-04

, 2026. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP] Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, security official for Iraqi


Human intelligence proves decisive in operation against ISIS leader

Human intelligence proves decisive in operation against ISIS leader

2026-06-03

operation that killed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) global second-in-command Bilal al-Manuki