Major drug bust at Iraq border shows trafficking networks fraying

Major drug bust at Iraq border shows trafficking networks fraying

2025-03-31

organizations." Between 2019 and 2023, 82% of Captagon seized in the Middle East originated from


ISIS offshoots stymied in attempts to spread out in Maghreb, Sahel

ISIS offshoots stymied in attempts to spread out in Maghreb, Sahel

2025-03-11

in the Moroccan city of Fes on May 21, 2023. [Fadel Senna/AFP] NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania


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


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

, and current, leader, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu-Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, in an August 2023 audio


Southern Lebanese break silence on Hizbullah's destructive military tactics

Southern Lebanese break silence on Hizbullah's destructive military tactics

2025-03-19

Hizbullah fighters stand near a multiple rocket launcher in Aaramta, on May 21, 2023. [Anwar Amro


Lebanon targets web of corruption that enabled Hizbullah's networks

Lebanon targets web of corruption that enabled Hizbullah's networks

2025-03-13

political elites and Hizbullah to drain state resources. In March 2023, French authorities


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

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

2025-03-10

. "Since 2023, the Houthis have launched hundreds of attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea


Global law enforcement thwarts ISIS plots as financial dragnet tightens

Global law enforcement thwarts ISIS plots as financial dragnet tightens

2025-03-08

. After he entered Canada on a student visa in May 2023, the Pakistani suspect drew law enforcement


Houthis, Iranian regime exploit Palestinian suffering for their own gain

Houthis, Iranian regime exploit Palestinian suffering for their own gain

2025-03-04

of the Iranian regime, military officials and regional analysts said. In November 2023, the Houthis


Houthis' wheat import ban harms Yemen's most vulnerable

Houthis' wheat import ban harms Yemen's most vulnerable

2025-03-03

Workers offload bags of flour from a pickup truck at a market in Sanaa on July 19, 2023


Smuggling routes at crux of Houthis' burgeoning alliance with al-Qaeda

Smuggling routes at crux of Houthis' burgeoning alliance with al-Qaeda

2025-02-15

and Somalia, per the CTC Sentinel, a counterterrorism research publication. Since 2023


Houthis tap Yemen diaspora for financing, mirroring Lebanese Hizbullah

Houthis tap Yemen diaspora for financing, mirroring Lebanese Hizbullah

2025-02-27

remittances from Yemeni expatriates exceeded $3.7 billion in 2023. The Houthis control


Houthis prey on Yemen's poor as they manipulate cooking gas supply

Houthis prey on Yemen's poor as they manipulate cooking gas supply

2025-02-05

the domestic gas supply for some time. In April 2023, the group seized around 1,100 tanker trucks


Al-Assad faces French arrest warrants over chemical attack, war crimes

Al-Assad faces French arrest warrants over chemical attack, war crimes

2025-02-08

Bashar al-Assad wears a gas mask in a poster displayed in Afrin on August 20, 2023, during a 10th


Global crackdown cripples ISIS recruitment networks, funding attempts

Global crackdown cripples ISIS recruitment networks, funding attempts

2025-02-24

, near Jakarta, on August 14, 2023 for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media. [Rezas and Rezas