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ISIS remnants eye al-Hol camp as 'last resort' for dream of caliphate
Terrorism

2021-01-22

ISIS remnants eye al-Hol camp as 'last resort' for dream of caliphate

Hardline women are forcing teenage boys to take wives so they can have children, raise them on ISIS ideology and send them off to restore the group's so-called caliphate.

Tajikistan to repatriate women, children from Syrian camps
Terrorism

2021-01-05

Tajikistan to repatriate women, children from Syrian camps

The Tajik government plans to bring home hundreds of its citizens from Kurdish-controlled camps in Syria.

IRGC begins distribution of Katyusha-like rockets to its proxy militias
Terrorism

2020-12-29

IRGC begins distribution of Katyusha-like rockets to its proxy militias

Further use of such rockets on US forces or its allies in the region will have devastating consequences, military sources say, following another attack on the US embassy in Baghdad.

Iraqi activist assassinated in Baghdad
Terrorism

2020-12-16

Iraqi activist assassinated in Baghdad

Salah al-Iraqi was well-known for his harsh criticism of Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq and had recently received death threats.

Pro-Syria regime militiamen take it out on civilians after salaries suspended
Terrorism

2020-12-10

Pro-Syria regime militiamen take it out on civilians after salaries suspended

Members of the National Defence Forces are turning more violent against local residents and toward each other as the Syrian regime struggles to pay salaries.

PMF leader threatens Iraqi commander in leaked audio recording
Terrorism

2020-12-08

PMF leader threatens Iraqi commander in leaked audio recording

The incident has sparked public outrage in Iraq as many condemn the pro-Iran leader's attack on a senior Iraqi military figure.

Pro-Iran militias on dangerous ground in Iraq
Terrorism

2020-12-04

Pro-Iran militias on dangerous ground in Iraq

By carrying out attacks inside Iraq, militias aligned with Iran risk a confrontation with Iraqi forces that will not go well for them, experts say.

Iran-backed militias obstruct Sinjar agreement
Terrorism

2020-11-23

Iran-backed militias obstruct Sinjar agreement

The militias are refusing to leave the area as stipulated by the agreement reached between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish region.

Killing of top al-Qaeda official in Tehran prompts uncomfortable questions for Iran
Terrorism

2020-11-19

Killing of top al-Qaeda official in Tehran prompts uncomfortable questions for Iran

A report detailing the killing of al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Mohammed al-Masri also shed light on the regime's efforts to protect the terrorist leader in an upscale suburb of Tehran for years.

Child killed in rocket attacks in Baghdad
Terrorism

2020-11-18

Child killed in rocket attacks in Baghdad

Six rockets slammed into the Iraqi capital, killing one girl and wounding five civilians, in an attack many blame on Iran-backed factions operating in the country.