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Militias drive down Baghdad property prices
Terrorism

2020-07-22

Militias drive down Baghdad property prices

Prices are falling as residents of Baghdad districts where Iran-backed militias have established a presence attempt to leave for safer areas.

Iraqis blame militias for German woman's abduction
Terrorism

2020-07-22

Iraqis blame militias for German woman's abduction

Following the disappearance of German national Hella Mewis, an art curator in Baghdad, many are pointing the finger at Iran-backed militias.

Questions remain about brutal new ISIS leader
Terrorism

2020-07-21

Questions remain about brutal new ISIS leader

The new ISIS leader has the financial means to assert himself, experts say, but it is not yet clear if he will be able to inspire the group's loyalty.

Iraqi forces comb al-Tarmiya after ISIS attack
Terrorism

2020-07-20

Iraqi forces comb al-Tarmiya after ISIS attack

A massive search operation is under way in a district north of Baghdad after a military convoy was attacked in an incident claimed by ISIS.

Recruitment of Uzbeks into extremist groups may be seeing 'final days'
Terrorism

2020-07-17

Recruitment of Uzbeks into extremist groups may be seeing 'final days'

Following a series of major arrests in Uzbekistan and a rapid decline in power of extremist groups in Syria, many observers say the failed idea of the so-called 'caliphate' is finally setting in.

Iran-linked militia harasses Ninawa Plain residents
Terrorism

2020-07-14

Iran-linked militia harasses Ninawa Plain residents

The Hashd al-Shabak militia is preventing displaced residents from returning to their homes in the region, instilling demographic change that furthers Iran's influence.

2 Syrians arrested in Germany for aiding extremist group's execution
Terrorism

2020-07-14

2 Syrians arrested in Germany for aiding extremist group's execution

The men are accused of helping carry out an execution of a lieutenant colonel with the Syrian army who had been captured by a terrorist group in Syria in 2012.

ISIS propaganda video hints at vulnerability of terror cells: analysts
Terrorism

2020-07-10

ISIS propaganda video hints at vulnerability of terror cells: analysts

The group's new video directly threatens civilians and civilian collaborators in Syria and in so doing reveals the mass rejection ISIS is facing.

Iraq PM vows to avenge killing of Hisham al-Hashemi
Terrorism

2020-07-09

Iraq PM vows to avenge killing of Hisham al-Hashemi

'This behaviour is not Iraqi. Iraqis do not kill Iraqis,' Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhemi said.

Iraqi extremism expert Hisham al-Hashemi killed
Terrorism

2020-07-07

Iraqi extremism expert Hisham al-Hashemi killed

Al-Hashemi had received death threats from Iran-backed Iraqi militias prior to his assassination. He was an outspoken critic of these groups' influence in Iraq.