Crime & Justice Crime & Justice 2022-09-16 Iraqis seeking answers on 'forcibly disappeared' point to Iran-backed militias In 2016, the militias arrested more than 2,400 people in towns near Fallujah, and took them to unknown locations. They have not been heard from since. Crime & Justice 2022-09-12 SDF purges ISIS cells from al-Hol camp in Syria as calls for repatriation continue Dire conditions inside the camp are giving ISIS elements inroads for radicalising the women and youth who continue to live there indefinitely. Crime & Justice 2022-09-08 UN watchdog questions Iran's 'exclusively peaceful' nuclear programme Iran's uranium stockpile is edging closer to the 90% enrichment level needed to build a bomb, says the International Atomic Energy Agency. Crime & Justice 2022-08-31 Thousands of Yazidis remain displaced, missing 8 years after ISIS massacre Eight years after ISIS overran Sinjar district in northern Iraq and killed, kidnapped or displaced thousands of Yazidis, their plight continues. Crime & Justice 2022-08-17 Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to curb drug smuggling from Lebanon, Syria Shipments coming from Lebanon or Syria, where Hizbullah is a mainstay of the illicit drug industry, are regarded as suspicious and are thoroughly inspected. Crime & Justice 2022-08-12 Bungled murder-for-hire plot in US exposes ineptitude of IRGC Iran claimed the plot was a 'work of fiction' despite a mountain of evidence exposing the IRGC's botched plan to kill two prominent former US government officials. Crime & Justice 2022-07-29 Unexploded ISIS mines endanger civilians in Syria's north, east Local organisations have been working to clear mines from areas once ruled by ISIS and raise awareness about the dangers they present. Crime & Justice 2022-07-28 Southern Syria clashes unearth regime-linked drug-manufacturing equipment Opposition fighters in Sweida found 'machines and presses for the manufacture of Captagon pills' in the headquarters of a pro-regime armed group. Crime & Justice 2022-07-28 Iraq actively countering the smuggling of fuel by Iranian proxies Oil smuggled out of Iraq amounts to half of the country's total oil exports. Much of the proceeds from these illicit transactions are lining the pockets of Iranian backed, mafia-like entities. Crime & Justice 2022-07-22 Syrians recruiting mercenaries for Russia's Ukraine invasion face EU sanctions Recruiters prey on the desperation of Syria's poor, enticing them to fight in Ukraine with promises of pay that often do not materialise. Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Next
