May 05, 2020
ISIS renews violence in Iraq
A funeral was held in Iraq’s Islamic holy city of Najaf for a member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who was among nine others killed in an attack by…
Apr 24, 2020
US-led coalition battles COVID-19 in addition to ISIS
The Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) is implementing force protection measures against the coronavirus in compliance with U.S. Army Central Command guidance. The Coalition has military…
Apr 17, 2020
Iraq begins food distribution amid political uncertainty
The fatality rate of the coronavirus in Iraq has reached 80, with a total of 1,434 confirmed cases. Health officials say disease was first brought to Iraqi cities with large…
Dec 10, 2019
Russian forces took over Raqqa, former ISIS capital
Russian forces have entered the Syrian city of Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State. The Russian entry clearly exhibits how Moscow has filled the vacuum that…
Nov 29, 2019
Germany expected to outlaw Hezbollah operation
The German government is expected to outlaw Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah from operating on national soil. The German daily Der Spiegel reported that the decision could happen next week when cabinet…
Nov 07, 2019
Turkish & Russian patrols met with civil resistance
Russian and Turkish forces are facing repeated incidents of resistance along their 72-kilometer (just under 45 miles) patrol routes of a corridor in northern Syria. A video released by Syria’s…
Oct 31, 2019
US-led coalition ramps up fight against ISIS
The Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS are set to meet on November 14 for what the U.S. State Department is billing as “an extraordinary meeting.” U.S.…
Oct 29, 2019
The Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – Some initial Comments
By: Dr. Ely Karmon, Senior researcher - The Institute for Counter Terrorism, IDC Herzliyah. This article is a compilation of much of the information published by multiple media sources since…
Oct 28, 2019
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in U.S. raid
The self-proclaimed Muslim Caliph of the 21st Century, leader of Daesh – the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.…
Oct 11, 2019
Trump voices hope of mediating between Turkey and Kurds
U.S. President Donald Trump underscored that the battle between Turkey and the Kurds has been ongoing for centuries, that he maintained nullified Washington’s responsibility for the latest hostilities. President Trump…