Middle Orient

Abstract: Following the 9/11 attack, the United States led the international community to fight jihadi terrorism. Over 20 years later, jihadi violence in the West is low, but the number of Sunni jihadi outfits around the world has increased. And while the central leaderships of both al-Qaida and the Islamic …

The Qatar-owned channel Al Jazeera has unjustifiably become part of the Gaza war story. In January, two Al Jazeera reporters, Hamzah Dahdouh and Mustafa Thurayya, were killed in the war. On Monday, the Israeli military freed Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza Ismail Al-Ghoul, hours after arresting him during its renewed …

Kataib Hezbollah Secretary General Abu Hussein al Hamidawi said during a meeting with unspecified leaders in Iran’s so-called “Axis of Resistance” in Tehran on March 20 that the current pause in attacks on US forces does not mark the end of efforts to expel US forces from Iraq .[i] Hamidawi …

One Israeli expert frequently consulted by American officials says, “I have been asked by a serious administration figure what it is that will force the Netanyahu coalition to collapse. They were interested in the mechanics, what can we demand which will collapse his coalition.” [O]ur intelligence apparatus is rotted through …

With Friends Like Chuck Schumer, Who Needs Enemies? Rather than taking tangible steps towards peace, [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas has done nothing but bypass and evade bilateral negotiations with Israel, while taking extremely tangible steps toward terrorism – from rewarding terrorists, or the families of those who murder Jews, …

The Palestinian Authority Has Outlived Its Purpose—It’s Time for the State Since the first weeks of the brutal war in the Gaza Strip, Washington has devoted an inordinate amount of attention to the idea that reforming the Palestinian Authority is an essential part of any postwar governance in the territory. …

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) is an Iraqi state security service that Iran has infiltrated and uses to wield significant influence in Iraq. Iran’s cooptation of the PMF enables Tehran to pursue its objectives in Iraq while obfuscating its actual involvement in Iraqi internal affairs. Understanding how Iranian leaders wield …

“Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” recently carried out military operations, in which it attacked Syrian regime forces in various places behind the contact lines in areas under its control, which include Idlib Governorate, part of the western Aleppo countryside, the Latakia countryside, and the Al-Ghab Plain, northwest of Hama. “Indulgent” operations have …

Fighters from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which has military influence in Idlib, carried out an “immersion” operation on the evening of Sunday, February 26, targeting a Syrian regime forces position in the countryside of Latakia. Fighters of the “Red Bands” brigades, affiliated with “Tahrir al-Sham,” targeted a gathering of regime forces …

Fighters in Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which has military control in Idlib, carried out an “immersion” operation today, Wednesday, March 20, targeting a Syrian regime forces position in the Latakia countryside. Fighters of the “Othman bin Affan” Brigade, affiliated with “Tahrir al-Sham,” targeted regime forces’ points in the Al-Kabina axis in …