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U.S. and Iraq Try to Recast the Strategic Relationship

The United States and Iraq reportedly have reached agreement to transition the U.S. military presence from leading an anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition to an enduring bilateral partnership. The apparent agreement – the announcement of which has been delayed by the war in Gaza – reflects the Iraqi leadership’s belief that …

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Germany in the Jihadists’ Crosshairs as Islamic State Ramps Up Attacks

Germany is experiencing an uptick in Islamic State (IS) and Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) incidents and is increasingly the target for jihadists and IS’s propaganda. The target selection and date of the September 5 shooting in Munich fits within the post-October 7 trend of Islamic State leveraging hostile sentiments from the …

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Iran’s Axis Of Resistance Is Fundamentally Unstable – OpEd

As early as December 27, 2023, speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, defense minister Yoav Gallant said: “We are in a multifront war and coming under attack from seven theaters.” He added that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were taking action on six of them. On July …

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