January, 2026

• 26 January

  Will Transfer of ISIS Detainees Open Flood Gates to Terrorism in Iraq?

  

  Dr. Youssef Ibrahim Saloum, an expert on jihadist groups, told TML that many Iraqis may see the move as shifting a security burden from one arena to another without addressing its root causes US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Wednesday the launch of an operation to transfer thousands of detainees affiliated …

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• 26 January

  How Ukraine’s Major Corruption Scandal Reached Slovakia

  

  An investigation into corruption at the Ukrainian state-owned company Energoatom reveals several links to Slovakia. According to the findings of the Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak (ICJK), in cooperation with Radio Free Europe’s project Schemes, based in Kyiv, individuals linked to the Midas case did business in Slovakia, owned companies …

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• 26 January

  “We Know that the Kremlin is Very Worried” – Interview with Estonian Foreign Intelligence’s Top Analyst

  

  For the past five years, Andres Vosman was responsible for analyzing intelligence on Russia at Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (EFIS), until his appointment as ambassador to Israel in August. He gave his first comprehensive interview to Estonian investigative journalist Holger Roonemaa. The interview took place just days before the US …

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• 26 January

  Caught in the Crossfire: Islamic State Detention Sites at Risk

  

  With rival forces openly warring in northeast Syria, the long-deferred challenges of identifying, securing, and repatriating IS detainees have come to a head, forcing Washington to prioritize several urgent actions and put more pressure on its partners. Almost overnight, the map of Syria has changed again as stalled talks between …

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• 26 January

  Erdogan chooses the ayatollahs over the Iranian people

  

  While Iranian protesters are being beaten, imprisoned, and killed by the Islamic Republic, Turkey’s government is busy running diplomatic interference for the mullahs. Ankara’s effort, marshaled by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, is not an aberration or a miscalculation. Rather, it is a revealing confirmation of Turkey’s long-standing ideological sympathy for …

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• 26 January

  Israel strikes “Hezbollah” sites between Syria and Lebanon

  

  The Israeli army struck Lebanese “Hezbollah” positions along the Syria-Lebanon border on Wednesday, 21 January. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Israel carried out airstrikes on four crossing points in the Hermel area, between Syria and Lebanon, which he said “Hezbollah” uses to transfer weapons. In a post on X, …

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• 26 January

  Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis

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• 26 January

  Iraq majority bloc backs Nouri al-Maliki as next PM

  

  Iraq’s main Shia alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, endorsed on Saturday former prime minister and powerbroker Nouri al-Maliki as the country’s next premier. The nomination effectively guarantees Maliki, 75, the post that he last held more than a decade ago. The politician is set to return to power today …

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• 26 January

  Syria, Kurds extend truce by 15 days to allow transfer of ISIS detainees

  

  Syria’s government and Kurdish forces on Saturday extended their truce by 15 days, with Damascus saying it was to support the US transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq. Several sources had earlier told AFP the truce would be prolonged, with a Syrian official in Damascus citing the same …

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• 26 January

  Mutual accusations about breaching ceasefire in Hasakah

  

  Accusations are mounting between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) about who is responsible for violating the fragile ceasefire agreement in Hasakah province, at a time when field data indicate an escalation of tension despite the announced understandings. The four-day deadline agreed between the two sides expires …

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