Israel reported a new border clash with Hezbollah at the same time as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is increasing its attacks in Syria. In the broader picture, the Iranian-backed group could be an outlet for the Middle East to...
In 1996, Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda fled Sudan after years of enjoying safe haven in North Africa and returned to Afghanistan. At the time that the Taliban was rising in power and bin Laden was welcomed. Now...
Just over a year after the annihilation of its caliphate, ISIS seems not only reanimated but on a path to regaining its strength in Iraq and Syria. In the past month alone, ISIS has claimed 100 attacks, among them the...
Iran’s power has historically resided not in its military, economy, or politics, but beyond its borders in proxy militias. By funding and arming groups across the world, from Latin America to Africa, Tehran spreads its influence and power. That influence...
France’s efforts combating extremist factions in the Sahel paid off Friday when Paris announced it had killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, al Qaeda’s leader in North Africa. The accomplishment was the result of seven years of searching for the terrorist figurehead, as...
The construction of a wall on the border between Egypt’s Sinai and the Palestinian Gaza Strip is nearly complete, after Egyptian authorities stepped up work on it with the aim of shielding Sinai against infiltration by jihadists from Gaza. Closing...
On Thursday, Germany announced it has designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization effective immediately. It banned all of the group’s activities while conducting raids in several cities. Among the targets were mosques and cultural associations where Hezbollah supporters frequently met....
The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world in a stronger way than other recent crises. Within two months, the entire global economy has been shuttered and most states are only in the early stages of planning a reopening. Most of...
Egypt’s counterterrorism efforts received a big boost on March 13 when Egyptian army troops succeeded in killing a senior commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Sinai. Abu Fares al-Ansari, the ISIS emir in the North...
Resentment, agony and the drive to push back efforts at global political and economic cooperation and integration. When a suicide bomber attacks, he or she comes without a warning. When there are major groups involved, the damage becomes catastrophic. Throughout...