Tag: Shia
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The United States’ Houthi terrorist designation unmasks Russia’s Yemen strategy
MENASource March 14, 2025 • 12:57 pm ET Fatima Abo Alasrar The United States designation of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) took effect on March 4. This move comes after years of fruitless diplomatic efforts where international institutions treated the Houthis as legitimate partners at the negotiating table, only to be outplayed…
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Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost control of its territory nearly six years ago. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, seen here at the Camp Taji military base in Iraq in January, called the Islamic State…
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Iraq says ‘dangerous’ ISIL leader Abu Khadija killed
Prime Minister al-Sudani hails the killing of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay’i as a major blow to ISIL remnants in Iraq. The leader of the ISIL (ISIS) group has been killed by Iraqi security forces with support from the US-led anti-ISIL coalition, Iraq’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Friday that Abdallah…
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Syria FM’s Iraq visit focuses on security
Syria’s interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to “reinforce cooperation” with Iraq in the fight against remnants of the Islamic State group. Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to Syria’s neighbour coincided with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announcing that security forces had killed a senior IS leader. It was also…
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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. “The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” Prime Minister Minister…
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Iraq says seeking alternatives to Iran gas
Iraq is exploring alternatives to Iranian gas imports, including options in the Gulf, a government official said, as it seeks to reduce dependence on its sanctions-hit neighbour. The administration of US President Donald Trump announced at the weekend its decision to end a sanctions waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran, though…
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Iraq says seeking alternatives to Iran gas
Iraq is exploring alternatives to Iranian gas imports, including options in the Gulf, a government official said, as it seeks to reduce dependence on its sanctions-hit neighbour. The administration of US President Donald Trump announced at the weekend its decision to end a sanctions waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran, though…
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The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath
Mustafa was 16 when he was detained and beaten by the police for the first time. It was early 2011, and the first stirrings of the Arab spring had grown into anti-government demonstrations across the Middle East. In Syria, a sense of anxious anticipation hung in the air, and the government was responding with propaganda…
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The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath
Mustafa was 16 when he was detained and beaten by the police for the first time. It was early 2011, and the first stirrings of the Arab spring had grown into anti-government demonstrations across the Middle East. In Syria, a sense of anxious anticipation hung in the air, and the government was responding with propaganda…
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Iran Update, March 12, 2025
Iran Update, March 12, 2025 Annika Ganzeveld, Carolyn Moorman, Katherine Wells, Ben Rezaei, Ria Reddy, Siddhant Kishore, Johanna Moore, George Ekmekjian, and Nicholas Carl Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights…