Tag: Shia
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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…
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Negotiations for hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release expected to begin, sources tell ‘Post’
Tsurkov was kidnapped in March 2023 in Baghdad by Kata’ib Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian Iraqi terrorist organization, and is believed to still be in Iraq. By AMICHAI STEIN MARCH 12, 2025 20:47 Updated: MARCH 12, 2025 22:16 Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov over a backdrop of Iraqi and Israeli flags. (photo credit: Canva, Elizabeth Tsurkov, SHUTTERSTOCK) There…
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Will Iraq release Elizabeth Tsurkov two years after her kidnapping? – analysis
Russian-Israeli researcher citizenship was kidnapped by Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah in Baghdad in March 2023. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 12, 2025 14:57 Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year by Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah. (photo credit: Elizabeth Tsurkov, THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS) Iraq’s authorities continue to stall on finding and releasing Elizabeth Tsurkov,…
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Israeli-Russian Elisabeth Tsurkov possibly transferred to Iran – report
i24NEWS Middle East Iran & Eastern States Israeli-Russian Elisabeth Tsurkov possibly transferred to Iran – report The mystery surrounding the researcher’s whereabouts complicates Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani’s relationship with the US, which has threatened punitive action is she is not returned i24NEWS Elizabeth Tsurkov in the i24NEWS studio in 2014.i24NEWS American attempts to…
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Kidnapped Elizabeth Tsurkov ‘may have been transferred to Iran’, senior Iraqi official admits
Iran is believed to be involved in the detention of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023 by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi official told Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth. According to the official, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani “does not know where Tsurkov is being held,” adding that…
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Iran Update, March 11, 2025
Iran Update, March 11, 2025 Johanna Moore, Carolyn Moorman, Siddhant Kishore, Alexandra Braverman, Ria Reddy, Katherine Wells, Ben Rezaei, Annika Ganzeveld, and Brian Carter 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…
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Iran Update, March 11, 2025
4 hours ago 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 into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. CTP-ISW publishes the Iran Update every…