The agreement signed by the U.S. and the Taliban made no such stipulations that the Taliban must halt attacks on Afghan forces. Yet the U.S. military is surprised that the Taliban is striking Afghan forces. Read more →
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims the Taliban has agreed to "destroy" al-Qaeda as the U.S. withdraws from the country. The text of the withdrawal agreement doesn't say that and the Trump administration hasn't explained how the Taliban's alleged "break" from al-Qaeda will be verified or enforced. Read more →
Another member of Tehran's "Axis of Resistance" has been sanctioned by Washington. How the U.S. enforces its penalty is set to matter more than its announcement. Read more →
The security official of Iran's proxy group Kata'ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) gives Iraqi contractors until March 15 to stop working with US troops. Read more →
Palestinian Islamic Jihad and militant groups in the Gaza Strip launch a military operation against southern Israel. Read more →
On 14 February, Akram al-Kabi, the leader of the Iraqi Harakat al Nujaba (HAN) paramilitary group, warned during an address in Tehran that the “resistance” would “certainly” give a “military response” to the US over the deaths of commanders Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Kabi said the responses would... Read more →
U.S. Africa Command said it killed the Shabaab commander was "in charge of planning and directing terrorist operations" along the Kenyan border, including the raid on the Manda Bay Airfield. Three Americans were killed in that attack. Read more →
The Palestinian militant group Nasser Salah al Din Brigades offers details as to why it launched an operation against IDF soldiers at the Gaza security fence. Read more →
Mujahideen Brigades publishes a series of military maneuvers in a show of its strength. Read more →
The author is a designated terrorist closely allied with al Qaeda. That's not mentioned. Neither is al Qaeda. Read more →
Militant groups in the Gaza Strip have turned to digital currency to circumvent international sanctions. Read more →
Iranian-backed militias are taking part in the battle for northwestern Syria. Read more →
