Various Shia militias from around the Middle East have expressed their support or condolences for the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades, which was targeted in unclaimed airstrikes in eastern Syria on Sunday. Read more →
The standoff between the police and Hezbollah Brigades may portend an upcoming power struggle between Iraq's established security forces and the Iranian-supported Shia militias that make up the Popular Mobilization Units. Read more →
An Afghan official claimed the Taliban used the ceasefire to scout the bases and launch its attack. Read more →
Combined Joint Force Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) announced today that four members of the Islamic State's illicit gas and oil network were killed during "operations" on May 26. They were targeted in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. Separately, CJTF-OIR's local partners seized and destroyed $1.4 million dollars worth of drugs from the so-called caliphate in southern Syria. Read more →
Saraya al Mokhtar sends its condolences and congratulations to the Hezbollah Brigades for being the target of recent airstrikes in eastern Syria. At the same time, the Bahraini group also unveiled a new logo. Read more →
As Abubakr Shekau's Boko Haram was holding its own Eid al Fitr celebrations in northeastern Nigeria, it launched coordinated suicide bombings on civilians also celebrating the Islamic holiday. Read more →
The Taliban has rejected a request by the Afghan government to extend its three-day ceasefire. The Taliban claims that the short-lived lull in the fighting proved that it has command-and-control over its forces throughout the country and that the mujahideen enjoy popular support. Read more →
US-backed Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) reportedly killed the Islamic State executioner Talip Akkurt, known by his nom de guerre Abu Talha al Turki, who burned two Turkish soldiers alive in Syria in 2016. Al Turki was reported dead following a June 7 SDF attack in Deir Ezzor’s Hajin town. Since... Read more →
The Afghan Ministry of Defense claims Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a US airstrike in Kunar on June 13. His death has not been confirmed by the US or the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Fazlullah's death, if confirmed, may not be as impactful as US, Pakistani, and Afghan officials would like to believe. Read more →
Yet again, the Taliban stated that it will only negotiate after US and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan, and that everyone must accept the "ground realities," meaning that the Taliban will rule the country. Read more →
The move by the Taliban directly contradicts the top US and NATO general in Afghanistan's assertion that the Taliban is "no longer attempting to gain new ground." Read more →
A suicide bomber struck the front gate of the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development building in Kabul earlier today. The Islamic State quickly claimed responsibility via its Amaq News Agency propaganda arm. It is the latest in a string of attacks claimed by the so-called caliphate in Kabul this year. Read more →
