Terrorism

US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah financial network in Lebanon

A US Treasury official says the department is targeting Hezbollah's "misuse of the international financial system" to raise funds for terrorism.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jan 21, 2022

The US Department of Treasury building is seen in Washington, DC, early on Jan. 12, 2022.

Islamic State attempts prison break in Syria's Hasakah, SDF says

A spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Islamic State militants set off a car bomb and clashed with security forces.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Jan 20, 2022

Men suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State gather in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on Oct. 26, 2019.

Aid agencies sound alarm as US considers relisting Houthis as terror group

The US State Department says it would have to "fully consider the humanitarian implications" of the Houthis' redesignation as a terrorist group.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Yemen | Jan 20, 2022

Those displaced by conflict receive food aid in the Tuhayta district of Yemen's war-ravaged Hodeidah province, on June 30, 2021.

Putin, Raisi look to boost trade, regional cooperation in Moscow talks

Ebrahim Raisi's trip to Moscow is unlikely to further elevate relations between the two countries.

Kirill Semenov | Russia | Jan 20, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (R) during their meeting in Moscow on Jan. 19, 2022.

Strikes on Baghdad Belt IS cells overshadowed by militia attacks

Recent airstrikes on areas close to the Iraqi capital as well as the killing of Islamic State fighters there have received scant attention as Iran-linked groups continue to carry out persistent attacks.

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Jan 19, 2022

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (R) visits the army headquarters in Tarmiya, 35 kilometers north of Baghdad, on Feb. 20, 2021.

Biden's Yemen envoy to visit Gulf after Houthi-claimed UAE attack

In the wake of aerial attacks on United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the US special envoy for Yemen will travel to the Gulf this week.

Al-Monitor Staff | Yemen | Jan 19, 2022

Syrian government steps up attack against Islamist enclave

The Syrian military is taking more aggressive military action against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | Jan 19, 2022

Syrian demonstrators gather during a protest in Syria's Idlib province on May 1, 2020, to protest a reported attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

US sanctions Hezbollah's alleged financial facilitators in Lebanon

The US Treasury Department designated Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun and Jihad Salem Alame as well as their travel company.

Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Jan 18, 2022

A Hezbollah flag flies in the foreground as a member of the Spanish contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stands in a lookout tower on Oct. 2, 2008 near the southern Lebanese village of Abbassiyeh near to the disputed Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms area.

Lebanese minister seeks economic boost with Iraq visit

George Boushekian visited Baghdad this week to seek cooperation with his Iraqi counterparts and facilitate business deals between Iraqi and Lebanese entities amid Lebanon's economic crisis.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jan 14, 2022

Buses block a road leading to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport during a strike by public transport and workers unions over the economic crisis, on Jan. 13, 2022.

Iran calls for US to unfreeze Afghan funds amid humanitarian crisis

Following a visit by Taliban envoy Amir Khan Muttaqi to Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it wasn't ready to formally recognize Afghanistan's new rulers.

Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jan 10, 2022

Netherlands cuts funding to Palestinian group blacklisted by Israel

The decision came despite the fact that a Dutch government audit determined the Union of Agricultural Work Committees had no "organizational ties" to a Palestinian terrorist group.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Jan 6, 2022

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Israeli decision to declare six Palestinian human rights groups "terror organizations," in Gaza City on Nov. 10, 2021.

US government designates alleged al-Qaeda network in Brazil

The US government has said in the past that Middle Eastern armed groups are operating in South America.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Dec 23, 2021

A man reads a newspaper announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, at a newsstand in Rio de Janeiro on May 2, 2011.

Islamic State's spread beyond Syria, Iraq remains concern for US

The State Department's annual report on terrorism said Islamic State branches outside of Iraq and Syria caused more fatalities in 2020 than any previous year.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Dec 16, 2021

Jihadis from Syria blamed for multiple attacks on Iraqi Kurds

An onslaught of attacks on Kurdish peshmerga forces and villages in northern Iraq has sparked concerns over the presence of Islamic State cells and whether they have been bulked up by jihadis arriving from Syria.

Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Dec 10, 2021

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters pose for a photo next to a military vehicle bearing the Kurdish flag after they reportedly captured several villages from the Islamic State in the district of Daquq on Sept. 11, 2015.

Iraqi prime minister visits site of Islamic State attack

Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Kurdistan Region security forces in disputed Makhmour.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Dec 8, 2021

Terrorism

US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah financial network in Lebanon

A US Treasury official says the department is targeting Hezbollah's "misuse of the international financial system" to raise funds for terrorism.

Islamic State attempts prison break in Syria's Hasakah, SDF says

Aid agencies sound alarm as US considers relisting Houthis as terror group

Putin, Raisi look to boost trade, regional cooperation in Moscow talks

Strikes on Baghdad Belt IS cells overshadowed by militia attacks

Biden's Yemen envoy to visit Gulf after Houthi-claimed UAE attack

Syrian government steps up attack against Islamist enclave

US sanctions Hezbollah's alleged financial facilitators in Lebanon

Lebanese minister seeks economic boost with Iraq visit

Iran calls for US to unfreeze Afghan funds amid humanitarian crisis

Netherlands cuts funding to Palestinian group blacklisted by Israel

US government designates alleged al-Qaeda network in Brazil

Islamic State's spread beyond Syria, Iraq remains concern for US

Jihadis from Syria blamed for multiple attacks on Iraqi Kurds

Iraqi prime minister visits site of Islamic State attack

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Sultan Qaboos’ environmental legacy hits economic roadblock in Oman

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