Qais al-Khazali
Qais al-Khazali (Laith al-Khazali's brother) is Secretary General of the Iran-backed Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) militia in Iraq. During the October 2019 protests in many...
Month: January 2020
Hussein Falah Al-Lami
Aziz al-Lami is an Iran-backed PMF militia leader, tasked by other senior militia commanders with suppressing the October 2019 protests in Iraq. Al-Lami was part...
Taliban targets US army troops as peace deal remains elusive
The Taliban have seized on the Monday crash of a U.S. surveillance plane as the latest rallying cry against the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, as...
Police detained fourteen suspects in anti-Islamic State operations in Turkey
Police detained 14 ISIS suspects in anti-terror operations conducted in the capital Ankara and the southern province of Adana on Jan. 29. Those detained in...
The Islamic State is slowly taking root in Africa
More often than not, the news from Africa is mainly about terrorist attacks. The rate of such attacks in North Africa, Sub-Sahara, Sahel, and Horn...
Islamic State member from Antwerp risks losing Belgian nationality
A woman from Antwerp affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) in Syria risks a five-year prison sentence and being stripped of her Belgian nationality. The...
The Islamic State terrorists attacked Iraqi military checkpoints
Particularly in the "controversial areas" in northern Iraq, attacks by the ISIS have increased recently. The Kirkuk region is considered as a part of Southern...
Seifallah Ben Hassine
Seifallah Ben Omar Ben Hassine, known as Abu Ayyad al-Tunisi, is a Tunisian Islamic militant and the founder and leader of Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia). He...
Ansar al-Sharia Tunisia
Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia ("Supporters of Islamic Law in Tunisia") is a radical Islamist group that operates in Tunisia. In 2013, the group was estimated...
Asaib Ahl al-Haq
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, also known as the Khazali Network, is an Iraqi Shi'a paramilitary group active in the Iraqi insurgency and Syrian Civil War. During...
Al-Qaeda maintains close ties to Taliban despite talks with the United States
Al-Qaeda emphasized its unity with the Taliban in a 2019 video titled, “Under the Shade of the Islamic Emirate.” Al-Qaeda’s relations with the Taliban “continue...
Fifty-six Malaysian citizens still held in Syria for alleged terrorism activities
Fifty-six Malaysian citizens allegedly involved in terrorism activities are still under detention in Syria, said Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism (E8) deputy director general Datuk...