Israel continued military operations in Lebanon between February 2 and February 8, 2026. Israeli activities last week were concentrated in south Lebanon and significantly less intense and numerous ...

Islamic State detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria, will face investigations Seth Frantzman \| February 12, 2026. Around 5,000 Islamic State detainees have been transferr ...

Around 5,000 Islamic State detainees have been transferred from Syria to Iraq under a US-facilitated mission that began in ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned on February 9 that Ankara may pursue nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned on February 9 that Ankara may pursue nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, signaling a potential shift from rhetorical grievance to a conditional ...

Iraq’s Shiite leadership has chosen a candidate to lead the next government, but American objections have contributed to ...

The kidnapping of Juan Pablo Guanipa on February 8 raised worries that Venezuela’s Maduro-era repression apparatus remains ...

In its latest report on the state of global jihad, the UN reveals that Al Qaeda is expanding but doesn't mention one critical ...

Syria’s foreign minister joined a US-led anti-Islamic State coalition meeting in Riyadh on February 9, signaling deeper coordination after Damascus joined the coalition in November. The meeting ...

Naim Qassem marked the 33rd anniversary of the Mahdi Schools System with a defiant speech that said Iran was divinely ...

Syrian government forces deployed into Al Hasakah and Qamishli in eastern Syria in early February under a January 30 agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The deal is aimed at ending ...

Iran has ramped up military provocations against US forces as nuclear negotiations loom, with regime officials sending mixed ...