Terrorism in middle east

Pakistan security forces kill 54 Afghan-based terrorists in major border operation

A significant cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives was recovered from the scene.

 Taliban fighters check on injured comrades at the entrance of the emergency hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan November 2, 2021
 A woman takes images of posters in support of hostages kidnapped during the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 29, 2024.

UK parliamentary October 7 report: Largest loss of UK life in Middle East terrorist attack

 Pakistan's national flag flatters during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's 75th Independence Day, at the Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2022.

US warns citizens against travel to Pakistan due to terror threats

 A man walks near an Al Jazeera building in Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2024.

Al Jazeera and Hamas: A platform or a propaganda tool?


Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say

The US, European, and Arab Gulf states are engaging with the new administration to try to push it towards an inclusive political transition and seek cooperation on counter-terrorism.

 Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, in Damascus on December 23, 2024.

Attacks in Aleppo 'ostensibly good news for Israel,' JISS researcher says

Rakov is known in the JISS for being an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and is also a reservist Lt. Colonel in the IDF.

 Rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham drive along a street in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Qatar is an enabler of the Taliban’s oppression on their citizens - opinion

Qatar has a track record of advancing its own interests at any cost. Why, then, would anyone believe that it is not doing the same with Afghanistan-focused talks that took place in Doha?

 Members of the Taliban carrying flags participate in a rally to mark the third anniversary of the fall of Kabul, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2024.

Can Israel tackle internal terror threats rising across the country? - analysis

The massive rise in lawlessness in the Negev has also fueled the rise in terror attacks.

 SECURITY FORCES arrive at the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, last month. Contrary to a narrative popularly pushed by Western leaders and the media, Palestinian terrorism isn’t just conducted by the extremists in Palestinian society, the writer argues. (20/4/2024)

Palestinian arrested in Jaffa for alleged terror plot on Erev Simchat Torah

The suspect, a Palestinian who was illegally residing in Israel, was handed over to the Shin Bet for interrogation.

 Jerusalem Jaffa Square at night, just by Mike's Place.

Yemen's Houthi rebels vow open battle with Israel and the US, as fears rise of Mideast war

Israeli jets struck Yemen's Hudaydah port in retaliation for a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv, killing six and destroying key infrastructure. Experts warn this escalation could fuel further conflict

 A man takes pictures of a raging fire at oil storage tanks a day after Israeli strikes on the port of Yemen's Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024. Yemen's Huthi rebels on July 21 promised a "huge" retaliation against Israel following a deadly strike on the port of Hodeida.

Fear's defeat: Militant Islam and the challenges of deterrence - opinion

Today, deterrence fails miserably in the Middle East. It is ill-equipped for mitigating threats posed by militant Islamists who feature a potent ideological component.

NATIONAL SECURITY Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi issues a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, in late October. Just days before the October 7 attacks, he said in an interview: ‘Hamas is very, very restrained and understands the implications of further defiance.’

UN chief visits Gaza border in new plea for ceasefire, starting with Egypt

Aid donations have reportedly been on standby in Egypt's northern Sinai

 UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening of the Third South Summit (G77+China) in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday. The UN is not only morally bankrupt, but also utterly ineffective in fulfilling its mission, the writer argues.

8 arrested for 'support of terror' in overnight police operation in Jerusalem

The arrests were part of a larger operation that was organized by Jerusalem Police earlier this month, concentrating police efforts against crimes of incitement.

Israeli police officers seen during a raid on the ultra orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Meah Shearim, as they close shops and disperse public gatherings following the government decisions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. March 24, 2020

'Qatar is Hamas': Doha under fire for training Hamas terrorists

US expert urges ‘designation of Qatar as state sponsor of terrorism.’

Officer Nasrallah salutes the Undersecretary of Hamas' Interior Ministry, General Nasser Maslah (ruc.edu.ps, March 13, 2023)

US secretly warned Iran before deadly ISIS suicide bombings - report

ISIS-K first emerged in Afghanistan in 2015 after ISIS terrorists declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and has since grown in strength since the US departure from Afrghastigan.

 People visit the grave of senior Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (pictured in poster) at his hometown of Kerman.