Shi'ite
Hezbollah faces major US-led confrontation, terror leader Naim Qassam claims to wounded terrorists
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem warned of a major US-led confrontation, citing Israel and what he called Zionist aggression, while addressing wounded fighters and praising Iran's Khamenei.
Najaf market suffers as Iranian visitors dwindle amid Iran crisis
Khamenei is falling: The end of a tyrant’s rule amid calls for Pahlavi’s rise - opinion
'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses Iranian protesters of acting on behalf of Trump
Armed clashes sweep Iraq amid political turmoil
Iraq has been swept by political turmoil in the past year as all sides failed to form a government coalition.
Sadrist protests against Iranian influence: Iraq's testing moment
BEHIND THE LINES: The possibility of further deterioration remains very real. Iraq is currently passing through its most tense days since the ISIS war eight years ago.
Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility
The militant group said in a statement that 20 people were killed and injured in an attack launched in western Kabul.
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif
The explosions killed at least nine and injured 15 members of the local Shi'a community, who are a religious minority in Afghanistan. A bomb also went off in a mosque in Kabul.
Radical Iraqi cleric proposes bill to criminalize relations with Israel
Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political bloc will criminalize the normalization of relations with Israel.
Hezbollah: We won't be dragged to civil war
The violence added to concerns for the stability of a country that is awash with weapons and grappling with one of the world's sharpest ever economic meltdowns.
It's official: Jordan is now allies with Iran - opinion
The king of Jordan believes that opening the door to the Shi’ites will save his country from these crises. But as we have said, this will be a double-edged sword.
The growing threat facing Israel from Iraq
BEHIND THE LINES: Iraq is already part of the northern crescent of threats facing Israel. The US presence, broader policy regarding Iran makes Israeli action in Iraq more complicated than in Syria.
Was the latest attack in Afghanistan on Shi’ite women an act of genocide?
The increasing attacks on Shi’ite minorities could be considered genocide. ISIS has done this before in their acts of genocide against Iraq's Yazidi minority in 2014.
The US targets Iran’s key henchman ‘Abu Fadak’ in Iraq
On Wednesday, Abu Fadak al-Mohammadawi was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
