The Shadow Army Behind Iran’s War on U.S. Forces

The Shadow Army Behind Iran’s War on U.S. Forces

Washington may have killed Qassem Soleimani in 2020 and decapitated Iran’s leadership again in 2026, but the shadow warfare system he built, a sprawling network of militias, missiles, and covert operators across the Middle East, is still very much in the fight.

We almost got him: High-ranking Iranian operative survives another drone strike

We almost got him: High-ranking Iranian operative survives another drone strike

The same night that a U.S. drone killed Major General Qassem Soleimani, an almost simultaneous targeted strike took place in Yemen. Its target was Abdul Reza Shahlai, a senior Quds Force operative. The drone missile missed, resulting in the escape of Shahlai, who continues to remain at large. Abdul Reza Shahlai is a senior Quds […]

Iran and Iraq sign defense cooperation agreement

Iran and Iraq sign defense cooperation agreement

Iraq and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding expanding military cooperation between the countries on Sunday in Tehran, in a sign of strengthening ties between the historic rivals. The agreement covers a wide range of topics within the greater realm of national security, specifically in areas to fight terrorism and extremism, border security, training, logistics, […]

Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces launch offensive near Mosul

Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces launch offensive near Mosul

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a largely Shia paramilitary organization under indirect control of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), have launched an offensive against the Islamic State southwest of Mosul, the Long War Journal reports. The group’s presence on the battlefield, consisting of thousands of fighters from over 40 separate and predominately Shia […]

Israeli intelligence weighs in on Hezbollah leader’s assassination

Israeli intelligence weighs in on Hezbollah leader’s assassination

Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, said on Tuesday Israeli intelligence believes Hezbollah’s former military leader was murdered by his own men. Mustafa Badreddine was killed last year in an explosion, originally attributed by Hezbollah as an Israeli airstrike, and then an assassination from a rival Sunni militant group. A […]

Is it possible to avert worsened sectarian violence in Iraq?

Is it possible to avert worsened sectarian violence in Iraq?

The battle to retake Mosul is underway and is being led by mostly Shia forces to expel ISIS. In doing so, they’ll free Sunnis – who may not like it. The sectarian violence after the battle got out of control it would spread into Syria – and vice versa. Because – the reality is – […]