The March 4 attack on a nursing home in Sana’a is believed to be the latest savage attack by the Islamic State in Yemen....
The number of foreign fighters with the Islamic State has increased, but so too has the number of returnees....
Armed militants are suspected to have crossed into Tunisia from Libya on March 7, carrying out attacks on Tunisian security forces in the border town of Ben Gardane....
The regional Sunni-Shi’a sectarian rift has expanded in part because of the escalating regional conflict between the main regional Sunni power, Saudi Arabia, and the primary protector of regional Shi’a interests, Iran....
In a grim instance of history repeating itself, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) in Iraq are once again conducting raids and detaining suspected high-value targets against the group founded by Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi....
Even as the so-called Islamic State faces increasing pressure in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State in Libya continues to expand. ...
The cessation of hostilities in Syria, brokered by the United States and Russia, has continued to hold into a fourth day, although expectations of its durability are universally low....
In the face of increased military pressure, the so-called Islamic State is using suicide bombers in Iraq in the hopes of initiating an escalating series of violent reprisals, thus triggering a broader sectarian war. ...
The unexpectedly strong showing of moderates in Iran's February 26 elections for the parliament and a key clerical body (Assembly of Experts) strengthens the hand of President Rouhani to institute domestic social and economic reforms....
As the pressure builds on the Islamic State in Iraq, there are reports the group is sending families out of Mosul in anticipation of an assault by the Iraqi government....
On February 21, the Tunisian government announced that it would be extending the nationwide state of emergency—in place since late November 2015—for another month....
On February 23, Libyan media reported that forces loyal to the House of Representative government retook parts of Benghazi from the Islamic State....
The United States and Russia have tentatively agreed to monitor an open-ended ceasefire between Syrian regime and rebel forces, with the notable exclusion of groups such as the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra....
The February 19 U.S. airstrike against Islamic State targets in western Libya is only the latest in what has become a counterterrorism campaign fought largely from the air....
Both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have taken advantage of the chaos in Yemen to enhance their relative positions....