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Profile: Kataib Hezbollah
Kataib Hezbollah is the premier militia in Iraq, operating under Iran's direct command and fielding a wide range of cells responsible for kinetic, media, and social operations, some bankrolled by the Iraqi state.
Apr 1, 2021
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  • Michael Knights
  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
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Profile: Alwiyat al-Waad al-Haq
A facade group with unique ties to Kataib Hezbollah, Alwiyat al-Waad al-Haq has been used exclusively to claim or threaten attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Apr 1, 2021
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  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
Brief Analysis
Yemen’s “Southern Hezbollah”: Implications of Houthi Missile and Drone Improvements
As the Iran-backed rebels make further range leaps that bring them closer to reaching Israel and other countries, the United States needs to start viewing them as a proliferation challenge beyond Yemen’s civil war.
Apr 1, 2021
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  • Michael Knights
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Brief Analysis
Profile: Kataib Sarkhat al-Quds (formerly known as Ashab al-Kahf)
The first and best-known of the facade groups that Iran-backed militias use to conceal their involvement in operations, Kataib Sarkhat al-Quds (formerly known as Ashab al-Kahf) has a particularly strong connection to AAH and, more recently, HaN.
Apr 1, 2021
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  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
  • Sary Mumayiz
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
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In-Depth Reports
The Case for a Holistic U.S. Policy Toward the Emerging Red Sea Region
To promote stability and other U.S. interests, Washington must reshape its approach to this increasingly complex staging ground for global competition.
Apr 1, 2021
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  • Elana DeLozier
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Profile: Qasem al-Jabbarin
Qasem al-Jabbarin is a Kataib Hezbollah-directed facade group that specializes in roadside bombings against Iraqi supply trucks servicing the U.S. military in Iraq.
Apr 1, 2021
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  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State Threat in Syria Two Years After the Caliphate
Since losing its territorial base, the group has shown troubling signs of recovery amid a deteriorating situation at al-Hawl refugee camp.
Mar 31, 2021
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  • Ido Levy
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Brief Analysis
Profile: Saraya Awliya al-Dam
This minor facade group is occasionally used to claim bombing attacks on U.S. supply convoys and rocket attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Mar 29, 2021
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  • Crispin Smith
  • Hamdi Malik
  • Michael Knights
◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles
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Brief Analysis
Iran's Long Game in Syria
Three scholars explore the stunning breadth of Iranian dominance over Damascus and what this means for any U.S. plans to foster stability in Syria or reopen negotiations with Tehran.
Mar 29, 2021
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  • Oula A. Alrifai
  • Nakissa Jahanbani
  • Mehdi Khalaji
Articles & Testimony
What Biden Can Do for Libya
The U.S. does not always have to be at the head of the table, but it has to be present and ready to jump in if progress stalls on issues such as advancing political dialogue, holding elections on time, and addressing Russia’s worrisome military encroachment.
Mar 26, 2021
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
Getting Tough with Egypt Won’t Work
A more modest approach is warranted, one that emphasizes core interests, acknowledges the limitations of U.S. leverage, and avoids going too far with funding cuts and sanctions.
Mar 25, 2021
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  • David Schenker
Articles & Testimony
Why Iran’s Proxies Fear Evidence
Iraqi militias value legitimacy and try to portray themselves as acting within the law, so evidence-based approaches can be very effective at reining in those who attack on Tehran’s behalf.
Mar 25, 2021
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  • Michael Knights
Articles & Testimony
Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.
Moscow has intensified its military deployments in sensitive areas and continued its counterproductive diplomatic track, exhibiting a long-game mindset that Washington needs to match.
Mar 24, 2021
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Articles & Testimony
Iran’s Gray Zone Strategy: Cornerstone of Its Asymmetric Way of War
America’s failure to operate effectively in the gray zone against a third-tier power like Iran raises questions about its ability to counter much more potent actors like Russia and China.
Mar 19, 2021
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
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Brief Analysis
To Push Past Hezbollah Stonewalling, Leverage the LAF
The political fallout from a recent speech by the Lebanese Armed Forces commander gives Washington and its partners a golden opportunity to prod the country from crisis management toward actual solutions.
Mar 18, 2021
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
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Brief Analysis
Saving the Yemen Peace Process by Blunting the Houthi Push for Marib
Losing Marib would discredit and debilitate the multilateral peace effort, so the United States should facilitate more energetic Saudi and Emirati support to the city’s defense.
Mar 17, 2021
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  • Michael Knights
  • Alex Almeida
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Rethinking U.S. Counterterrorism Two Decades After 9/11
Three veteran counterterrorism practitioners from recent administrations take stock of America’s overall strategy, foreign posture, and domestic threats at the dawn of the Biden presidency.
Mar 17, 2021
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • Katrina Mulligan
  • Christopher Costa
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Brief Analysis
The Saudi Air Defense Problem Is a U.S. Opportunity
Washington can do much to help the kingdom close its serious air defense gaps, whereas acquiring Russian S-400s would be militarily insufficient and strategically disastrous.
Mar 17, 2021
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  • Patrick Schmidt
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A Return to the Convoy Strategy and Projection of Unity
The muqawama are trying to put squabbles over the utility of convoy bombings behind them and are making a concerted attempt to demonstrate inter- and intra-group unity.
Mar 15, 2021
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  • Crispin Smith
◆ Militia Spotlight
Brief Analysis
Continued Houthi Strikes Threaten Saudi Oil and the Global Economic Recovery
Saudi Arabia used what Congress might consider “offensive weapons” to successfully defend major oil terminals, but a much more devastating attack is inevitable if Houthi missile and drone attacks persist.
Mar 12, 2021
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  • Michael Knights

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