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Profile: Al-Nujaba Satellite Television

Militia Spotlight: Profiles

Al-Nujaba TV is a U.S.-sanctioned muqawama channel owned and operated by U.S.-designated terrorist movement Hezbollah Harakat al-Nujaba

Hamdi Malik

U.S.-EU Counterterrorism Cooperation Twenty Years After 9/11

Two senior European Union officials assess what improvements are needed to meet the evolving challenges of transatlantic counterterrorism.

Gilles de Kerchove
Olivier Onidi

Sahab drone at Camp Ashraf, June 26, 2021

Maps & Graphics

The Drones of Kataib Hezbollah's Jazira Command

Militia Spotlight

Allocation of Iran-provided drones to an exclusively Kataib Hezbollah-commanded units provides a clear link between Iran, KH and drone operations.

Hamdi Malik
Crispin Smith
Michael Knights

A mural of slain prime minister Rafiq Hariri in Beirut

Articles & Testimony

In Lebanon, the Wheels of Justice Do Not Grind

The Hariri tribunal hasn’t led to a single arrest, so Washington should let it expire and help the Lebanese people in better ways.

David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

The Role of the Islamic State in the Assad Regime’s Strategy for Survival

Without years of tolerance and outright support from Damascus, the terrorist network could not have evolved into the powerful organization it became over the past decade.

Matthew Levitt

Militia demolish hoardings at July 14 monument, May 26, 2021

Maps & Graphics

Profile: Liwa Thar Muhandis

Militia Spotlight: Profiles

This older facade brand has been brought out of retirement during the summer 2021 surge of Iraqi militia attacks on U.S. targets.

Crispin Smith

Militias Parade Under the PMF Banner (Part 2): Ground Combat Systems

Militia Spotlight

Tehran has bolstered the ground combat capabilities of its proxy militias within the PMF, though the equipment rarely sees combat employment.

Farzin Nadimi
Michael Knights

Maps & Graphics

Militias Parade Under the PMF Banner (Part 1): Drone Systems

Militia Spotlight

Drone systems paraded in Camp Ashraf were a show of strength, including the debut of new types of Iranian-provided airframes and control vehicles.

Farzin Nadimi
Michael Knights

Articles & Testimony

Biden Wants to Leave the Middle East, But He’s in a Vicious Bombing Cycle in Iraq

Caught between aggressive Tehran-backed militias and a skeptical Congress, the administration needs a better approach.

Michael Knights

Deterring Militias in Iraq: What Works and What Doesn’t

Striking back one time in twelve will not stop Iranian proxy attacks, so Washington must consider more consistent and painful retaliation in order to protect Americans in the Middle East.

Michael Knights

Figure 1: Rocket and drone attacks on coalition "points of presence".

Maps & Graphics

Iraq’s Drone and Rocket Epidemic, By the Numbers

Militia Spotlight

Attacks on coalition points of presence are increasing in quantity and quality, making U.S. fatalities increasingly likely unless deterrence is restored.

Michael Knights
Crispin Smith

Preventing Domestic Terrorism: The DHS Approach and the New U.S. Strategy

The Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention discusses why the agency and its partners need to focus on nimble, transparent responses to the problem, with an emphasis on prevention efforts via the newly formed CP3.

John D. Cohen

Accidental Allies cover

In-Depth Reports

Accidental Allies: The US–Syrian Democratic Forces Partnership Against the Islamic State

To some, America's partnership with the SDF exemplified an economy-of-force effort that minimized U.S. casualties and wrested control of northeast Syria from the Islamic State. To others, it was a cautionary tale about a U.S. military hoodwinked into working with a terrorist group.

Michael Knights
Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militia members in Syria

Articles & Testimony

Affirmations of Support and Rituals of Jihadi Martyrdoms

As eulogies for a recently slain militia figure spread online, they highlighted the differences between major jihadi organizations and revealed the solid local roots HTS has formed in northwest Syria.

Aaron Y. Zelin

Sword of Jerusalem vs. Guardian of the Walls: Gaza and the Next Lebanon War

The military particulars of the clash between Hamas and IDF doctrines reveal much common ground with potential future conflicts involving the other members of Iran’s “axis of resistance.”

Assaf Orion

Articles & Testimony

Rethinking Sustainable U.S. Efforts on Counterterrorism

Shifting away from a U.S.-led military posture will require Washington to repair its damaged credibility with allies abroad and disentangle counterterrorism budgets at home.

Matthew Levitt

Flag of the Syrian Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)

Hanging on in Idlib: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Expanding Tribal Engagement

As Western policymakers debate potential engagement with HTS, they should do so with eyes wide open to the jihadist group’s true status in the province and its intentions toward local tribal institutions.

Aaron Y. Zelin

Parliament House, Canberra, Australia

Articles & Testimony

Designating Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization Under Australia’s Criminal Code

As in many other countries, the group has undertaken more than enough terrorist and criminal activity in Australia to justify an expanded listing.

Matthew Levitt

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court building

Iraq’s Judiciary Weak Link

Regardless of the executive branch’s willingness to confront militia abuses, true rule of law cannot take hold unless judges are protected from intimidation and corruption.

Michael Knights

Middle East PolicyCast 78 Cover

Podcast: A Military and Political Assessment of the Gaza Conflict

Middle East PolicyCast

In this episode of the Middle East PolicyCast podcast, Grant Rumley & Neri Zilber share their assessments of the factors that sparked and escalated the May 2021 Gaza conflict and share advice for policymakers who seek to prevent the renewal of major violence between Hamas and Israel.

Grant Rumley
Neri Zilber

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