Palestinians: Is It Really about ‘Annexation’?
It is dead wrong to assume that if Israel abandons its plan, most Muslims would give up their desire to destroy Israel and replace it with an extremist Iran-style Islamic state.
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TRAC INCIDENT REPORT: Hayy’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Tanzim Huras al-Din (Guardians of Religion / AQ In Syria) Clash; Closing The Road Between Idlib and Kafr Takhareem, Syria
TRAC’s London Analyst, Sophia Badawy has been monitoring escalating tensions between Hayy’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Tanzim Huras al-Din over the past week. After the formation of Tanzim Huras al-Din led Stand Firm Operations Room, Hayy’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has started a series of arrests on its former commanders who became part of Tanzim Huras al-Din’s Stand Firm Operations Room. Now, there is growing speculation that Tanzim Huras al-Din has already managed to take control of HTS’ Central Prison, Al-Kansarwah factory, and that the group is preparing to storm the administrative capital of HTS in Idlib, Syria. If found to be true, Abu Mohammad al-Joulani’s was right to fear that Tanzim Huras al-Din was a threat to his seat of HTS power.
U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 Assesses Global Nature of the Threat
The U.S. State Department issued its annual report outlining country reports on terrorism to provide a global snapshot of the threat landscape, highlighting counterterrorism progress in several key areas while acknowledging that numerous challenges lie ahead.
Will Western Nations Ever Repatriate Their Citizens in Syria and Iraq?
Over the course of the past several weeks, more Western nations have taken steps to repatriate their citizens and children of Islamic State fighters or their family members who may have been born in the caliphate.
Shamima Begum and other jihadis jailed in the Middle East ‘should be allowed BACK to their homelands in a bid to break the cycle of extremism’, says report
Shamima Begum and other UK jihadists jailed in the Middle East should be allowed back into Britain in order ‘to break the cycle of extremism’, a report says.
Will Western Nations Ever Repatriate Their Citizens in Syria and Iraq?
Over the course of the past several weeks, more Western nations have taken steps to repatriate their citizens and children of Islamic State fighters or their family members who may have been born in the caliphate.
France repatriates ten children of French jihadists from Syria
France repatriated ten children of French jihadists from Syria on Sunday night.
Dutch Kurd sentenced to community service for fighting ISIS in Syria
A court in the Netherlands on Thursday sentenced a Dutch Kurd who in 2016 served as a volunteer for the People’s Protection Units’ (YPG) in Syria to 240 hours of community service and a six-month suspended sentence.
German Court Sentences ‘Cyber Jihadi’ to 5 Years in Prison
A court in western Germany has convicted a 39-year-old man of providing support to Islamist groups in Syria.
Liwa al-Areen: A Russian-Backed Formation
When observers think of Russian-backed formations in Syria, the V Corps is the one that most readily comes to mind. There are, however, other Russian-backed formations. One example is Liwa al-Areen (‘The Den Brigade’), which was initially affiliated with the military intelligence branch that directs all the Military Security branches.