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Berlin attack highlights Europe’s shift to individualized, multi-layered terror threats - analysis

Online radicalization, lone-actor violence, and Iran-linked networks are placing European security services under pressure from distinct but increasingly simultaneous threats.

Tourists and visitors observe and pay respects at a makeshift memorial set in Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg gate, one week after the Christopher Street Day pride parade attack on August 2, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
US flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024.

Secretive US court meant to deport alleged terrorists hears first case

A new batch of Arab tribesmen, estimated in the thousands, departs from Idlib and its surrounding countryside toward the southern city of Sweida, Syria, on July 18, 2025.

Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria - analysis

King Abdullah II of Jordan. Analysts say that the return of the death penalty is intended to send a clear message of deterrence as the kingdom grapples with multiple internal and external challenges.PremiumPremium

'Killing security officers is a red line': Why Jordan brought back the death penalty


Australia's 'Dr. Jihad' found in Iraqi prison 10 years after declared dead in ISIS siege - report

Tareq Kamleh was presumed to have been killed in Syria over a decade ago, but was actually being held in a high-security Baghdad prison, according to a report by The Australian.

Dr Jihad, or Tareq Kamleh, calls for jihad to be waged in the West in an Islamic State propaganda video.

Lebanon's Aoun marks first trip to Trump's White House with Hezbollah disarmament plan - analysis

Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon's US-backed army before being elected president last year, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not pictured), at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

Maryland man who tried joining ISIS, planning attack against Jews sentenced to 15 years in prison

Teekaye sent the UCO a photo of himself in a black mask, armed with a large machete, captioned: “victory or shahada [martyrdom] … either you do it here or over there or both.”

 Illustration of ISIS terrorist.

Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis

Kurdistan does not need to copy Israel, but it can learn from its journey from a small and politically uncertain environment to a start-up and tech superpower.

Image Reboot: A female fighter from from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK)  trains at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in Feb.

Syria arrests senior ISIS leader, exposes criminal financing network

According to Syria's Interior Ministry, an investigation found that the ISIS cell financed its activities through assassinations and armed robberies targeting gold merchants in Daraa province.

Suspected ISIS members arrested by Syria's Interior Ministry during a joint security operation with the General Intelligence Service in southern Syria.

Individuals behind string of 'terrorist bombings' in Damascus arrested, Syrian official says

Israeli public broadcaster KAN News, citing a Syrian security source, reported that the group responsible for the attacks belonged to Islamic State (ISIS). 

A cordoned-off area and a damaged structure in the aftermath of explosions near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026.

Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency said it arrested 10 suspects loyal to Islamic State’s Sahel branch and seized weapons, chemicals, and bomb making equipment.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says

In May, US and Nigerian forces conducted military operations in northeastern Nigeria that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally.

Residents inspect the damage after US forces had launched a strike against ISIS in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.

Syria forms first post-Assad parliament to kickstart new era of 'managed democracy'

The new parliament has 140 elected seats and 70 appointed by the president.

A person clicks a photo of Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad as he announces the names of 70 lawmakers appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to a transitional parliament, in Damascus, Syria, July 1, 2026

Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids

The Green Zone includes Baghdad's parliament building, various government institutions, and embassies, with many politicians also having residences in the area.

Security is stationed outside the US Embassy is seen in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 17, 2026.