Sunnite

Day one for the new Iraq after US Forces leave - analysis

The US's 23-year presence in Iraq ended as both sides offer their characterization of the conflict and look to the future.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Celebrations after the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, in Baghdad Wednesday, 30th September 2026
Iraqi polling officials count ballots at a polling station after closing of the polls during the country's parliamentary election in Al-Muhandiseen district in eastern Baghdad on November 11, 2025.

After elections, Iraq walks a tightrope between US ties and Iran’s control - analysis

Iraq’s recent election saw 329 seats contested along sectarian lines. The outcome will impact the US-Iraq security arrangement and address the growing power of Iran-backed militias.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interceptor missile as rockets launched from Gaza near Sderot, 2018.

Hamas arrests Salafi cell suspected of Grad missile launch

There are Salafi people in all of the Palestinian factions that are recognized as "light." However, there is a group that did not recognize the authority of the organization in power in the Strip.

|ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV
Forces chiites en Irak

Disparition du front sunnite contre l’Iran

Le désengagement des Etats-Unis au Moyen-Orient laisse le champ libre à Téhéran

|ByZVI MAZEL