Militia
Iranian citizens' freedom may depend on cooperation with Israel, PJAK commander says
Peyman Vian, commander of Iranian-Kurdish PJAK, leader of the "most powerful" guerrilla force fighting the Islamic Regime, was interviewed by Israeli journalist Itai Anghel.
PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system
Israeli-backed Palestinian militia says it killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza
Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes
Sirens heard at US Embassy in Iraq - report
The event came within a half hour of reports that the United States and Britain had begun striking Houthi targets in Yemen, and if it was indeed an attack, it was presumably an act of retaliation.
JustGiving backs down on withheld funds for IDF ‘militia’ phone chargers
The fundraising site had originally refused to pay out the over £20,000 raised for portable chargers for IDF soldiers, arguing that the funds could be used to "support a militia."
Iranian militia behind drone to Eilat sent another intercepted aircraft
The "Imam Hussein Brigade" was established in 2016, and it is headed by a man who calls himself Dou Al-Fakkar, a son of the Shiite village of Hanawiya in southern Lebanon.
Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls for closure of US embassy in Iraq
Some 800 supporters of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of mainly Shi'ite militia, departed from Baghdad last week in buses for the Iraqi-Jordanian border.
Iraqi militias may be preparing for attacks, US experts say
A new Washington Institute report finds that Iraqi militias are using the type of coded language that has historically preceded attacks on US targets.
Palestinians in Gaza launch rocket-themed perfume
Bottles of the different scents will represent different Palestinian factions and militia groups.
US calls out Turkey's Syrian proxies for 'extensive human rights abuses' - opinion
BEHIND THE LINES: There are no independent enclaves remaining in Syria today. Everyone is working for someone else. In the case of northwest Syria, the Islamist factions that rule work for Turkey.
Somali forces capture major al Shabaab militia stronghold
The government has promised a second phase of the offensive that will go after al Shabaab in southern Somalia, the group's traditional heartland.
Jenin militia warns PA: ‘We won’t allow anyone to take our weapons’
In the ensuing clashes, protesters burned tires, blocked roads and threw stones at Palestinian security officers, who responded with tear-gas and stun grenades.
In blow to Lebanon’s economy, Gulf states tell citizens to stay away
Recent confrontations between Palestinian factions leave several dead, raising international apprehensions
