Terrorism in middle east

US removing Syria as sponsor of terror is 'blow' to victims, impacts on sectarian violence unknown

The Anti-Defamation League is still in the process of suing Syria on behalf of 130 US citizens who were killed or injured on October 7 and family members of American victims.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.
US Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks on stage, with vote counting continuing for Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary, in Detroit, Michigan, US, August 5, 2026

Democratic Senate candidate El-Sayed’s mother worked for Hamas, Taliban-linked group

Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025.

Iran not transferring enough funding, Hezbollah complains, demanding $2 billion - report

An Iraqi army post stands along a section of the 600-kilometer  Iraqi border with Syria, on December 26, 2024

Iraq pushes for Syrian border wall, threatening Iran's regional influence - analysis


Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against 'un-Islamic' suicide bombings

Similar fatwas appear to have yielded scant results in the Middle East where the practice is used by Islamic State and other militant groups.

Investigators surround the body of a suicide bomber following an explosion near the Sbarro pizzeria on the junction of Jaffa Road and King George Street in Jerusalem

ISIS in Sinai: Battered, weakened but still dangerous

The members of the Sinai Province of the Islamic State are fueled by a never-ending sense of divine mission.

EGYPTIAN MILITARY forces look on in the northern Sinai.

British-Israeli victim triggers UK probe into funds for Palestinian terrorism

"I used to take pride in the fact that I would describe myself as a ‘British-born’ Israeli. I feel no pride about that now.”

Palestinian militants from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militia linked to the Fatah movement, demonstrate against the Hamas government in the West Bank town of Ramallah October 4, 2006.

Gunmen attack Coptic Christian church near Cairo, killing at least nine

Islamist militants have claimed several attacks on Egypt's large Christian minority in recent years.

A priest reacts at the site of attack on a church in the Helwan district south of Cairo, Egypt December 29, 2017.

Few victims of terrorism actually get full judgments levied against PA, Iran

There are also almost-wins, which later get knocked down or are at least put on hold.

PEOPLE LEAVE the area of Saturday night’s terrorist attack near London Bridge with their arms raised to indicate they are not a danger.

Victim of Jerusalem terror attack dies after six years in hospital

Hodaya Nechama Asulin has been unconscious since the explosion in March 2011.

Hodaya Nechama Asulin

WATCH: Palestinian terror group threatens IDF, promises war with Israel

The organization, which has been classified as a terrorist entity by both the EU and the US, boasts of preparing for a major conflict with Israel.

Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza

Threat of retaliation by Islamic Jihad over tunnel blast 'is not over yet'

A senior IDF commander warns that Islamic Jihad is likely to strike back after the Jewish state destroyed a terror tunnel that infiltrated Israeli territory.

A hamas militant takes part in a tunnel attack simulation during a graduation ceremony in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, last November

US offers millions for two top Hezbollah operatives

In a crackdown on the terror organization based in Lebanon the US State Department has announced it is offering millions for two key Hezbollah operatives.

Two top Hezbollah operatives declared as wanted by the US.

Counter-terror expert: Israel should give Palestinians work permits despite terror attack

The incident was unusual as, until now, terror attacks during the last two years were perpetrated by Palestinians without work permits.

A general view of the scene of the terror attack in Har Adar