Terrorism Watch

It is increasingly apparent that Lebanon's Hezbollah is struggling to regroup militarily, following the most significant blow it has endured in the wake of its recent confrontation with " Israel ." The loss of Hezbollah's top-ranking leaders since October 2023 in clashes with "Israel" has been compounded by the fall of its key ally, Bashar al-Assad's regime, and the severing of supply routes from Iran through Syria . Hezbollah's Losses Since the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and "Israel" on November 27, 2024 , following the clashes that erupted on October 8, 2023 , the group has embarked on a mission to compensate for its military losses while also breaking government control over its vital funding sources in a bid to recover. As Hezbollah grapples with the challenge of rebuilding its military capabilities and filling the leadership vacuum left by the deaths of its commanders, "Israel" continues its...

  TEHRAN – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we reached out to a woman whose life has been intertwined with the pain and anguish of terrorism. Kobra Mahluj , the steadfast and resilient wife of the esteemed martyr Abbas Goudarzi , lost her husband in a cruel terrorist attack that forever changed the trajectory of her existence.  In a heartfelt interview, she shared the story of her martyred husband’s life, the circumstances of his martyrdom, and the profound impact this tragedy has had on her.  Below is the full text of the interview:   Could you please tell us about your late husband and the circumstances surrounding his martyrdom? I am Kobra Mahluj, wife of the revered martyr Abbas Goudarzi and sister of the esteemed martyr Mohammad Hossein Mahluj. Martyr Abbas Goudarzi was a documentary filmmaker and director who captured the essence of the Sacred Defense (Iran’s fight against Saddam Hussein ’s invasion during the 1980s). He was born on April 29, 1962...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and now, for the first time, accounts for "over half of all terrorism-related deaths", according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Its new report says that in this semi-arid area to the south of the Sahara Desert 3,885 people out of a worldwide total of 7,555 died. The GTI report adds that while the global figure has declined from a peak of 11,000 in 2015 the figure for the Sahel has increased nearly tenfold since 2019, as extremist and insurgent groups "continue to shift their focus" towards the region. The index is published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, a think-tank dedicated to researching global peace and conflict.  It defines terrorism as the "threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation". The Sahel stretches from the west coast of A...