Wall Street Journal

Saudi Arabia Strikes Yemeni Militia Backed by Rival Gulf Power U.A.E.

Saudi warplanes struck a Yemeni militia backed by the United Arab Emirates on Friday, as tensions between the two Gulf powers rise over their competing positions in conflicts around the region. Saudi ...
S A N A

Safita Internal Security arrests leader of “Al Taramih” militia group

Tartous , Jan. 2 (SANA) The Internal Security Directorate in Safita, in Tartous countryside, carried out a joint operation with the local Counterterrorism Branch that led to the arrest of Shujaa ...
Long War Journal

Iraqi militias divided on disarming and accepting government control

A sign inside an Iraqi Interior Ministry building. US Special Envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya lauded the possible disarmament of militias in a post on X on December 22. “The reported steps by Iraqi armed ...
CNN

As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. It contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. For information about how the series is ...
Dallas Observer

Nearly 100 Extremist Groups Still Operate in Texas

Editor’s Note, 1/9/2026: This article was originally published in January 2025. It has been updated with new and current information. Extremism is alive – and thriving – in Texas. According to the ...