Middle East

An image from an Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) report documenting its members’ celebration of Eid al-Adha in various parts of Yemen. (Source: Substack/DanieleGarofaloMonitoring)

A photo from the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial at the U.S. State Department on September 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. The coalition of countries working to defeat Islamic State (IS) in Iraq announced they were phasing down the U.S.-led military operation. Terrorism warning indicators, however, are once again converging. (Source: Getty Images)

A protester holds a portrait of Anas Al-Sharif as people gather for the United for Gaza demonstration on October 11, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. Contesting claims have been made over his journalist vs. militant identity. (Source: Getty Images)

An image of General Hussein Yazdanpanah, leader of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), an armed Kurdish faction active in Iraq and Iran. (Source: X/@Danale)