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Impact of Turkish-PKK Peace Process on Iraqi Yezidis

02.27.2026 Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Executive Summary: The Sinjar Resistance Unit (YBŞ)—based in Sinjar, Iraq—has so far refused to disarm despite the ongoing peace process between Türkiye and the Kurdistan...

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Abu Shabab’s Death Helps Hamas Secure Future in Gaza

02.19.2026 Jacob Zenn

Executive Summary: Yasser Abu Shabab, leader of the “Popular Forces” militia, was killed under unclear circumstances in Gaza on December 4, 2025. His death removed...

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Raad Saad: Latest Hamas Commander Killed by Israeli Airstrikes

01.22.2026 Jacob Zenn

Executive Summary: On December 14, 2025, Hamas officials confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed Raed Saad, the group's de facto chief of staff, weapons manufacturing...

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Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah’s Micro-insurgency in Syria

01.15.2026 Daniele Garofalo

Executive Summary: Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah—a Salafi-jihadist “micro-insurgency” group operating mainly in northern Syria’s rural and peripheral areas—stands out among the armed factions to emerge after...

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