Terrorism – War Watch

Hifter, Khalifa | International Criminal Court | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | Libya | Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides | Qaddafi, Muammar el- | Qaddafi, Seif al-Islam el- | Terrorism | Tripoli (Libya)

Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, Son of Libyan Dictator, Is Killed
ByIslam Al-Atrash and Ephrat Livni February 3, 2026

Mr. el-Qaddafi, 53, a politician and a son of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, was killed after four men stormed his house, the lawyer said. No other details were released.

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al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Defense and Military Forces | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | Peace Process | Syria | Syrian Army | Syrian Democratic Forces | Terrorism | War and Armed Conflicts

Syria Announces Cease-Fire Extension, Hours After Truce With Kurds Expired
ByAbdi Latif Dahir January 24, 2026January 24, 2026

Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast have clashed as President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to extend his authority across the entire country.

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al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | internal-open-access-from-nl | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Iraq | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Syria | Syrian Democratic Forces | Terrorism | United States Defense and Military Forces | War and Armed Conflicts

U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq
ByEuan Ward and Eric Schmitt January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

The U.S. military said it had transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq and could eventually move as many as 7,000, as the Syrian government assumes control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.

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Damascus (Syria) | Deir al-Zour (Syria) | Hasaka (Syria) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kurds | Politics and Government | Raqqa (Syria) | Syria | Syrian Democratic Forces | Terrorism | War and Armed Conflicts

Clashes Erupt Around Syrian Prisons Holding Islamic State Fighters
ByChristina Goldbaum January 19, 2026January 20, 2026

New tensions flared a day after a Kurdish-led militia agreed to hand over control of prisons holding some 8,000 Islamic State fighters to the Syrian government.

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al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Aleppo (Syria) | Assad, Bashar al- | Bombs and Explosives | Churches (Buildings) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | New Year | Religion-State Relations | Syria | Terrorism

Suicide Bomber in Syria Kills Security Officer in New Year’s Eve Attack
ByEphrat Livni and Hussam Hammoud January 1, 2026

The attacker likely had links to the Islamic State and was possibly targeting a Christian church in the center of Aleppo, according to a government spokesman.

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Attacks on Police | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Police | Terrorism | Turkey

ISIS Militants Kill 3 Police Officers in Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

A raid on a suspected safe house for the terrorist group Islamic State set off a clash that killed the police officers as well as six Turkish militants.

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Al Qaeda | al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Alawite Muslims | Aleppo (Syria) | Arab-Israeli War (1973) | Arabs | Assad, Bashar al- | Assad, Maher al- | Barghouti, Marwan | Barrack, Thomas J Jr | Christians and Christianity | Civilian Casualties | Damascus (Syria) | Defense and Military Forces | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Hezbollah | International Relations | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Jews and Judaism | Kurds | Lebanon | Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) | Muslims and Islam | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Palestinian Authority | Palestinians | Peace Process | Politics and Government | Refugees and Displaced Persons | Sweida, Syria | Syria | Syrian Democratic Forces | Terrorism | Trump, Donald J | Two Thousand Twenty Five | United States International Relations | War and Armed Conflicts | War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity | West Bank

Zero Hour for the Middle East
ByRoger Cohen, David Guttenfelder, Saher Alghorra, Daniel Berehulak and Nanna Heitmann December 28, 2025December 28, 2025

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?

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Civilian Casualties | Deaths (Fatalities) | Defense and Military Forces | Gaza City (Gaza Strip) | Gaza Strip | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Nuseirat (Gaza Strip) | Palestinians | Peace Process | Refugees and Displaced Persons | Terrorism | War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
ByDavid M. Halbfinger, Bilal Shbair, Aaron Boxerman and Saher Alghorra December 24, 2025December 25, 2025

Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.

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al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Damascus (Syria) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Syria | Terrorism | Trump, Donald J

U.S. Strikes on Syria Underscore Scale of Challenge for Its President
ByAbdi Latif Dahir December 20, 2025December 20, 2025

The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive U.S. strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.

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al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ) | Assad, Bashar al- | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Syria | Terrorism | Trump, Donald J | United States Defense and Military Forces | United States International Relations

U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria
ByEric Schmitt December 19, 2025December 20, 2025

American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.

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