Iraqi Airstrikes Killed 6 ISIS Militants in Kirkuk
Iraqi security forces killed six ISIS militants in the region of Kirkuk. According to the statement, the corpses of six ISIS militants were found who were struck in Iraqi army airstrikes in the Kirkuk region days earlier, including a senior militant. The Iraqi Defense Ministry’s Security Media Cell reported that a “preemptive” operation was executed […]
Iraqi Forces Captured four suspected ISIS members
Iraqi security forces have captured four suspected ISIS members, according to a statement issued on 4 Jan 2024. The Iraqi National Security Service said on X, “A joint security coordination between the Counter-Terrorism Cell of our agency and the General Directorate of Operations of the Asayish in the Kurdistan Region led to the arrest of […]
Qatar Leads Parliamentary Dialogue on Countering Terrorism
Qatar’s Shura Council participated in the Sixth Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism between Parliaments on Combating Terrorism and the Fourth Parliamentary Dialogue on Countering the Use of Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies for Terrorist Purposes carried out over two days at the Italian Parliament in Rome at the beginning of December 2024. As reported by […]
Iraq Arrested 7 IS Militants in Kirkuk
Iraq’s Ministry of Defense, in a statement issued on 20 Dec 2024, said that the security forces have arrested seven Islamic State (IS) militants in the northern region of Kirkuk. As Xinhua reported, the Iraqi Defense Ministry claimed that following the implementation of the guidelines issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to make […]
UAE and US Collaborate on Combating Terror Financing
In its counter-terrorism efforts, a high-level panel from the UAE performed a four-day mission in the USA to promote collaboration and partnership between the two nations in combatting terror financing and maintaining international financial security. UAE delegations were led by the General Secretariat of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and […]
Kuwait Hosted Fourth Dushanbe Conference on Counter-Terrorism
In its counterterrorism efforts, Kuwait hosted a high-level International Conference on “Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms — The Kuwait Phase of the Dushanbe Process.” It included a reception for ministers and senior officials of countries and international organisations participating in the meeting. Kuwait hosted the conference from November 4-5 in […]
UAE Joins Eurasian Group to Combat Terror Financing
UAE joined the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG). The EAG was designed for the countries of the Eurasian region not incorporated in the existing FATF-style regional bodies and is intended to play a significant function in decreasing the threat of international terrorism and ensuring the clarity, reliability, and security […]
Kuwait’s Role in the Fight Against Terrorism
Kuwait has been long engaged in counter-terrorism activities, an active participant in international conferences, and regularly partakes in counterterrorism training. The nation is a member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and co-leads the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Working Group with Türkiye and the Netherlands. Kuwait has started its Financial Action Task Force mutual evaluation […]
Arab League Media Expert Group Convenes to Combat Terrorism
Qatar is a global leader in counter-terrorism measures, functioning with the United Nations, the United States, and other countries to fight terrorism and extremism. The State of Qatar participated in the 27th session of the permanent expert group on the role of Arab media in countering terrorism, which was carried out at the headquarters of […]
Iraqi Forces Secure Arrest of Kirkuk Bombing Suspect
Iraqi security forces have caught an alleged member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in association with a recent bombing in Kirkuk. Arshad al-Salihi, Iraq’s Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, said that National Security Service forces carried out the detention of the suspect, who allegedly bombarded Saygin Haji Oglu, the head of the […]