Inside Kunduz: ‘The Taliban have taken my city’
In the early hours of Monday, Taliban insurgents overran Kurduz, a major city in northern Afghanistan. A local Afghan journalist spoke to
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Imam Ali Brigades: brutal fighters and skilled propagandists
The Iraqi Shiite militia known as the Imam Ali Brigades is accused of having committed multiple war crimes in the fight against the Islamic State organisation in Iraq,
‘Made in Iran’: Iranian weapons in Iraq conflict
With sanctions strangling its ability to get its hands on weapons, Iran’s only way of amassing a stockpile of arms has been to build them itself.
Video: Shiite militias use same brutal tactics as Islamic State
A disturbing video filmed by soldiers fighting for the Kurdish Peshmerga reveals gruesome tactics used by Shiite militias battling to push
Afghan migrants offered $500 by Iran to fight for Syrian regime
Iran has been accused of recruiting and sending Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims to fight alongside the Assad regime in war-torn Syria.
Iran’s ‘secret’ al Qaeda prisoners
Across the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranians accused of being members of al Qaeda are being held in prisons – some even in specific high security wings.
Videos show Iranian officers supervising Syrian soldiers
Videos published online seem to show Iranian military officers working with soldiers from Syria’s regular army, giving them advice and instructions for combat.
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