Maps & Graphics

The Telegram brand that emerged in October 2023 is not a group per se, new or old, but rather a generic name used to denote unity among Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups during the Gaza crisis and de-emphasize individual faction identities.

Oct 21, 2023

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• Hamdi Malik
• Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight: Profiles

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A panel of experts discuss the status of the crisis after nearly two weeks of fighting, focusing on President Biden’s visit, the contours of humanitarian assistance, ongoing de-escalation efforts, and more.

Oct 20, 2023

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• Zohar Palti
• David Makovsky
• Grant Rumley
• Ghaith al-Omari
• Neomi Neumann

Maps & Graphics

A new Telegram account claiming anti-U.S. attacks is linked to Iran's Qods Force and other designated terrorist organizations.

Oct 20, 2023

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• Amir al-Kaabi
• Michael Knights
• Hamdi Malik

◆ Militia Spotlight

Maps & Graphics

Iran's proxies undertook two drone attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, and the related social media operations suggest that Iran's Qods Force played a coordinating function.

Oct 18, 2023

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• Amir al-Kaabi
• Hamdi Malik
• Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

Video

A former senior IDF official joins Lebanese and U.S. experts to discuss whether additional fronts are poised to open in the north, and what Washington is doing to avert this risk.

Oct 17, 2023

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• Yair Golan
• Hanin Ghaddar
• David Schenker
• Farzin Nadimi

Maps & Graphics

The Iraqi "resistance" is using language that previously presaged attacks on U.S. targets, whether sincerely or as a supportive bluff amid the latest Hamas-Israel crisis.

Oct 16, 2023

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• Hamdi Malik
• Crispin Smith
• Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

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Veteran U.S., Palestinian, and Israeli experts and policy practitioners explore the broader strategic repercussions of the unfolding war, as well as the factors that enabled Hamas to reach its current level of malign regional influence.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Robert Satloff
• Ehud Yaari
• Matthew Levitt
• Neomi Neumann
• Ghaith al-Omari

Maps & Graphics

Iraq's "resistance" militias all rhetorically supported the attack on Israel, but with interesting differences: Badr threatened Americans, while others seemed to downplay potential involvement.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Amir al-Kaabi
• Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

Maps & Graphics

At least forty-four nations have condemned Hamas and decried its tactics as terrorism, but regional players such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Syria, and Iraq have pinned responsibility on Israel.

Oct 11, 2023

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• Cleary Waldo
• Gabriel Epstein
• Sydney Hilbush
• Aaron Y. Zelin

Video

In the opening panel of a special three-day anniversary event, experts and former officials from Egypt, Israel, and the United States discussed the conflict’s enduring lessons for peacemaking and statesmanship today.

Oct 5, 2023

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• Mohamed Anwar E. al-Sadat
• David Makovsky
• Efraim Halevy
• Abdel Monem Said Aly
• Martin Indyk

◆ The October 1973 War Redux

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Join us for an expert webcast exploring Egypt's ongoing and worsening economic crisis, and the policy options for Washington to prevent further deterioration. This event, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2023, has been postponed.

This event, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2023, has been postponed.

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• James Harmon
• Nervana Mahmoud
• Medhat Nafei

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Scholars will explore past and current attempts to establish Islamist governance by groups across broad swaths of the globe, from North Africa to the Indonesian archipelago. This event, originally scheduled for October 10, 2023, has been postponed.

This event, originally scheduled for October 10, 2023, has been postponed.

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• Matthew Levitt
• Aaron Y. Zelin
• Joana Cook
• Shiraz Maher

Video

Three experts discuss how the Islamic State branch’s capacity to operate globally has evolved in troubling fashion since the coalition withdrawal.

Oct 2, 2023

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• Amira Jadoon
• Andrew Mines
• Aaron Y. Zelin

Maps & Graphics

Iran-backed militias within the Coordination Framework are leading the call to criminalize alternative lifestyles and celebrating the murder of a queer Iraqi through their social media platforms.

Oct 2, 2023

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• Hamdi Malik
• Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

Maps & Graphics

The offensive occurred amid a deteriorating security situation across the Sahel that will require creative U.S. responses.

Sep 26, 2023

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• Aaron Y. Zelin
• Sarah Cahn

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Watch a week-long series of expert webcasts exploring the origins and lasting impact of the October 1973 war.

October 3-5, 2023

◆ The October 1973 War Redux

Maps & Graphics

The secretary-general’s latest report documents Hezbollah’s expanding violations—and the growing role that Lebanese government officials and military commanders play in abetting this activity.

Sep 21, 2023

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• Matthew Levitt
• Assaf Orion

Audio

Listen to the new season of a podcast series shining a bright light on the global terrorist and criminal activities that Lebanese Hezbollah would rather keep hidden from view.

Sep 18, 2023

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• Matthew Levitt

Maps & Graphics

New data-rich graphics strikingly illustrate the growth in Tehran’s oil revenue and China’s outsize role in fueling this trend.

Sep 15, 2023

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• Henry Rome
• Noam Raydan

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A panel of former Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. officials discuss the legacy and future of the Oslo Accords as a framework for achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Sep 12, 2023

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• Neomi Neumann
• Ghaith al-Omari
• Dennis Ross
• David Makovsky

◆ Oslo at 30