Iran

Spotlight on Global Jihad (October 9-15, 2015)

The main event of the week was the Syrian Army’s ground attack with Iranian involvement, with the participation of Hezbollah operatives and with Russian air support. The situation of control on the ground is still unclear. According to initial information, the Syrian Army enjoyed local successes in the rural area north of Hama. The Syrian
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Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani, Senior Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Commander, Killed Near Aleppo, Syria

On October 8, 2015, Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani (Abu Wahab), a senior commander in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), was killed in Syria.
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Spotlight on Iran (September 24 – October 11, 2015)

Official Iranian spokesmen praised the start of Russia’s aerial attacks in Syria. Iran denied a report of an increase in Iranian ground forces in Syria. The Arab media reported serious disagreements between Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the IRGC Qods Force’s commander. The Arab Coalition forces in Yemen halted an Iranian boat carrying arms
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Spotlight on Iran (August 9 – 23, 2015)

A conference of the Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly was held in Tehran. Senior officials of the Iranian regime used the platform to stress Iran’s commitment to supporting its regional allies even in the post nuclear-agreement era, including the provision of weapons. The Iranian foreign minister visited Syria and Lebanon, emphasizing Iran’s support of Syria and
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Spotlight on Iran (July 12-26, 2015)

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, stressed that Iran would continue to support the Palestinians, Yemenis, Syrians, Iraqis, Bahrainis and Lebanese even after the nuclear deal had been signed. Two high-ranking Iranian officers were killed in Syria; a Basij operative was killed in Iraq. The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF)
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 8 –14, 2015)

This past week Israel’s south was quiet. In Judea and Samaria “popular resistance” terrorism and violence continued (stone-throwing and Molotov cocktail attacks). On July 8, 2015, Hamas’ military-terrorist wing held a military display in Gaza City on the eve of the first anniversary of Operation Protective Edge.
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