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Houthis Use Muhammad’s Birthday to Threaten Saudi Arabia

The leader of the Shiite jihadist terror group Ansar Allah, known commonly as the Houthis, marked the Islamic holiday celebrating the birthday of Mohammed on Tuesday with an accusatory screed claiming the government of Saudi Arabia was “serving Zionism” and threatening more attacks on the neighboring countries.

SANAA, YEMEN - JULY 17: Houthis gather at Sabeen Square to hold a demonstration in support

Syria Officially Removed from U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism List

The U.S. State Department officially removed Syria from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, and delisted al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group, on Monday, completing a process President Donald Trump announced in July.

Demonstrators wave a Syrian flag during a march marking the 15th anniversary of the start

Kurdish-Led Anti-ISIS Militia Fully Integrates into Syrian Army

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led militia that allied with the United States to definitively topple the Islamic State “caliphate” in 2017, announced on Thursday that it had formally integrated into the Syrian national armed forces, accepting the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Kurdish fighters from the Qamishli Brigade, part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) par

Syria Receives U.S. Support After Blaming Israel for Bombing of Military Airport

The government of Syria condemned neighboring Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of executing airstrikes on a military airport reportedly being used to train its new military. While Israeli officials have not confirmed that they were responsible for the strikes, the administration of President Donald Trump moved rapidly to support Damascus.

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - AUGUST 18: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and Internat

Xi Jinping Celebrates Tiananmen Square Massacre at Event Honoring Butcher Jiang Zemin

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping celebrated the life of communist predecessor Jiang Zemin at a ceremony marking the latter’s would-be 100th birthday on Monday, noting that Jiang, as the leader who took over China following the Tiananmen Square massacre, “implemented the correct decisions” to crush anti-communist dissent.

AI - China’s President Xi Jinping waves as he attends a welcoming ceremony for Tonga's K

Taliban Boasts It Operates 40 Embassies and Consulates Five Years After Takeover

Taliban “foreign minister” Amir Khan Muttaqi boasted in an interview with the BBC this week that the terrorist organization, which will mark five years since seizing power in Afghanistan on Saturday, has expanded its diplomatic outreach to include over 40 embassies and consulates around the world.

This photograph taken on July 27, 2026 shows Taliban Director of Mines in Badakhshan, Abdu