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From Syria to Sydney, Islamic State Continues to Inspire Terrorism

The Islamic State’s power was diminished with the loss of its “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq and the elimination of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but it remains a worldwide threat capable of directing and inspiring terrorist attacks, as last week’s murders in Syria and Australia demonstrate.

Mourners pay tribute outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honour vict

Yemen Separatists Say Capture of Oil-Rich South Proves They Can Topple Houthis

The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the Yemeni separatist movement that abruptly abandoned its alliance with the deposed national government last month and began snapping up oil-rich territory in southern Yemen, is urging the United States to support them against the Iran-backed Houthi extremists who control the northern half of the country.

Armed Yemeni Houthis carry weapons and shout slogans while taking part in an armed protest

Yemen’s Anti-Houthi Separatists Expand Territory, Threatening Houthi Control

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) of Yemen, a group of separatists who have largely been aligned with the internationally-recognized government of Yemen ever since it was deposed by Houthi insurgents in 2014, has marched its fighters into another province — taking more territory away from its erstwhile allies and stoking fears of a renewed civil war.

Yemenis members of the Sabahiha tribes of Lahj, who live along the strip between the south