Bridget Toomey

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Bridget Toomey |Thomas Joscelyn

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani announced the elements of his electoral alliance for Iraq’s November 2025 elections. The coalition includes current and former Shiite politicians as well as Faleh al Fayyadh, a Sudani ally and chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces. On Aug. 29, the Treasury Department announced that Salim Mustafa Muhammad al-Mansur had been added to the US government’s list of specially designated global terrorists.

1 month ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Bridget Toomey |Bill Roggio

April 28, 2025 | The John Batchelor Show Houthis conduct retaliatory strikes, issue threats, sanctions, and boycotts against the U.S. and Israel

1 month ago | longwarjournal.org | Bridget Toomey |Bill Roggio |Caleb Weiss

Major Shiite parties to run separately in Iraq’s November election amid disagreements | The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s ruling bloc of Shiite political parties, has announced that its members will run on separate lists in Iraq’s November 2025 election and reform the alliance following the vote. Elements of the bloc have disagreed strongly over key issues since the current government’s formation in 2022.

1 month ago | longwarjournal.org | Bridget Toomey |Joe Truzman |Amir Toumaj |Caleb Weiss

Major Shiite parties to run separately in Iraq’s November election amid disagreements | The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s ruling bloc of Shiite political parties, has announced that its members will run on separate lists in Iraq’s November 2025 election and reform the alliance following the vote. Elements of the bloc have disagreed strongly over key issues since the current government’s formation in 2022.