On January 29, Syria’s new leadership announced the dissolution of the Assad regime’s Syrian Arab Army, followed by appointing militia leaders from the civil war to key military positions. FDD’s Long ...

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient ... Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan is viewed as a key opponent of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph and a central figure in Shiite Islam.

Youm-e-Ali, observed on 21st Ramazan, commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam. He sustained fatal injuries in an attack by Ibn Muljim, a Kharijite ...