Hamas is an acronym of the Arabic “Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya,” the Islamic Resistance Movement. The word “Hamas” in Arabic means “zeal.” ...

Abdullah Awda, 28, says he and his recently formed Harakat Hazm — or Movement of Steadfastness — were chosen to receive the weapons because of their moderate views and, just as important ...

The US Department of State on Monday designated the Iraq-based Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya as "specially designated global terrorists." The State Department said in a statement that the group's ...

Formed in August 2013, Harakat Sham al-Islam (HSI) is a Moroccan-led terrorist organization operating in Syrian Arab Republic principally composed of foreign terrorist fighters and fighting ...

Harakat Sham al Islam, a Moroccan-founded group allied with al Qaeda and other Syrian jihadist organizations, appointed a new leader after its previous emir resigned due to “his health and ...

Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, usually referred to as al-Shabaab (the youth), is known primarily as a Somali terrorist group. But since the end of 2008, it has functioned as a state power in large ...

Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Swedish-Iranian citizen, who allegedly led an Arab pro-independence group. Habib Farayola Chaab was arrested in 2020, after he disappeared ...

Harakat Sham al-Islam was listed on 29 February 2016 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing, planning ...