Crime & Justice

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-03-31

  Beneath the paint, drones used in Mideast, Ukraine attacks are 'made in Iran'

  Debris recovered from drone attacks in Middle East and Ukraine link UAVs to Iran, despite the Islamic Republic's efforts to hide their origin.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-03-24

  Leaked document reveals IRGC's low morale, defection, inability to quell protests

  High-ranking IRGC commanders reportedly expressed their frustration over the protests and warned about the Islamic Republic's future.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-03-16

  Hizbullah defectors, former supporters bemoan party's neglect

  In videos posted online and interviews with Al-Mashareq, former Hizbullah fighters and supporters criticise the party's treatment of its own.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-03-09

  Syrians blame regime corruption, substandard housing for heavy quake toll

  Regime looters stripped rebar from residential buildings, while systemic government corruption spawned substandard housing.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-02-28

  Russia's fingerprints clear in Syrian regime chemical attack on Douma

  Syrian forces, who were in close co-ordination with Russian forces, dropped chlorine gas cylinders on civilian areas in Douma in 2018, an OPCW investigation has concluded.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-02-23

  Jordan issues death sentences for 2018 ISIS attack on police

  Three people were handed death sentences, and others prison terms, for their role in killing a policeman at a music festival outside Amman.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-02-23

  Evidence of collusion mounts with al-Qaeda leader's presence in Iran

  A key factor behind al-Qaeda's silence surrounding the identity of its new leader is the continued presence of Saif al-Adel in largely Shia Iran, UN member states say.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-02-13

  IRGC proxies circumvent Iraq's financial regulations, channel money to Iran

  A network of IRGC-affiliated militia groups has transferred tens of millions of US dollars from Iraq to Iran, using fraudulent or inflated invoices, report shows.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-02-08

  Hizbullah expands financial activity via Al-Qard al-Hasan foundation

  The Iran-backed party seeks to profit from Lebanon's financial crisis by expanding the footprint of its foundation, a 'charity' that acts like a bank.

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  Crime & Justice

  2023-02-01

  Dubious dealings: Lebanese drug lord partners with Syrian regime, Hizbullah

  Lebanese fugitive Nouh Zaiter is part of a small circle of Bashar al-Assad allies who, with Syrian regime figures and Hizbullah, traffic illegal drugs.