Assassination

Senior IRGC Navy officer dies in car crash as insurgencies escalate across western Iran

This comes after four members of Iran's IRGC were killed, and several others were wounded in what the IRGC described as "terrorist" shootings in western Iran on the same day as the crash.

 A man looks through a screen during a state funeral service in Enqelab Square, for military commanders and others killed in the recent war with Israel on June 28, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Israel and and Iran traded daily aerial attacks over a 12-day period until a ceasefire took effect on June 24.
Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa, Syria, July 3, 2017.

Is a new insurgency brewing? Kurdish rebels clash with IRGC in major border escalation - analysis

US President Donald Trump stands in The Octagon at the conclusion of the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, in the early morning hours of June 15, 2026.

Authorities identify AIPAC-linked targets of alleged White House attack plot foiled over weekend

Damir Davidov.

Russian army's artillery chief assassinated near Moscow in car bombing, second in one day - report


Thursday's Ayalon car bomb victim identified, estranged husband suspected of murder, detained

Cohen, a former police officer, was killed by an explosive device weighing about half a kilogram, which detonated while she was driving on Highway 20 in the middle of rush hour traffic.

sraeli security forces inspect the scene where a car exploded on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, June 4, 2026.

On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War

Shlomo Argov survived the London shooting attack but remained paralyzed, while Israel launched a campaign that expelled the PLO and set the stage for Iran's Islamic regime to establish Hezbollah.

Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.

Iraq at a crossroads over militias, as senior commander is killed in car bombing - analysis

A senior commander from Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed faction, was killed and his aide seriously wounded on Thursday when an explosive device detonated in their vehicle.

Fighters of the Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (Loyal Supporters of God) Shiite group parade with their weapons on June 16, 2015 in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during celebrations.

Ivanka Trump targeted in IRGC-linked assassination plot - report

The New York Post reported that an IRGC-trained Iraqi suspect pledged to kill Ivanka Trump in retaliation for the US killing of Qasem Soleimani.

Ivanka Trump

US, Nigerian forces kill senior ISIS leader in strategic blow to terror group

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in a statement on Saturday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was killed “along with several of his lieutenants” in a joint strike with the US.

U.S. military vehicles escort buses transporting Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq, according to a security source from the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Qamishli, Syria, February 8, 2026.

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt pleads not guilty

Cole Thomas Allen, 31, did not speak in court as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf.

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC

ISIS disrupts Damascus calm, says it assassinated Shi'ite figure

The attack, which took place on May 1, 2026, revived memories of the group’s past hit-and-run operations targeting carefully selected religious and military figures.

FARHAN Hassan al-Mansour.

Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Hezbollah put out a statement denying the “false accusations” that it was behind the cell, asserting it had no presence on Syrian territory.

Syrian police vehicles drive along a road in the town of Dayr Hafir east of Aleppo, Syria, on January 17, 2026.

Police arrest a total of 16 suspects related to the murder of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka

Two minors and an additional suspect were arrested for their ties to the case. The police claimed to have known their identities and the fact that they participated in the attack against Zalka.

Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Former FBI director charged with threatening President Trump's life

In May 2025, Trump accused James Comey of calling for his assassination in a social media post depicting an image of "8647." 

James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City.