Robert Tollast

Experts say using raw military firepower to defeat militants creates far more problems than it solves

Interim government has promised the country will not be base for militant groups

Interim government has called on all militias to disarm or join a new national army

Tehran is bracing for an Israeli strike on its nuclear programme after a major air attack in October struck radar systems and a research centre

The UAE sent elite commandos to the mountains of Yemen to fight both terror groups, securing critical parts of the country

Iran has expanded its capabilities for strikes against ‘distant targets' Iran's army has taken delivery of 1,000 new long range drones, likely to guard against any future conflict with Israel.

Some weapons still reaching Hezbollah despite fall of Bashar Al Assad, security official says

Six years ago, Israeli military planners gathered to devise a new and destructive way to fight militants

Israel's war on the devastated enclave has lasted 15 months, leaving a mammoth challenge of reconstruction ahead

The US Navy highlights the soaring cost of intercepting affordable drones, which are becoming easier to produce