Day: February 16, 2026

Champions Sweden all but out of men’s curling medal contention after poor campaign https://t.co/A1tPzU0ikV https://t.co/A1tPzU0ikV

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2/ Read the full Iran Update, February 16, 2026:  isw.pub/IranUpdate021626

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Feb 17, 2026

NEW: The Syrian government is transferring all residents from al Hol internally displaced persons camp in Hasakah Province to Aleppo Province and Iraq. The government will close the camp in the coming days. ISIS and other Salafi-jihadi groups will likely capitalize on al Hol’s closure to increase recruitment efforts among escapees and residents who may be released in the future.

More Key Takeaways:
Some Iranian officials and media have suggested that the United States has softened its position on the issue of uranium enrichment. US officials have not indicated a shift in the United States’ position on this issue, however.

Iran analyst Hamidreza Azizi assessed on February 16 that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Defense Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani are maneuvering to consolidate their power and ensure their relevance in a post-Khamenei Iran. This assessment is consistent with CTP-ISW’s assessment that different factions within the Iranian regime are vying for influence to determine future Iranian policy after the Israel-Iran War.

The Iranian regime has sentenced Iranians who participated in the recent protests to death and killed numerous detained protesters, according to human rights organizations and Iranian sources speaking to Western and Israeli media. (1/2)

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The mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, provides an update after a fatal shooting during a youth hockey game

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Nationalities of ISIS members transferred to Iraq from Syria:

1.Azerbaijan – 55Baxtiyar Goran ☀️ (@BaxtiyarGoran)Nationalities of ISIS members transferred to Iraq from Syria:

1.Azerbaijan – 55
2.Jordan – 19
3.Spain – 1
4.Australia – 13
5.Afghanistan – 25
6.Albania – 8
7.Bosnia and Herzegovina – 23
8.Algeria – 25
9.Sweden – 5
10.Iraq – 460
11.Germany – 27
12.Morocco – 187
13.Yemen – 9
14.Indonesia – 46
15.Uzbekistan – 36
16.Ukraine – 13
17.Iran – 23
18.Eswatini (Swaziland) – 1
19.Ireland – 1
20.South America – 7
21.Pakistan – 17
22.Bahrain – 6
23.United Kingdom – 10
24.Belgium – 8
25.Bangladesh – 3
26.Poland – 2
27.Turkmenistan – 165
28.Turkey – 181
29.Trinidad and Tobago – 5
30.Netherlands – 9
31.Tunisia – 234
32.Maldives – 1
33.South Africa – 1
34.New Zealand – 1
35.Georgia – 3
36.Dagestan – 3
37.Denmark – 2
38.Russia – 130
39.Saudi Arabia – 68
40.Sudan – 8
41.Syria – 3,544
42.Sweden – 3
43.Switzerland – 3
44.Seychelles – 1
45.Chechnya – 7
46.Serbia – 2
47.Somalia – 2
48.China – 5
49.Tajikistan – 63
50.France – 4
51.Palestine – 5
52.Kyrgyzstan – 42
53.Kazakhstan – 4
54.Canada – 5
55.Guantanamo – 1
56.Kurdistan – 3
57.Kosovo – 3
58.Lebanon – 13
59.Libya – 24
60.Maldives – 2
61.Malaysia – 5
62.Egypt – 116
63.North Macedonia – 1
64.Austria – 2
65.India – 1
66.United States – 2

Total: 5,704—  https://x.com/BaxtiyarGoran/status/2023378433124729067

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