Operation Casandra. A decade-long multi-agency op that tracked Hezzbolah moving money, fighters, and materiel all over the world, including the US.

Look up the "far right" Politico (sarcasm) reporting on it - when the media still had a few honest people in it.

One of the many GWOT battles that you never heard about was when Pakistani ISI dressed up like ISIS to attack a US CIA base in Afghanistan.

Just be aware of how easy it is to alter perceptions.