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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is seeking to solidify the dominance of the new government across Syria and so the independence of religious minorities like the Druze can pose a barrier to this aim.  Some reports said that the Druze want relative autonomy or at least the preservation of their cultural ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Abu Dhabi’s rise to outpace its competitors in expanding its economic presence in Syria.  Understanding this threat, bin Salman sees the policy to lift Syria sanctions as an official entry of Saudi companies to the Syrian market and prevention of the UAE monopoly. He also sees Syria as a ...
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?
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Boiled Frog: How’s US Consuming Syria’s Al-Jolani in a Gradual Trust-making Process?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani— a policy that is fully in line with a carefully crafted plan of tightening the grip on power amid destabilizing crises and the dangers ahead in the shadow of slim levels of internal and international legitimacy.  The coercive language of crackdown on the opponents ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?
Analysis

What’s behind Al-Jolani’s Secret Deals with Tel Aviv?

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is moving in a different path and pushing to establish contact channels with Tel Aviv. In this connection, Reuters citing Syrian, Western, and regional intelligence sources, reported that Israel and Syria have recently made direct contacts and held several security meetings ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani as the leader of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the interim president of New Syria. The decision comes as many of these fighters have records of membership in such terror groups as ISIS, Al-Nusra Front, and extremist organizations. This report sheds light on the security r ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
Report

From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. Al-Sharaa was sent to Syria in 2011 by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to establish the Nusra Front, which was later renamed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Though the HTS and ISIS clashed in 2014, their relations, especially ideologicaly, continued. Even al-Baghdadi was killed in 20 ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) to normalize relations with Tel Aviv. But will this path be as smooth as some may promote? Israeli conditions for Damascus  The Israeli regime has not hidden its willingness to strike a peace deal with Damascus. Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar stress ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Abu Ali al-Askari, the security spokesman to the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq has attacked positions of those who are calling for disarming resistance groups. In an X post, he said: The wail of the cowards stems from the criminal Zionist-American cries for the abandonment of the weapons of resistance ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Analysis

Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani can reach an agreement to resolve their differences and integrate the Kurds into the new Syrian armed forces. Otherwise, peace prospects will remain dim and risky. Historical experience has shown that in West Asia, even ending one crisis can produce other crises, unless it is ...
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making
Analysis

Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making

Monday 14 July 2025 ،
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani), whose trip triggered waves of analyses and speculations. He was officially received by senior Azerbaijani officials, a event that cannot be simply seen as ceremonial. During his meetings with Azerbaijani officials, an energy MoU was signed according to which Azerbaijan will ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.