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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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Mix of Fear and Betrayal Allures Syrian Kurds into Talking to Govt.
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Mix of Fear and Betrayal Allures Syrian Kurds into Talking to Govt.

Wednesday 13 June 2018
Afrin, and Island. Once all of the eyed territories are united, the Kurds can rule over a wide region starting from Ain Diwar village in Hasakah province and continuing to the western borders with Turkey where Iskenderun region is located. AS the crisis in the county unfolded, the Kurds in late Jan ...
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What Is Pushing Syrian Kurds to Seek Reunion with Damascus?
Analysis

What Is Pushing Syrian Kurds to Seek Reunion with Damascus?

Sunday 29 July 2018 ،
Afrin canton to Kobani to make a unified self-rule region. Covered by the US-led coalition’s air raids, the SDF took control of Raqqa, the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate capital, on October 17, 2017. But the victories were only temporarily sweet to the beguiled Kurds. They wrongly believed th ...
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Reasons behind Erdogan’s Threat to Expand Military Op in Northern Syria
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Reasons behind Erdogan’s Threat to Expand Military Op in Northern Syria

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Afrin after they entered an alliance with the US. At this point, Ankara set aside a policy of patience with the Washington's policy and directly acted against the US-backed Kurdish forces. Turkey attacked the Kurds, gathered under the People’s Protection Units (YPG), in Afrin and seized t ...
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Turkey Vs. Syrian Kurds: Outlook, Consequences
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Turkey Vs. Syrian Kurds: Outlook, Consequences

Saturday 3 August 2019 ،
Afrin town, the center of a canton with the same name, from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). A year after, now the president and military commanders are eyeing to gain control of the eastern Euphrates that contains two remaining Kurdish cantons of Island and Kobani. The historical ...
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Not Late Yet: Alliance with Damascus Can Still Save Syrian Kurds Amid Turkish Threats
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Not Late Yet: Alliance with Damascus Can Still Save Syrian Kurds Amid Turkish Threats

Thursday 8 August 2019 ،
Afrin canton. Shortly after, Trump said he wants to withdraw his forces from Syria. Despite that all, the Kurds never understood that the Americans will ultimately leave them alone. In the middle of this, the opportunity was ripe for them to, even before the Turkish attack on Afrin, not only avoid ...
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Syria Safe Zone: Turkish Distrust, Kurdish Concerns
Analysis

Syria Safe Zone: Turkish Distrust, Kurdish Concerns

Monday 2 September 2019 ،
Afrin towns in the north.  US-Turkey’s conflicting objectives behind the safe zone  Washington-Ankara safe zone agreement could ease their rows that have been brewing over the past few years, but due to their conflict of goals behind the buffer zone, this agreement should be consid ...
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Syrian Kurdish Alliance: Grounds, Obstacles
Analysis

Syrian Kurdish Alliance: Grounds, Obstacles

Thursday 7 May 2020 ،
Afrin. It sought a political transition in association with all Syrian parties. But the new federation was not well received by the public. Severe criticism was directed against it. Many Western countries that inwardly supported it said that they do not advocate it as the federation met negative re ...
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Three Cases Of Turkish Crimes In Afrin
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Three Cases Of Turkish Crimes In Afrin

Tuesday 12 January 2021 ،
Afrin northwestern Syria. Alwaght- Recently Syrian and international rights groups have reported about appalling crimes against humanity in Syria's Afrin three years after Turkey occupied the region. In January 2018, Turkey, in cooperation with some militant groups, launched an operation in Afr ...
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Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach
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Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach

Thursday 3 June 2021 ،
Afrin in northwestern Syria as part of Operation Olive Branch. In the third wave of its occupation, on October 9, 2019, the Turkish army launched Operation Peace Spring to occupy areas east of the Euphrates River. There is evidence that, throughout the occupied areas, Turkey is implementing a policy ...
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US Support Mirage: Syrian Kurds Making Dangerous Mistake Again Relying on Washington
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US Support Mirage: Syrian Kurds Making Dangerous Mistake Again Relying on Washington

Thursday 2 December 2021 ،
Afrin, Island, and Kobane. Meanwhile, the rise of ISIS and the cooperation of Syrian Kurdish militias with the US-led Western coalition led to Kurdish domination of the Arab-majority and oil-rich parts of Syria in Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Aleppo.  This power gain process was checked by three mi ...

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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.