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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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New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi
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New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi

Wednesday 20 November 2024
Nasser of Egypt and socialist tendencies during the 1962-1965 civil war.  During the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, Yemen in association with Egypt blocked Israeli oil tankers to the Red Sea, leading to catastrophic consequences to Tel Aviv.  In contemporary period, after the victory of the Y ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Ahmed Zakour, another senior HTS figure who had previously led the Al-Nusra Front in Aleppo and was responsible for the organization's public relations, defected from the group and fled to areas under Turkish control. After his escape, Zakour made several serious accusations against al-Jolani, ...
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HTS Chief Declares Syria will Avoid Conflict with Israel Amidst Ongoing Israeli Assaults
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HTS Chief Declares Syria will Avoid Conflict with Israel Amidst Ongoing Israeli Assaults

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
Ahmed al-Sharaa, in an interview on Syrian TV Saturday, stated that Syria will not engage in conflict with Israel, citing the country’s weakened state as the primary reason. Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, claimed that Israel no longer has a reason to attack Syria because Hezboll ...
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500 Airstrikes in 10 Days: What Does Israel Want in Syria?
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500 Airstrikes in 10 Days: What Does Israel Want in Syria?

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
Ahmed Delali, an official in the Joint Operations Directorate of the former Syrian opposition factions that now control the country, told Media Line that the ruling factions have secured all the military facilities they seized after the fall of al-Assad government. He added that the Israeli attacks ...
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Can Syria Collapse Scenario Be Applied to Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Can Syria Collapse Scenario Be Applied to Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Monday 16 December 2024 ،
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the youngest son of the former Yemeni dictator and former ambassador of Sana'a to Egypt, who has been active in recent days and went to Cairo on his first trip since the lifting of UN sanctions, where he was welcomed by Egyptian officials. The visit, according to observ ...
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US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS Leader
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US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS Leader

Saturday 21 December 2024 ،
Ahmed Al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. This decision came after a US delegation visited Damascus to meet with HTS officials, including Al-Sharaa, to discuss his past involvement with Al-Qaeda. Al-Sharaa, who was designated a terrorist by the US in 2017, was described by Leaf as a pra ...
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Ansarullah Declares ‘Israeli Terrorists’ Powerless against Yemen, Hints at Secret Weaponry
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Ansarullah Declares ‘Israeli Terrorists’ Powerless against Yemen, Hints at Secret Weaponry

Monday 23 December 2024 ،
Nasser al-Atifi has warned the US of the country’s capability to sink American naval fleets and hinted at undisclosed weaponry yet to be deployed. Ansarullah official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti added that these operations have created an economic siege and undermined Israeli security, while intensif ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Ahmed al-Musawi, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, confirmed that “ISIS’s military aspect has ended, but its sleeper cells are still present in certain areas that it has chosen as safe havens and starting points for its fresh activities.” ISI ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Tahrir al-Sham group that toppled al-Assad, and Mazloum Kobani, the leader of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, with the mediation of the US, while no official news about the content and outcome of the talks has been leaked to the media. Tur ...
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Palestinian Prisoners Released Following Hours-Long Delay
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Palestinian Prisoners Released Following Hours-Long Delay

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
Jarrar, a prominent leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Arrested multiple times since 2017, Jarrar had spent the last six months of her detention in solitary confinement under harsh conditions. Her family expressed relief at her release while highlighting the sufferin ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures