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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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Coming Syria Peace Talks; Empty Hands of Militants, Their Supporters
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Coming Syria Peace Talks; Empty Hands of Militants, Their Supporters

Tuesday 17 January 2017
Ahrar al-Sham militant group, in his Twitter account has indirectly held Jabhat Fateh al-Sham as accountable for the government representative assassination. “The free revolutionary factions in Wadi Barada should detain the assassin of Brigadier General Ahmed al-Ghadhban and give him a revolu ...
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Reasons for Decline of Fath al Sham Terrorist Group in Syria
Analysis

Reasons for Decline of Fath al Sham Terrorist Group in Syria

Monday 23 January 2017 ،
Ahrar Sham. Several days ago, two ringleaders of Fath al Sham declared that they have left the group. These terrorist kingpins who left Fath al Sham include Abu Ahmad Zakuri who was a member of the consultative council who also headed the economic affairs department of the group and Hamza Sandah a ...
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Syria’s Idlib Powder Keg amid Terrorists Deadly Infighting
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Syria’s Idlib Powder Keg amid Terrorists Deadly Infighting

Tuesday 24 January 2017 ،
Ahrar al Sham believe that Fath al Sham does not deserve to lead as it lacks single command structure. This has resulted in many terrorists deserting Fath al Sham and forming splinter groups which have now ignited intense rivalry and infighting among terrorists in Idlib. Fath al Sham terrorists have ...
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Astana Conference Aftershocks, Fath Al Sham under Siege
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Astana Conference Aftershocks, Fath Al Sham under Siege

Wednesday 25 January 2017 ،
Ahrar al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa. Sources indicate that Ahrar al-Sham backed by several allied rebel groups -began an operation to annihilate Jund al-Aqsa, which they have long accused of being a front group for ISIS. Ahrar al-Sham is not only now being targeted by other armed opposition groups in Sy ...
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Astana Talks: Conceding to Assad’s Power, Stay
Analysis

Astana Talks: Conceding to Assad’s Power, Stay

Wednesday 25 January 2017 ،
Ahrar al-Sham, Jaish Idlib, and Jabhat Al-Shamiyah. These groups altogether accounted for about 20 percent of the total percentage of the armed groups. They are trying to paint themselves as backed internally and internationally and so boost their low political and military weight in the negotiation ...
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Inter-militant Fighting Intensifies in Syria
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Inter-militant Fighting Intensifies in Syria

Thursday 26 January 2017 ،
Ahrar al-Sham. The legitimacy of this theory can be derived from the fact that the battles seemed to segregate al-Nusra-controlled territory from other militant-held areas. This, in particular, is an objective of Moscow which had been previously attempted with the US and lately with Turkey. This seg ...
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What Happening in Northern Syria Between Militant Groups?
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What Happening in Northern Syria Between Militant Groups?

Tuesday 31 January 2017 ،
Ahrar al-Sham grows bigger and eyes larger share in battlefield. Alwaght- Following Astana peace conference on Syria, which was the first outcome of the tripartite meeting of Russia, Iran, and Turkey in Moscow after strategic Aleppo liberation, the tensions and clashes among the armed opposition gro ...
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Turkey Finds Injured Syrian Pilot in Hatay Province
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Turkey Finds Injured Syrian Pilot in Hatay Province

Sunday 5 March 2017 ،
Ahrar al-Sham terrorist group claimed on Saturday it shot down a plane, allegedly a MiG-21. Turkey's prime minister said the plane, which he said was a MIG-23, had crashed near the town of Samandag in Hatay province. Syrian MIG-23 Jet  Debris of a crashed Syrian fighter jet were fou ...
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Saudi Arabia Is weakening Itself, Strengthening Iran
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Saudi Arabia Is weakening Itself, Strengthening Iran

Saturday 8 July 2017 ،
Ahrar al-sham, and even some of the stronger factions of the secular Free Syrian Army, are busy shaping areas of Syria still outside government control, like Idlib province. Given the propping up of the Syrian government by Iran, Russia, and its militias, it is unlikely that these opposition groups ...
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Saudi Regional Policy Total Failure
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Saudi Regional Policy Total Failure

Monday 17 July 2017 ،
Ahrar al-Sham group, one of the most extremist terrorist groups fighting against Syrian government, enjoys full backing of the Saudi regime, militarily and logistically, and in return implements the Saudi agenda in Syria. But the battlefield developments of Syria war, now in its sixth year, disclos ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution