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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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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025
Defense Units (YPG), backed by the US and the international coalition, expanded their control over vast areas of northern Syria. Seeing the YPG as a terrorist threat because of its affiliation with the PKK, Erdogan was extremely worried about rise of a powerful Kurdish force and its consequences on ...
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Trump Says Maduro Captured, Taken Out of Venezuela
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Trump Says Maduro Captured, Taken Out of Venezuela

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
Defense Minister Vladimir Lopez denied reports of Maduro’s death, stating in a video that he is safe in a bunker. He described the US strikes on Caracas as a criminal act of military aggression and called on the Venezuelan people and armed forces to defend the nation. Explosions and unmanned ...
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
Airport, the memory and name of these distinguished commanders remains in the minds of the regional nations, and the passing of time has not only eroded the impacts of this incident, but also further strengthened the position of these two anti-terror commanders among the public.  Like over the ...
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment
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US Invasion of Venezuela: Test of Latin America’s Bolivarin Resistance and Geopolitical Realignment

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
Airbase on the outskirts of Caracas. Meanwhile, Chevron, the US oil giant operating in Venezuela, stated on Saturday morning that it continues its activities, adding: Chevron remains focused on the safety and wellbeing of our employees, as well as the integrity of our assets. Trump's statemen ...
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Iran Labels US Assassination of General Soleimani an Unlawful Act of Hostility
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Iran Labels US Assassination of General Soleimani an Unlawful Act of Hostility

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Airport was a premeditated and unlawful act ordered by the US president, constituting an act of aggression and an internationally wrongful act that engages full US responsibility under international law. The letter argued that the assassination amounted to an arbitrary deprivation of life in breach ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Airport as a heinous crime and a blatant violation of Iraqi sovereignty, noting it occurred in a civilian area protected under international law and was denounced by Iraq’s religious authorities as brutal aggression. He reaffirmed Iraq’s determination to end the mission of the US-led In ...
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Venezuela Acting President Alleges ‘Zionist’ Element Behind Maduro Abduction
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Venezuela Acting President Alleges ‘Zionist’ Element Behind Maduro Abduction

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Defense Council. Rodríguez condemned the operation as an unprecedented act of US military aggression, alleging it involved more than 150 aircraft and was driven by Washington’s efforts to overthrow Maduro’s government and gain control over Venezuela’s oil resources. She dem ...
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said that Tel Aviv will not retreat from occupied Syrian territories even a millimeter. Therefore, Netanyahu's cabinet is attempting to leverage the security negotiations to transform the current status of the occupied territories into an established fact, thereby n ...
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?
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From Kabul to Kandahar: How Serious Is the Taliban Leadership Gap?

Thursday 8 January 2026 ،
Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob, and Stanikzai. The core of the disagreement reportedly revolves around the bans on education and employment for women and girls. The newspaper further reported on the political deputy foreign minister’s flight from Afghanistan, noting that Akhundzada dispatched ...
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Greenland, the US Codename for Aggression against Europe
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Greenland, the US Codename for Aggression against Europe

Sunday 11 January 2026 ،
Air Base in Greenland. The presence of these troops is essential for Washington to track long-range missiles that might be launched toward US soil. Although Washington has not explicitly ruled out military options, the US government continues to emphasize the importance of Greenland for the nationa ...

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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.