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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026
defense lines.  defense policy analyst Wolfgang Putsay told Al Jazeera that this is a turning point in the war and may lead to the collapse of puppet Aden-based government's forces in southern Yemen. Also, gaining control over Mokha is significant in creating a double defense layer to pro ...
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Qatar Red Crescent Vows Cooperation on Captive Iranian Pilots
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Qatar Red Crescent Vows Cooperation on Captive Iranian Pilots

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
defenses while returning from a mission. One of four pilots was killed, while the other three were reportedly captured by Qatari forces; the body of the martyred pilot was returned to Iran in July.
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IRGC Shoots Down Fourth MQ-1 Drone Over Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Shoots Down Fourth MQ-1 Drone Over Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
defense network intercepted and destroyed a fourth MQ-1 drone in recent days ALWAGHT- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says its integrated air defense network intercepted and destroyed a fourth MQ-1 drone in recent days while it was flying over the eastern Strait of Hormuz. Iran&rsquo ...
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Iranian Forces Shoot Down Another US MQ-9 Over Qeshm Island, Marking 52nd Drone Loss
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Iranian Forces Shoot Down Another US MQ-9 Over Qeshm Island, Marking 52nd Drone Loss

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
defense units had brought down the 52nd MQ-9 Reaper drone ALWAGHT- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that its air defense units had brought down the 52nd MQ-9 Reaper drone operated by opposing forces since the start of the US-Israeli offensive. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary ...
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire
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Iran War Bill for the US:$33.4 Billion Just Until Ceasefire

Friday 18 September 2026 ،
defense industries. The Pentagon's inspector general, in its first mandatory report to Congress on the scope of the war with Iran, has concluded that the massive expenditure of munitions during the operation caused a strategic depletion of stockpiles and laid bare sweeping shortfalls in the US ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
defense downed a Yemeni drone before it could penetrate the Mecca airspace. Yemen's Ansarullah movement strongly rejected the Saudi allegation of its link to the drone. Ansarullah's Political Office member Hizam al-Assad said that the claims about attacking Mecca is a repeated lie already m ...
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
defense. Colby calls this vision NATO 3.0, an alliance in which Europe supplies the bulk of conventional firepower while the US retreats to a purely nuclear guarantor and strategic backstop role. Germany, Italy and Spain are slated to absorb the deepest cuts, according to reports, with some troops ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
defense of the Arab kingdom, only to be surprised by the White House saying that it will not enter a new front and instead saying it talks to Sana'a, with both highlighting the commitment to the ceasefire of last year and security of the American ships transiting Bab-el-Mandeb. Still, the US ag ...
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Air Base, Kuwait ABC News and The Washington Post confirmed damage to Ali Al Salem in the war's opening days using satellite imagery. In a March 4 report, The Washington Post said satellite imagery showed more than 12 structures at Ali Al Salem had been damaged, including at least four aircraf ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
defense, and rapid action.  The funding issue could turn into the project’s single biggest vulnerability. Building a unified military requires regular salaries, equipment, ammunition, training and infrastructure. A structure that has until now covered part of its costs through foreign ai ...

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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.