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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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Hurdles Blocking Syrian Kurds' Road to Autonomy, Independence

Hurdles Blocking Syrian Kurds' Road to Autonomy, Independence

Wednesday 18 November 2015
Alawites, Sunnis and the internationalist Salafis are simply a force, and by the way they are not level with any of their opponents. So internal obstructions setting them back from reaching their goals are: A) Clashes between Kurdish political fractions  Following the Iraqi and Syrian develo ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
Alawites, who make up a large population and previously held the power in Syria under al-Assad family, will be allowed to play a role in post-Assad government. Also there is the issue of the Kurds whom the US strives to incorporate in the new government by any means. Al-Jolani seems to have offered ...
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Iran Denounces Deadly Attacks on Minority Groups in Syria
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Iran Denounces Deadly Attacks on Minority Groups in Syria

Monday 10 March 2025 ،
Alawite communities, calling them unacceptable and unjustifiable. He urged the HTS-led regime to take responsibility for protecting civilians and stated that Iran had communicated its concerns to influential countries. Baghaei also addressed Israel’s ongoing attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, w ...

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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