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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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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026
Arabi that the meeting between Abdi and Syria’s interim president focused on the future of the SDF and arrangements for the next phase, wrapping up with a series of understandings and decisions aimed at recalibrating ties between Damascus and the autonomous bodies and forces affiliated with th ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
Arab state maneuvers represented by security cooperation pacts and regional coalitions explicitly built without US participation, speaks volumes about the Trump administration's failure to deliver tangible and durable foreign-policy wins. Into that vacuum steps Venezuela. The Venezuelan oil gam ...
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Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?
Analysis

Is Beijing Unseating Washington in West Asia?

Monday 31 August 2026 ،
Arab states are increasingly diversifying their partners and China is top in the list as trust in the US erodes. Alwaght- Six months of the US-Israeli war on Iran has left a significant and perhaps long-term impact on West Asia's security order, making Arab countries in the Persian Gulf question ...
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Arab reports that this loss derives not only from fire and strength upper hand of Ansarullah resistance movement but also from a combination of structural weaknesses, absence of a unified command, and fragility of the morale of the Saudi-aligned forces. Various Arab sources have drawn the way the S ...
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
Analysis

Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
Arabia fought eight years in Yemen only to end up being forced to agree to a ceasefire, but Ansarullah in the next years faced off more powerful enemies on more complicated battlegrounds and honed its military skills. Bab-el-Mandeb, shifting the war calculus The real significance of recent develop ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
Arab kingdom, rather, the Fifth Fleet is practically the headquarters of the command, logistics, abs rapid reaction of the US in West Asia waters. This command operates in an area of 2.5 square nautical mile among 21 countries, a area that covers the three strategic chokepoints of Strait of Hormuz, ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. Any actor that can get a major sway over the dynamics of the Strait will potentially hold the stronger political leverage in the dymdmics on the two sides of the Red Sea. In recent years, regional and international powers have poured vast investments into p ...
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert
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Unity of Front Must Become a Law in Iran, Tehran Standing by Hezbollah: Political Expert

Thursday 17 September 2026 ،
Arab coalition against Hezbollah and Iran, and then bring Syria's new government into Lebanon to act against Hezbollah. Iran standing by Hezbollah Moshtaghi, emphasizing Iran's role in helping Hezbollah weather these crises, said: Iran's shadow and role are visible in all these crises ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
Analysis

Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Arabia is highlighting the religious aspect of its claim of attack on Mecca to draw Muslim public sympathy. Alwaght- Recent drone incident in south of the holy city of Mecca soon spiralled into a political and trans-regional case from a security issue regardless of the origin of the attack, its targ ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Arab parties. By that estimate, the opposition fell just one seat short of the 61-seat threshold needed to form a government. A Channel 12 poll released on August 25 put Yesh Atid in first place with 24 seats, followed by Likud with 22. Naftali Bennett's Together party came third with 15 seats, ...

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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.