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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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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
Analysis

Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025
base to Russia on the Red Sea coast, indicating that the leaders of Khartoum have placed the policy of drift to the East at the top of their agenda. Therefore, renewed closeness to Iran will help Sudan reduce its dependence on the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and have more options in its forei ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
Report

Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
based in Damascus.  These clashes indicate further complications in the Syrian crisis. The Druze, as a religious minority, are struggling to maintain autonomy and security from armed groups. Therefore, the possible entry of the Israeli army into these conflicts could lead to an escalation of t ...
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises
Report

Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in the Arab country, said the fighting began on Thursday afternoon after 16 government security personnel were killed by rebels in the Latakia suburbs. The clashes are the deadliest attack on the new Syrian forces since they took offi ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
Analysis

What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
bases from the risk of blockade by tightly securing them. Perhaps the most obvious indication of the strategic importance of the coast was that al-Assad government received military assistance from its international allies, such as Russia, to protect military infrastructure and coastal fortification ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
Army Navy to the exercise, the ministry further held.  The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 15 warships, support vessels and gunboats, as well as helicopters, are participating in the exercise. Iran has also deployed a stealth missile cruiser and an auxiliary patrol ship. Analysts se ...
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response
Analysis

Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
based on the accumulated field experience and the tactics of individual warfare among its fighters. The resistance has proven that it is capable of turning the tide in their favor.  According to this report, confrontation of the Zionist occupiers in the coming days will not be traditional and ...
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Seven Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Dara’a, Southwestern Syria
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Seven Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Dara’a, Southwestern Syria

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
bases in the Homs province, now controlled by the country’s new authorities. The airstrikes targeted Palmyra Military Airport and Tiyas Air Base, just days after similar attacks. There were no immediate reports of casualties from these strikes. Since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad ...
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Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution
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Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
bases in central Syria ALWAGHT- On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced it had once again targeted two military bases in central Syria, just a day after the EU's foreign policy chief warned that such strikes in Syria and Lebanon could heighten tensions. The Israeli military confirmed it had stru ...
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Millions of Muslims Voice Support to Palestine on Quds Day
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Millions of Muslims Voice Support to Palestine on Quds Day

Sunday 30 March 2025 ،
based on interests, not on the criteria of oppression against man and humanity; even in the limited Islamic realm, other Muslims, due to the plots of the arrogant powers of the world, have become so distant from each other and the united Islamic ummah has been torn apart that no nation shows the sli ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
base in Iraq, he considered it a sign of humiliation for the US, saying that spending over $7 billion since invasion of Iraq in 2003 has failed to secure the American interests. The US initially took advantage of ISIS rise in Syria and Iraq to justify its military presence in these two countries, b ...

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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