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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’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025
Assad’s government in December. Al-Fayyadh emphasized Iraq’s commitment to defending its sovereignty and countering any hostile threats. Reports suggest that ISIS militants are active in multiple regions of Syria, with nearly half of their weaponry allegedly sourced from the US, raising ...
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Assad government, Qatar was the first to welcome new Damascus leaders. While Syria still has a long way to go before it can fully re-embrace stability amid widespread insecurity and Israeli and American occupation, some speculations suggest that Doha is seeing to establish contact channels to ease a ...
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Iraq Expresses Concerns to Syria Regarding Security Threats from ISIS Remnants
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Iraq Expresses Concerns to Syria Regarding Security Threats from ISIS Remnants

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
Assad’s downfall. This poses a serious threat to regional stability, as heavily armed extremists could further destabilize the region. ISIS terrorists remain active in several areas across Syria. Informed sources reported that nearly half of the weapons used by ISIS are of American origin, hi ...
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Israel Attacks Targets in Southern Syria After Advocating For ‘Demilitarization’
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Israel Attacks Targets in Southern Syria After Advocating For ‘Demilitarization’

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
Assad, a long-time opponent of Israeli policies. Israeli attacks have intensified in recent months, with the regime claiming to prevent spillover violence from Syria. Israeli forces also entered a UN-demarcated buffer zone in the Golan Heights, drawing condemnation from the United Nations. Despite ...
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
Assad who was enemy of Israel and historic supporter of the Palestinians and is now making no move to end Israeli occupation of large part of southern Syria because in neo-Ottoman mentality, regional influence is meant to rebuild Turkey's dominance that essentially conflicts with existence of in ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
Assad, al-Sharaa has adopted a reconciliatory tone and called for national unity, protection of the minorities, and dissolution of the armed groups. In his interviews, he claimed that the HTS seeks a comprehensive and non-sectarian government representing all Syrian communities. However, he reneged ...
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
Assad over the past three days have killed at least 147, the deadliest days since fall of al-Assad government earlier in December. Spark of clashes The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in the Arab country, said the fighting began on Thursday afternoon after ...
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Assad government's ouster in December. EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper described the gathering as an important opportunity to engage with Syria's new leadership. Meanwhile, HTS-led forces have been accused of committing mass atrocities against minorities, particularly Alawites, in Syria&rsquo ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
Assad and seizure of power by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, armed movements against the new rulers of Damascus are on the rise across the country. After a military confrontation between the Druze minority and the HTS armed fighters, in recent days armed revolt have expanded to the coastal pr ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
Assad’s government in the war against terrorist groups last decade, the HTS, which still sees its position inside Syria as shaky and unstable, has the necessary historical, political, and military motivations to weaken Hezbollah’s positions and cut its influence in the region. Therefore, ...

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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