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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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UK Warns Israel Against Syria Strikes Over Regional Stability
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UK Warns Israel Against Syria Strikes Over Regional Stability

Saturday 5 April 2025
Assad government last December to militant groups like Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Israel has increased its attacks on former Syrian military assets. Critics have accused Israel of exploiting the turmoil for territorial gains and violating the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria.
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
Assad, countering the Axis of Resistance, and containing Iran's regional influence. However, with the shift of equations as a result of fall of al-Assad, the strategic gaps have broadened among these actors. The differences over the division of influence in future Syria, especially between Ankar ...
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
Assad's government, armed rebel groups have taken over the power in Syria, and Iraq's borders are potentially facing terrorist threats. Therefore, the Iraqi government, in the face of terrorist threats at home and abroad, cannot and is not able to disband or disarm the main anti-ISIS armed g ...
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Assad’s government late last year. During the fifth high-level Iraq-Turkey security meeting in Antalya, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned of increasing ISIS activity in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024. He called for a joint five-nation operations roo ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
Assad al-Sheybani. Al-Jolani, who has recently named himself the president of the transition period without any election following a controversial new constitutional statement, is now prioritizing his foreign visits after making sure of stabilizing his position in power of new Syria in a bid to hel ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Assad still refuse to officially recognize the new regime. The legal arguments around the character of Ahmad al-Sharaa are neither trivial nor escapable and present a major challenge to the government of al-Sudani's invitation of al-Sharaa to attend Baghdad summit. According to reports, the new ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Assad government in December last year have seen many highs and lows. It seems that Syria file is a source of confusion in Iraq. Usually, reports of meetings of Iraqi officials with Syrian politicians are rarely given publicity and the Iraqi sources reveal these meetings several days after them taki ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Assad in December and rise of new government close to Ankara headed by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, Jordanian government grew concerned that the MB, who have close ties to new rulers of Damascus and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, may act ag ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
Assad government and the evacuation of some Russian military bases in the northern regions, American forces occupied these bases. Throughout this time, despite the former Syrian government’s complaints to the Security Council, Washington has declined to respect Syria’s national sovereign ...
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
Assad fall Mr Zaree commented on heightening of the Israeli aggression on Syria, saying that after fall of government of Bashar al-Assad in December, Tel Aviv crossed all the red lines and struck across Syria. This raises a question: Why has Israel increased its attacks on Syria while the resistanc ...

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