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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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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership
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Historic Jump in Iran-Iraq Energy Partnership

Saturday 19 April 2025
province, part of which is located in the border waters of Iran and Iraq west of Karun River. The reserves of this large oil field, which is called Yadavaran in Iran, are currently estimated at 34 billion barrels. On the Iranian side, the development of this oil field began in 2008, but on the Iraqi ...
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US Airstrikes Kill Three, Wound Several in Sana’a and Other Parts of Yemen
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US Airstrikes Kill Three, Wound Several in Sana’a and Other Parts of Yemen

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
province within 24 hours. The US military launched a series of airstrikes across Yemen, with 21 attacks hitting Sana’a and its surrounding areas, including the al-Nahda neighborhood, September 21 Park, and a cemetery in the Assafi’yah neighborhood. At least three people were killed and ...
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
province, home to American forces and trainers. Several US military convoys crossed from Syria into Iraq on Saturday, heading to Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province, west of Baghdad. The convoys included troops, armored vehicles, logistical equipment, small arms, and heavy munitions, with US mili ...
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets
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Iran Corridors: The Key to Afghan Mineral Exports to Global Markets

Thursday 24 April 2025 ،
province of Iran and senior officials from Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, headed by the deputy economic diplomacy officer of the Iranian foreign ministry, visited western provinces of Afghanistan, including Herat and Farah, and met with local officials. Iranian Foreign Ministry ...
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials
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Iran and Azerbaijan: Neighbors with High Partnership Potentials

Monday 28 April 2025 ،
province of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Iran is also a leader in the export of gas stoves and metal appliances to Azerbaijan. Air conditioners, washing machines, transformers and furniture are also exported from Iran to Azerbaijan in small quantities. On the other side, Azerbaijan exports m ...
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IRGC Commander: Over 250 Terrorists Eliminated in Southeastern Iran
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IRGC Commander: Over 250 Terrorists Eliminated in Southeastern Iran

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
province of Sistan and Balouchestan, according to a senior commander. Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of Iran’s IRGC Ground Forces, shared new details about recent counter-terrorism operations during a memorial for fallen security personnel in Rask, Sistan and Balouchestan. He r ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
provinces of Syria, are foreign fighters, including from Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Maghreb countries. According to him, eyewitnesses on the spot have heard the dialects and determined their origin. Sukhov emphasized: “This is the main driving force behind the massacres, b ...
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?
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Why’s Hezbollah Lead in Municipal Elections Important?

Wednesday 7 May 2025 ،
province are also very important. In general, Mount Lebanon, also called Jabal locally, includes 6 counties: Baabda, Alia, Matn, Keserwan, Chouf and Jbeil. The preliminary results of the vote in Mount Lebanon indicate the victory of the Hezbollah-backed lists. As reported by the Lebanese media, all ...
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
province. This missile attack outside Kashmir will be accompanied by further complications and may greatly expand the scope of the Kashmir crisis. War between India and Pakistan has always been one of the nightmares in the eyes of geopolitical experts, and given the high intensity of this possible w ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
province, as the poorest region in the country, may render terrorist and separatist groups more active. As a result, increased competition of powers in this region due to war may push Central Asia towards fragmentation, in which some countries tend towards China (such as Turkmenistan) and others to ...

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