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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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Mega-Strike Brings Germany to Standstill

Mega-Strike Brings Germany to Standstill

Monday 27 March 2023
Donetsk and Luhansk. Since then, the US and its European allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions against Moscow while supplying many consignments of heavy weaponry to Kiev. Earlier this month, airports in Bremen, Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover canceled more than 350 flights after securit ...
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Russian Bakhmut Advances Revealing Western Arms Inefficiency

Russian Bakhmut Advances Revealing Western Arms Inefficiency

Monday 24 April 2023 ،
Donetsk region.  Bakhmut is important for the Russians, as well, as it has become the only gate for advances on Dontesk front. The capture of the city could also open the way for Russian forces to reach the cities of Kramatorsk and Slovyansk, the two main cities in Donetsk, which together with ...
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According to Reuters, Washington dismissed Putin’s ceasefire proposal

According to Reuters, Washington dismissed Putin’s ceasefire proposal

Wednesday 14 February 2024 ،
Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas region. Subsequently, three days later, on Thursday, 24th of February, 2022, Putin launched a military intervention, labeling it a special operation, targeting Ukraine. This action intensified the strained relations between Moscow and Kiev into a military standoff, ...
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Ukrainian Forces Withdrawal from Key Donbass City Avdeevka

Ukrainian Forces Withdrawal from Key Donbass City Avdeevka

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Donetsk, RT news of Russia reported.  General Aleksandr Syrsky announced the pull-out in a statement published on social media in the early hours of Saturday morning, arguing that the withdrawal was part of “measures to stabilize the situation and maintain our positions.” “B ...
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The strategic implications of Russia’s occupation of "Avdiivka"; Disruption within NATO

The strategic implications of Russia’s occupation of "Avdiivka"; Disruption within NATO

Sunday 18 February 2024 ،
Donetsk region on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin also praised his country's military for this latest battlefield achievement, hailing it as a significant victory. Previously, the Ukrainian army had ordered an immediate withdrawal from Avdiivka due to the imminent threat of encircleme ...
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Ukraine Signs Security Pacts with Italy, Canada

Ukraine Signs Security Pacts with Italy, Canada

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Donetsk, a loss seen as a major blow to Ukraine and to the West that has been bragging about effectiveness of its weapons provided to Kiev. 
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Macron Wants Western Troops in Ukraine but Allies Rule Out the Idea

Macron Wants Western Troops in Ukraine but Allies Rule Out the Idea

Tuesday 27 February 2024 ،
Donetsk region. The fall of the city is feared to be a starter for a domino chain of collapse of the Ukrainian regions to the Russian forces amid declining Western aids blamed on Israeli war on Gaza.  Macron had told reporters at a news conference that while he and the other 21 European leader ...
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Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Friday 15 March 2024 ،
Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, which were incorporated into Russia following agreements and referendums on September 27, 2022, will participate in these elections. In these four regions, a five-day referendum was conducted regarding their integration into Russian territory. The Russian governm ...
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Musk Says He Believes Russia "Certainly" Gains More Land from Ukraine

Musk Says He Believes Russia "Certainly" Gains More Land from Ukraine

Monday 1 April 2024 ،
Donetsk and Luhansk regions.  Also in September 2022 referbdum, Russia annexed eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia. The West called the referendum staged, but Moscow argued that the ethnic Russians of eastern Ukraine chose with their own free will to be part ...
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Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War

Tough Days for Kiev as Moscow Consolidates its Upper Hand in War

Monday 27 May 2024 ،
Donetsk have been under the control of the Russian army since 2014, as have been parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson since 2022. Also over the past two years of the war, there has been little signs of Russian forces retreating. In fact, the Russian forces have been able to solidify their position in the ...

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