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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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Israeli Response to Suspicious Majdal Shams Incident
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Israeli Response to Suspicious Majdal Shams Incident

Wednesday 31 July 2024
Druze ethnic people for political advantages to ease the international pressures calling for Gaza war halt all are clues to in-the-making scenario.  However, even if we consider the Majdal Al-Shams blast as an unintentional incident caused by a mistake in the defense systems of the Israeli reg ...
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Israeli Operation in Beirut a Sign of Weakness
Interview

Israeli Operation in Beirut a Sign of Weakness

Wednesday 31 July 2024 ،
Druze with whom Hezbollah has very close ties. Additionally, the stances of Walid Jumblatt and Druze religious leaders in favor of Hezbollah showed that Hezbollah is not at odds with the Druze people. Therefore, the Israeli claims would not be bought by the public opinion.  At the same time, I ...
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

Wednesday 16 October 2024 ،
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt unanimously voiced support for Hezbollah.  Since the beginning, it was clear to the political parties that behind the call for implementation of the 1559 and 1701 resolutions of the UNSC the main aim of this political show was to draw a roadmap to pressure Hezbollah ...
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A commander of the Israeli military has been killed in Gaza
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A commander of the Israeli military has been killed in Gaza

Tuesday 22 October 2024 ،
Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel and assumed command of the 401st Brigade in June. Additionally, Israeli media outlets reported that the commanders of the 162nd and 52nd Divisions of the Israeli occupation forces were ambushed in Jabalia. Initial reports indicate that both commanders were also kille ...
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Rejuvenated Occupation: Israeli Eye on Syria’s Golan Heights
Analysis

Rejuvenated Occupation: Israeli Eye on Syria’s Golan Heights

Tuesday 17 December 2024 ،
Druze Arab minorities, most of whom identify as Syrian. After Israel annexed the Golan Heights, the Druze population in the area were offered citizenship, but most of turned down the offer, retaining their Syrian identity. Many Golan residents are engaged in agriculture, such as viticulture and tour ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Druze and Kurds, as proxies for Tel Aviv. Expected consequences for regional security  If Israel succeeds in establishing a new corridor in Syria, it will bring obvious consequences to the regional policy. First, this corridor may lead to a massive war between Syria and Israel, because many o ...
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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 ،
Druze community clashes with HTS armed groups after protests of the minorities at state of chaos. Alwaght- While three months have gone since Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) seized the power in Syria and while it was predicted that sooner than later the relative stability in the country will afresh suffe ...
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Israeli Ground Forces Launch Deepest Incursion into Syrian Territory
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Israeli Ground Forces Launch Deepest Incursion into Syrian Territory

Tuesday 4 March 2025 ،
Druze community near Damascus, vowing retaliation if they face harm. Additionally, Israel has called for the demilitarization of southern Syria, triggering protests from Syrians denouncing Tel Aviv’s interference in their country’s sovereignty.
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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 ،
Druze regions in recent months have been scene to Israeli aggression and occupation. The Israeli regime has occupied parts of Syria's Golan Heights and penetrated into areas inside Syrian territory. Reports indicate that the Israeli army has penetrated Syrian territory and carried out aggressive ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
Interview

Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Druze in the south, the Alawites on the Mediterranean coast, and the Sunnis from the north to Damascus, and the predictable situation for Syria is that each of them will pursue their own ethnic interests and unity under a central government is not their choice.  We could conspicuously see that ...

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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