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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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Top British Diplomats Hold Talks with Leader of HTS Militant Group in Syria
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Top British Diplomats Hold Talks with Leader of HTS Militant Group in Syria

Tuesday 17 December 2024
Qaeda and former deputy commander of ISIS, has called on the West to lift sanctions on Syria and rejected the terrorist label for HTS, arguing that the group only conducts military activities. The UK’s engagement with HTS has drawn significant attention, as the group remains blacklisted as a t ...
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US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS Leader
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US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS Leader

Saturday 21 December 2024 ،
Qaeda. Al-Sharaa, who was designated a terrorist by the US in 2017, was described by Leaf as a pragmatic leader, and the discussions reportedly yielded positive messages regarding the group's stance and actions. During the meeting, Leaf emphasized the importance of preventing terrorist groups f ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
Qaeda terror organization and their extremist ideology and different understanding of religion, there are concerns that some political factions will be excluded from the circle of power in the future government. The inclusive government that the US and its allies are pushing for has no clear framew ...
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
Qaeda members, over Damascus. However, it also raises the alarming question of what it means to put off your combat boots and put on a suit and tie at a time the Israelis have advanced to a few kilometers from Damascus and the Turkish army and its proxy forces are roaming rampant in the north, and t ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
Qaeda terrorist group and also with resurface of violence and sectarianism of these armed groups, many religious minorities in Syria express their extreme worry about their future. Alawites, under HTS focus  Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, appears i ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Qaeda, have not yet won the trust of the international community, and the prospects for quick sanctions relief are unclear. Even if sanctions are lifted, Western countries will have other priorities for investment due to the backbreaking costs of the war in Ukraine over the past three years and, pos ...
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Qaeda terrorist group. This caution stems from Saudi Arabia’s history of preventing Islamists, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, from taking the power in the region. Speaking to Turkish media on January 22, Ahmed al-Sharaa said that his first foreign trip would be to Saudi Arabia or Turkey. ...
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?
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What’s Trump Seeking behind Pressure on Taliban?

Friday 7 February 2025 ،
Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. What does Trump want from the Taliban? What we can so far take from official stances of Trump regarding the Taliban is the demand from the group to return the weapons and military equipment the US left after it fled Afghanistan in August 2021. Two weeks ago, Trump cal ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
Qaeda past and the record of its leaders' takfiri views. The credibility of this issue was severely questioned from the very first days, with the start of blind assassinations and revenge by armed elements against minorities and former Syrian soldiers, and now the attack on Lebanese soil will fu ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Qaeda, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, Buku Haram, and the Taliban annually under the guise of humanitarian aid.  With regard to the key role of the PMF in Iraq's security and the enormous popular support to these forces, any push to impair or eliminate them is doomed to failure, and passing the bil ...

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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