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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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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025
Qaeda or ISIS.  But behind this argument, other perspectives can also be put forward, especially the view that al-Jolani and his foreign supporters are extremely concerned about the rebellion of this group of militants against being ordered to leave Syria because they have fought in Syria for ...
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Qaeda is unsurprising. These groups thrive in power vacuums and are recruiting amid Syria’s chaos. Al-Sharaa’s weakening authority in southern Syria is glaring. Despite promises to protect Sweida and contain chaos, he has made no tangible progress. His silence and slow responses are see ...
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence

Thursday 31 July 2025 ،
Qaeda—has been accused of numerous human rights violations, especially against religious minorities. The Sweida massacre, following similar attacks on the Alawite community, underscores the grave threat posed by extremist groups exploiting the power vacuum left by the collapse of centralized s ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?

Sunday 10 August 2025 ،
Qaeda leader who is an opponent to the Axis of Resistance and a backer of Arab-Israeli normalization despite Syria once being a backbone of the anti-Israeli front, the Israeli-American war on Iran as the key supporter of the Resistance camp, and the attempt to disarm the Popular Mobilization Forces ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
Qaeda figures were held. Intelligence operations, drone missions, and special operations were coordinated from this base. Unlike smaller outposts, Bagram possessed the capacity to sustain long-term operations independently, leading analysts to describe it as the crown jewel of the Pentagon’s p ...
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Jolani’s Journey to the US: Wanted Terrorist Now Speaks at the UN
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Jolani’s Journey to the US: Wanted Terrorist Now Speaks at the UN

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Qaeda and past activities with Jabhat al-Nusra. Any attempt to travel to New York at that time would have risked his arrest. Today, Jolani is in the US attending the United Nations General Assembly, a move that has sparked widespread surprise on social media. Users highlighted the stark contrast be ...
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
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Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?

Tuesday 14 October 2025 ،
Qaeda, and the Afghan Taliban. He stressed that the TTP has no affiliation or agreement with ISIS-K but clarified that they are, nevertheless, not at war with them. Bajouri reiterated that the TTP's primary objective remains its jihad against the Pakistani state and consolidating control in Paki ...
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions

Thursday 30 October 2025 ،
Qaeda. For decades, Wahhabi schools, books, and preachers have laid the ideological groundwork for subsequent violence by declaring Muslims of other sects, particularly Shias, as well as non-Muslims, to be infidels. Numerous international and regional reports have revealed the financial, propaganda ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
Qaeda. Islah Party, the biggest losing force Indeed, fall of the First Military Region deals a heavy blow operationally and symbolically to the Islah Party, an affiliate of Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen. This region made the main layer of political-military power of Islah Party in Hadhramaut. Diss ...
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With West Doubtful of Him, Can Al-Sharaa End Syria Chaotic Situation?
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With West Doubtful of Him, Can Al-Sharaa End Syria Chaotic Situation?

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
Qaeda member better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani In an interview with CNBC News, Sajjan Gohel, Director of International Security at the Asia Pacific Foundation, stated: “We live in a very unusual world, where suddenly individuals who until very recently made no secret of ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.