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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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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo
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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo

Thursday 5 December 2024
rights organizations, had earlier reported on the changing demographic composition of Kurdish areas under Turkish occupation, such as Afrin. According to the institute, Turkey expelled more than 100,000 Kurdish residents of Afrin in 2018 to settle Arabs in this area. If Turkey succeeds in expanding ...
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Weaponizng Hunger and Disease Prompting a Holocaust in Northern Gaza by Israel
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Weaponizng Hunger and Disease Prompting a Holocaust in Northern Gaza by Israel

Thursday 5 December 2024 ،
rights groups. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to lay the foundation for lasting peace in Gaza and across the region as a whole on Monday, during an international conference in support of Gaza in Egypt. “Israel’s move to ban the activities of ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
rightly took a stance against the Syrian opposition and voiced its support to the Syrian government and army.  In this regard, the Iraqi PM, in a meeting with Araqchi, reiterated Baghdad's position of support for Damascus, adding: Iraq's official and consistent position is to support t ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Faroq al-Shami, Abu Jalibab al-Ardouni, and others affiliated with an organization dubbed Guardians of Religion and highlighted and promoted less radical figures like Abu Shoayb al-Masri, Abu Yaghdan al-Masri, Abu Alfath al-Farghali, Abu Hareth al-Masri in religious posts, especially in fatwa issuin ...
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A Comparison of First and Third Lebanon Wars: Understanding Hezbollah’s Recent Victory over Israel
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A Comparison of First and Third Lebanon Wars: Understanding Hezbollah’s Recent Victory over Israel

Wednesday 18 December 2024 ،
right to self-defense and defense of national sovereignty, and preventing enemy's intervention in Lebanese home affairs or foisting a puppet president or government on Beirut, all thanks to the sacrifices and blood of thousands of martyrs and its legendary leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. 
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
rights of all Syrian sects, including Alawites and Christians. He also stressed on the importance of fighting terrorism and ensuring security. 2. Boosting cooperation with regional actors: The collapse of al-Assad government may motivate Egypt to work with such actors as Turkey and Qatar. The two c ...
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Kurdish-led SDF Repels Turkish Militants in Syria, Vows to “Halt” Ankara’s Ambitions
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Kurdish-led SDF Repels Turkish Militants in Syria, Vows to “Halt” Ankara’s Ambitions

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Farhad al-Shami. The SDF destroyed a Turkish-backed tank near Manbij and reclaimed four villages close to the strategic dam after overnight clashes, as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Ruken Jamal, spokesperson for the Women’s Protection Unit under the SDF, stated that the ...
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Israeli Radio: Potential Gaza Ceasefire Agreement a ‘Total Failure’ for the Regime
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Israeli Radio: Potential Gaza Ceasefire Agreement a ‘Total Failure’ for the Regime

Tuesday 14 January 2025 ،
right Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called the deal a surrender deal for Hamas and demanded that Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resign if the ceasefire went through. In the broader geopolitical context, US President Joe Biden confirmed that efforts were underway to finalize a Gaza c ...
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key opponent of the agreement, demanded assurances that Israeli forces would resume their military operations in Gaza and maintain control over humanitarian aid flow. Smotrich reportedly agreed to the deal after receiving guarantees from Netanyahu, thou ...
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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Settlers as Israeli Attacks Rise in West Bank
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Trump Lifts Sanctions on Settlers as Israeli Attacks Rise in West Bank

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
right Israelis rejected the truce and called for continued attacks on Gaza. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over the increasing settler violence in the West Bank, particularly following the ceasefire in Gaza. The OHCHR also noted the tightening of I ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

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