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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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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025
Iraq, a commander who identifies himself as “Malazgirt” told AFP on Saturday that his group has completed all steps outlined by the imprisoned PKK leader, Abdullah Ocalan, and that no further action will be taken from their side. “The measures set by Leader Apo [Ocalan] have all b ...
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Iranian Forces Prepared for Any Scenario
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Iranian Forces Prepared for Any Scenario

Wednesday 3 December 2025 ،
Iraq, and the Republic of Azerbaijan also present as guest and observer nations — signaling a growing regional focus on counterterrorism cooperation. Reaffirming Iran’s military posture, he declared the country fully prepared to counter any threat, adding that strengthening defensive po ...
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests
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Gaza ‘Peace Board’: From Removing Blair to Kushner’s Personal Interests

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
Iraq war as the primary reason for his rejection. They warned that his inclusion would marginalize Palestinians within the new framework. Reacting to Blair’s removal, Taher al-Nono, a senior Hamas official, told Al Jazeera that if confirmed, the move would be “a step in the right direct ...
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation
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Iran FM’s Baku Visit Highlights Neighbors’ Need for Closer Cooperation

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
Iraqi airspace without the central government’s knowledge, make this scenario more plausible. This issue remains a significant point of discussion in bilateral relations. Iran is now signaling that, with Baku’s cooperation, Tel Aviv’s attempts to use Azerbaijan to deal blows again ...
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
Iraq, it created more operational space for the Resistance camp, Russia, and Turkey. While the reduction of direct military commitments and the emphasis on ending forever wars resonated domestically, regionally it contributed to a power vacuum and a cacophony of competing actors, diminishing the US ...
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda
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Iran’s Pezeshkian in Central Asia, Energy and Transit Top on Agenda

Thursday 11 December 2025 ،
Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia and so both meet its own needs and secure a strategic place in the regional electricity market. 
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What’s Pezeshkian’s Central Asia Visit Yielded?
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What’s Pezeshkian’s Central Asia Visit Yielded?

Saturday 13 December 2025 ،
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, Pezeshkian described the Shalamcheh–Basra railway project as one of Iran’s top priorities and stressed the need to counter the destabilizing policies of the Israeli regime in the region. Rashid, in turn, emphasized the importance of expanding security, ...
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
Iraq, is now running into a deadlock as a result of mutual political and security demands that act like a minefield to it. This dreadlock not only impacts the future of the Syrian and Turkish Kurds, but also endangers the already fragile peace in north eastern Syria. At the center of this storm stan ...
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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 ،
Iraq, and Egypt. Worse still, he warns, Syria risks becoming a renewed hub for Salafist hardliners, especially as there remains no discernible effort by the regime to hold its own extremist elements to account. Incomplete control of Syria It should be taken into consideration that the true capabi ...
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Iraq is facing growing terrorism threats and cannot simply forsake its effective popular defense. Alwaght- While the resistance groups and other victorious factions in the Iraqi parliamentary elections are busy debating new prime minister and president posts, some political parties are once again tr ...

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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.