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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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Syrian Army Advances towards Terrorist-Held City in Idlib Province
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Syrian Army Advances towards Terrorist-Held City in Idlib Province

Sunday 26 January 2020
Jabhat al-Nusra and affiliated terrorist groups have established a number of monitoring posts in the areas adjacent to the recently liberated areas in a bid to block the civilians' exodus, the report added. On Saturday, Syria's Foreign Ministry wrote to the UN, stressing that the opera ...
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Iran Sanctions US Ambassador to Iraq
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Iran Sanctions US Ambassador to Iraq

Friday 23 October 2020 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra – formerly known as al-Nusra Front – and played an effective role in promoting state terrorism against regional nations, it said. According to the statement, the three individuals were also involved in the assassination of Iran’s anti-terror commander Lieutenant Ge ...
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Syria Condemns Turkey’s Plan to Open Schools in Northern Syria
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Syria Condemns Turkey’s Plan to Open Schools in Northern Syria

Monday 8 February 2021 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra to serve Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's personal agendas and to “achieve his ambitions and Ottoman illusions.” The protest came after Ankara announced that it will open a health care vocational school and a medical faculty in Syria’s al-Rai town, loca ...
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Top American Diplomat Describe Al-Qaeda in Syria as US Asset
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Top American Diplomat Describe Al-Qaeda in Syria as US Asset

Sunday 4 April 2021 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra and later Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, was the “least bad option” for the United States for implementing its strategy in Idlib, Syria. In an interview with FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith, Jeffrey said that Idlib was one of the crucial locations in the West Asia ...
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Terrorist, White Helmets Preparing False-Flag Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib: Russia
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Terrorist, White Helmets Preparing False-Flag Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib: Russia

Saturday 20 August 2022 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra, has carried out five counts of shelling in the past 24 hours, of which one was recorded in the Idlib de-escalation zone. Areas in the same Syrian province as well as the western coastal province of Latakia were also shelled on four different occasions. “In Aleppo provinc ...
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Significance of Reopening Border Crossings for Syria Earthquake Aid Deliveries
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Significance of Reopening Border Crossings for Syria Earthquake Aid Deliveries

Thursday 16 February 2023 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra) over the province, people live in dire straits economically and at the same time are barred by terrorists from moving to government-controlled areas.  Reopening these border crossings allows for access to humanitarian aids and faster visa issuance and easier travel. Bab al-Haw ...
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HTS Secret Contacts with Coalition: Will Idlib-based Terror Group Get US as New Boss?
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HTS Secret Contacts with Coalition: Will Idlib-based Terror Group Get US as New Boss?

Monday 21 August 2023 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra, from whose ashes HTS rose, on its terror blacklist, but in the last two years, it has tried to use the power of terrorists to achieve its goals in Syria by getting close to the group's leaders.  In April 2021, James Jeffrey, the former special US envoy to the international ...
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Syrian and Russian Forces Neutralize 400+ Militants in Aleppo, Idlib
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Syrian and Russian Forces Neutralize 400+ Militants in Aleppo, Idlib

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra launched coordinated attacks on Syrian government-held areas in Aleppo and Idlib on November 27, according to Oleg Ignasyuk, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria. “The Syrian Arab Army, supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, is engaged in intense c ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra, is a fundamentalist armed organization that shares many ideological similarities with ISIS. There are indications that the HTS received significant assistance from Turkey in the form of weapons and drones before its offensive. Meanwhile, Turkey’s main ally among the armed reb ...
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra, etc. jihadist, it must be said that the literature that has been recently used has specific aims. So, we can say that there are two important narratives in this connection:  The first narrative claims that there are ideological, political, and military ties between the Taliban ...
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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures