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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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Russian Plane Disappears in Syria during Israeli Regime’s Strikes on Latakia
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Russian Plane Disappears in Syria during Israeli Regime’s Strikes on Latakia

Tuesday 18 September 2018
Khmeimim Air Base “lost contact” with Il-20 aircraft with 14 service members on board, during the attack of Israeli F-16 fighters on Latakia, Russia today cited the ministry as saying. The plane was 35 kilometers off the coast of Syria when it vanished. Russian radars also registered th ...
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Blame for Downing Russian Plane Entirely Lies with Israel: Defense Minister
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Blame for Downing Russian Plane Entirely Lies with Israel: Defense Minister

Sunday 23 September 2018 ،
Khmeimim air base. The Israeli jets, however, instead almost immediately attacked the western Syrian Latakia province. The misleading information provided by the Israeli officer about the area of strikes did not allow the Russian Il-20 airplane to move timely to a safe area. Once the Syrian air de ...
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Israeli Jets Responsible for Downing of Russian Plane in Syria: Ministry
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Israeli Jets Responsible for Downing of Russian Plane in Syria: Ministry

Tuesday 25 September 2018 ،
Khmeimim air base in Syria’s Latakia province,  the Syrian air defense’s missile was, in fact, targeting an Israeli F-16 jet before it abruptly altered its course and eventually hit the Russian aircraft. “This, and the position of all the aircraft at the moment of the Septemb ...
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US Presence in Southern Syria “Disguised Occupation”: Russia
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US Presence in Southern Syria “Disguised Occupation”: Russia

Thursday 25 October 2018 ،
Khmeimim airbase in the Syrian coastal province of Latakia earlier this year. “This information, provided by our military experts, is absolutely reliable. We have repeatedly voiced our concerns in this regard. And, certainly, during our contacts with American partners, including along the mil ...
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Idlib Operation: Bells Ring for End of Terrorism in Syria
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Idlib Operation: Bells Ring for End of Terrorism in Syria

Sunday 12 May 2019 ،
Khmeimim Airbase, Russia’s only air base in Syria. The rockets appear to have been provided to the terrorists by Turkey. The war’s big challenges The Syrian government and its allies, who over the past 9 years lonely faced a host of Western and Arab-bankrolled terrorist organizations i ...
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Khan Sheikhun Liberation: Start of Turkey’s End in Idlib
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Khan Sheikhun Liberation: Start of Turkey’s End in Idlib

Monday 26 August 2019 ،
Khmeimim airbase in Latakia came under drone attack of Turkish-backed al-Nusra terrorist factions, setting off the alarm bells to Moscow and its allies that during the calm facilitative by the ceasefire the terrorists have gained access to modern combat equipment. Arabi Al-Yaum news of Syria in a re ...
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Turkish Outposts in Syria’s Idlib Merged with Terrorist Fortifications: Russia
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Turkish Outposts in Syria’s Idlib Merged with Terrorist Fortifications: Russia

Wednesday 4 March 2020 ،
Khmeimim turned from sporadic to daily.”  “Amid the total cynicism and the West’s fake concerns over the humanitarian situation in the Idlib de-escalation zone, only the Russian center for reconciliation of the opposing sides and the legitimate Syrian government deliver to th ...
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Russian President Wants Direct Talks with Turkish Counterpart over Syria’s Idlib
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Russian President Wants Direct Talks with Turkish Counterpart over Syria’s Idlib

Thursday 5 March 2020 ،
Khmeimim turned from sporadic to daily.”  “Amid the total cynicism and the West’s fake concerns over the humanitarian situation in the Idlib de-escalation zone, only the Russian center for reconciliation of the opposing sides and the legitimate Syrian government deliver to th ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
Khmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base are expected to be among the most important topics of the discussions with the Russians. The significance of this visit must be understood within the current regional context, driven by several critical factors: First, Syria remains mired in a crisis of insec ...
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?
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Strategic Mystery: What’s Driving Al-Sharaa to Keep Russian Military Bases in Syria?

Thursday 4 June 2026 ،
Khmeimim air base in Syria recently. According to the report, the ship sailed from St. Petersburg in March and docked in Tartus port in May. The deployed fleet included the vessel Sparta, owned by its parent companies, SC South and Oboronlogistics, alongside the Russian frigate Admiral Kasatonov an ...

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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.