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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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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024
Kurds, which made presenting all three plans in parliament at once necessary and interdependent. The most important draft law that sparked widespread controversy in parliament and among civil society organizations, between supporters and opponents, was the proposal to amend Iraq's Personal Stat ...
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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo

Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo

Thursday 5 December 2024 ،
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are backed by the US. The militia was established in December 2017 and has participated in several Turkish military operations in northern Syria. It acts as an army for the Turkey-based Syrian opposition interim government to bring the Free Syrian Ar ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and they are likely to be freed to join the ranks of the rebels.  Until now, in parallel with the terrorist attacks, the US and the Israel have tried to prevent the resistance support forces from entering Syrian territory from Lebanon, and the bo ...
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The Syrian Opposition is Arranging a Power Transfer to a Transitional Government

The Syrian Opposition is Arranging a Power Transfer to a Transitional Government

Sunday 8 December 2024 ،
Kurdish forces to sever ties with foreign organizations. Shortly after, Reuters reported that opposition fighters had launched attacks on Kurdish forces in Manbij, northern Syria. The coalition reiterated its commitment to finalizing the power transfer and emphasized the revolution's transition ...
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Friends or Foes? Syria Armed Rebels a Double-edged Sword for Israel

Friends or Foes? Syria Armed Rebels a Double-edged Sword for Israel

Tuesday 10 December 2024 ،
Kurdish armed groups: Kurdish groups are the third group of Syrian opposition that, despite some occasional alliances with the government of al-Assad, have always drawn their line within the opposition. Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, welcomed the fall of al-Assa ...
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its affiliate People's Protection Units (YPG). The third is to ensure the return of Syrian refugees from Turkey to their homeland. Around 3.5 million Syrian refugees are now in Turkey, and Erdogan is trying to return them to their country. With the return ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Kurdish cause, the role of foreign actors, and the threats of re-emergence of terrorism all make the transition period shrouded in ambiguity and meanwhile the most likely scenario Syria is drifting to is chaos.  In fact, the post-Assad Syria will face a substantial set of unsettled, vague, pot ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Kurdish state in northern Syria led by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, although a Syrian organization, has its roots in the Kurdish insurgency. It is currently stationed in northeastern Syria with about 900 American troops, and Turkey has been bombing them at times. For the Turks, one o ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Kurds, with US support, control all areas east of the Euphrates, including the entire Syrian-Iraqi border. Although it is unclear exactly where the Israeli regime will construct this corridor, Turkish media have published reports indicating that the proposed corridor will be created in southern Syri ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
Kurds whom the US strives to incorporate in the new government by any means. Al-Jolani seems to have offered guarantees on their involvement in new government, but there is a serious obstacle here. Just contrary to the US that over the past decade has offered support to the Kurds in eastern Syria, T ...

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