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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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Syrians Raise National Flag in Front of US Base in Deir ez-Zor

Syrians Raise National Flag in Front of US Base in Deir ez-Zor

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Kurdish-led militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) there. Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that US troops immediately ordered their allied SDF militants to lower the flags, and round up all those behind the move. The US military has for lo ...
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US Forces, Kurdish Militants Steal 53 Tankers of Oil from Syria to Iraqi Bases

US Forces, Kurdish Militants Steal 53 Tankers of Oil from Syria to Iraqi Bases

Sunday 15 January 2023 ،
Kurdish-led militants affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). On Friday, Syria's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Bassam Tou'ma held US military occupation of oil-rich northern Syria, Washington’s continued looting of natural reserves in the Arab count ...
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What’s Motivating Syria-based Terrorists to Move to Ukraine Fronts?

What’s Motivating Syria-based Terrorists to Move to Ukraine Fronts?

Monday 16 January 2023 ،
Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Finding its spending over Syrian war over the past 11 years going in vain, Turkey wants to take revenge on the Russians in Ukraine. Transferring terrorists to fight against Russian troops somehow satisfies Turkish leaders.  Turkey considers Ukraine war a sig ...
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Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), wrote in a Twitter post late on Friday that a drone attack had targeted the vicinity of Sulaymaniyah airport, but caused no damage or delays or suspension of flights. The attack came a few days after Turkey halted flights to and from Sulaimaniyah until at least Ju ...
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Turkey Arrests 110 over Alleged Militant Ties ahead of Election

Turkey Arrests 110 over Alleged Militant Ties ahead of Election

Tuesday 25 April 2023 ،
Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those held in raids. Alwaght- Turkish police detained on Tuesday 110 people over alleged ties to PKK militants, security sources said, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those held ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Wednesday 31 May 2023 ،
Kurdish militias to keep out of control of central government the northern regions because the cooperation of these two groups will pave the way for American occupation. Washington plans to create an alliance between the Takfiris and Kurdish groups to prevent convergence between the Kurdish leaders ...
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US Military Dispatches 30 Trucks to Syria’s Oil-Rich Hasakah Province: Report

US Military Dispatches 30 Trucks to Syria’s Oil-Rich Hasakah Province: Report

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
Kurdish-led militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria.
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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023 ،
Kurdish Peshmerga forces are not leaving the province, warning that “if this situation continues this way, in the future we will witness escalation of tensions by the protesting people.”  Pointing to the several meetings of the delegations sent to Erbil with Masoud Barzani and his ...
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Clashes Erupt between US-backed SDF and Tribal Forces in Syria’s East

Clashes Erupt between US-backed SDF and Tribal Forces in Syria’s East

Friday 1 September 2023 ،
Kurdish-held areas in Syria’s northeast that include Deir ez-Zor and parts of Aleppo.  Popular resistance to the Americans and their proxies are rising in Syria as the latter plunder the country’s oil and seek to disrupt Syrian return to security and calm.   
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Iran’s Pres. Stresses on Fully Implementing Security Agreement in Meeting with Iraqi Counterpart

Iran’s Pres. Stresses on Fully Implementing Security Agreement in Meeting with Iraqi Counterpart

Sunday 3 March 2024 ،
Kurdish region. IRGC more than once struck deep into Kurdistan region, warning that terrorists' activities will harm ties with Erbil and Baghdad.  Iran argues that Erbil local government does not do enough to uproot terrorist groups plotting with Israel, an archenemy of Iran, to destabiliz ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies