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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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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo
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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
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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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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
Kurdish-majority Manbij in eastern Aleppo to implement the dictates of Ankara. Turkey feigning regional achievements  Though Erdogan’s home position has improved, at a regional level, challenges still lie ahead.  The new phase may open the way for the emergence of new threats, wit ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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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
Analysis

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

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Kurdish-controlled areas to Europe through a new pipeline that will run from the occupied territories to Cyprus and Greece and end in Europe. However, the project will face many security challenges from Turkey, which has tensions with Greece and Cyprus over maritime demarcation and refuses to export ...
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What Are the Big Obstacles ahead of HTS Ruling Syria?
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What Are the Big Obstacles ahead of HTS Ruling Syria?

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
Kurdish riddle  The HTS has recently announced holding a summit aimed at disarming all rebel militias in Syria. The biggest absentees of the meeting were the predominantly-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, led by Mazloum Abdi, hold under their control the northeastern triangle a ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Kurdish-majority areas and controlled by US-backed militias that are off the control of the central government. This means that Syria does not have a national energy sector in which all parties have a common economic interest. It is also unrealistic to be optimistic about large-scale foreign invest ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
Kurdish-majority SDF as its allies to check Turkish attacks. Ankara labels Kurds its main enemies.  “We remain focused on our mission to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said. “But when it comes to US forces in Kobani, there are no plans ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the chairman of the Kurdish National Council, to learn and trade views on recent developments in Syria and their position towards Damascus. Following this visit, Mazloum Abdi visited Erbil on Thursday to continue the negotiations on the Iraqi soil ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures