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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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Good Manbij Deal with US Pipe Dream of Turkish President
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Good Manbij Deal with US Pipe Dream of Turkish President

Tuesday 20 February 2018
Manbij, something if US approves of will be read by the Kurds as an American betrayal of their cause. Alwaght- Over the course of past few years, the US-Turkey relations have been the worst in the history of the two countries' ties as a result of the West Asia region’s developments. The ro ...
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Turkish President’s Syria Gamble Expansionism that Risks Future Quagmire
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Turkish President’s Syria Gamble Expansionism that Risks Future Quagmire

Tuesday 27 March 2018 ،
Manbij, Tell Abyad, Hasakah, Kobani, and other Kurdish-majority towns controlled by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) through its military wings, on top of them People’s Protection Units, or YPG in short. Sources close to the Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) ha ...
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Mix of Fear and Betrayal Allures Syrian Kurds into Talking to Govt.
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Mix of Fear and Betrayal Allures Syrian Kurds into Talking to Govt.

Wednesday 13 June 2018 ،
Manbij town in Aleppo province from ISIS control. The progression continuation finally put the SDF in control of strategic Manbij in August 2016. The Kurds were not invited to the Geneva 3 peace talks held in March 2016. The snub prompted announcement of foundation of Democratic Federation of North ...
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What Is Pushing Syrian Kurds to Seek Reunion with Damascus?
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What Is Pushing Syrian Kurds to Seek Reunion with Damascus?

Sunday 29 July 2018 ،
Manbij town. Thereafter, Kurds came to their senses, understanding that very likely if they continue to set their heart on the US help, Washington will force them to hand over to Ankara what remains under their control in the north. Under such a grave situation, they will have problems living in th ...
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As Syria Equations Change, Arab Ambassadors Begin to Return
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As Syria Equations Change, Arab Ambassadors Begin to Return

Sunday 30 December 2018 ،
Manbij, a Kurdish-controlled town in the north, and handed over it to the Assad forces, something indicating Assad has managed to win the trust of at least part of his opponents. Now the government only has to fight the terrorists not all the opposition groups. The Assad-Kurdish coalition has shown ...
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What’s behind Erdogan’s Russia Visit?
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What’s behind Erdogan’s Russia Visit?

Saturday 26 January 2019 ،
Manbij in December, a development never appealing to Turkey. Turkey wants to control a safe zone in northern Syria proposed by Trump two weeks ago. To Erdogan’s frustration, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earlier this week said the so-called safe zone should be under Damascus contr ...
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Idlib Liberation Op Looming amid Ceasefire Collapse
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Idlib Liberation Op Looming amid Ceasefire Collapse

Monday 29 April 2019 ،
Manbij town to separate it from Aleppo province. The political stances are coming along with military moves around Idlib and elsewhere. On Saturday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that in response to repeated violations of the ceasefire in the de-escalation zones by the terrorists, Syr ...
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Syrian Crisis Course after Damascus-Kurds Agreement
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Syrian Crisis Course after Damascus-Kurds Agreement

Tuesday 15 October 2019 ،
Manbij.  Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that Syrian people in Hasakah gathered in more than one part of the city to welcome the arrival of the Syrian forces. They told the army they are ready to help it accomplish its mission in the east of the Euphrates region.  US betrayal of Kurd ...
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict
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Hidden Hands behind Aleppo Re-inflamed Conflict

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
Manbij that is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Significance of Aleppo  Aleppo significance lies in the fact that it is the second most populated Syrian province and the country's business capital. It falls within the fourth de-escalation zones that were brokered by Russi ...
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria

Sunday 5 January 2025 ،
Manbij in northern Syria have resulted in 101 fatalities, including 85 members of Turkish-backed groups and 16 fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The SDF stated that they successfully repelled attacks from Turkish-backed ...

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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.