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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 May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp

Monday 1 December 2025
March 17, 2025, the total number of foreigners in the two facilities stood at around 23,000, over 60 percent of whom were children, mostly under the age of twelve. Although the camp’s population has fallen since its peak in 2019, managing Al-Hawl remains a monumental challenge for the region. ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
March 2016, a massive Turkish military operation claimed the lives of at least 4,000 PKK militants. The conflict took on a cross-border dimension, spilling into Iraq and Syria and becoming intertwined with Turkey’s broader regional objectives in those countries, a factor that continues to comp ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
March when the HTC announced in a statement that its forces had taken control of the province’s oil installations. It framed the move as a step to defend the “national wealth” and protect it from any foreign interference. Established in 2013, HTC positions itself as the legitimate ...
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025 ،
March, a four-day massacre by Syrian government forces and other armed factions, primarily targeting Alawite civilians along the Syrian coast, besieged this religious minority. The killings continued. Then, in July, another massacre against Druze civilians in the southern province of Suwayda sparked ...
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
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Tehran and Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
March 2023 rapprochement deal between Tehran and Riyadh, demonstrated the two countries’ resolve to boost dialogue between the two West Asian powers. Tehran meeting was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi and was attended by his Saudi counterpart Walid al-Khariji and Chine ...
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges
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Tehran Meeting Further Step to Address Afghanistan Challenges

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
March in Islamabad. This Tehran session marks the first gathering of special envoys from Afghanistan’s neighboring countries. It forms part of a series of regional initiatives aimed at supporting peace and stability in Afghanistan, including the “Moscow Format,” whose seventh meet ...
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely
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With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely

Wednesday 17 December 2025 ،
March 10 agreement for integration into the Syrian army by the year’s end and on the other hand are being increasingly threatened by possible joint Turkish-Syrian military operation. Stalemate in the negotiations: From peace symbolism to unrealizable conditions The symbolic act by PKK forces ...
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
March 2018, the PMF were formally integrated into Iraq’s official military structure by order of then–Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and are now considered a core pillar of the country’s security apparatus. From this perspective, the stance of the resistance groups suggests that, ...
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground
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Aleppo again a Hot Spot as SDF and Damascus Wrestle for Ground

Friday 26 December 2025 ،
March 10, 2025 agreement to integrate the SDF into Syria’s new army and state civilian institutions. Months after the initial agreement between Mazloum Kobane and al-Jolani, however, no tangible steps have been taken to implement the deal, and the two sides remain deeply divided over its inte ...
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Syrian Security Forces Attack Protesters, Causing Casualties
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Syrian Security Forces Attack Protesters, Causing Casualties

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Demonstrations sweep Syria’s coastal and inland regions as protesters call for the release of detainees and political reforms ALWAGHT- Demonstrations sweep Syria’s coastal and inland regions as protesters call for the release of detainees and political reforms, amid clashes with security force ...

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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.