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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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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026
60,000. But the SDF’s significance was never just about manpower. For years, the force held sway over a vast stretch of northern and eastern Syria, regions that harbor a large share of the country’s oil and gas reserves. That made the SDF, in effect, a military force, a political author ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
6 US bases sustaining damage in the barrage. Concerns about possible Russian role and technical dimensions of attacks A critical layer of this saga is the classified US intelligence probe into Russia's possible behind-the-scenes role in the attacks. American analysts are now weighing two main ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
61 million in the Pentagon's budget this year, to the Kurdish militant forces cut off. The agreement was inked between Erbil and Washington in 2016 to help the Kurds fight ISIS terrorist organization and unify the Peshmerga forces. It was extended for a four-year term in 2022. American forces ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
May 19, 2004, in the Iraqi village of Makr al-Deeb, near the Syrian border. Local officials and survivors reported that a US strike hit a wedding celebration, killing between 42 and 45 people, including women and children. What made this incident particularly explosive, however, was the US military ...
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?
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"Capture" of Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher Heights: War Gain or Netanyahu’s Election Propaganda Tool?

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
6th Division had spent recent weeks clearing two underground tunnels near Ali al-Taher, securing operational control both above and below ground. He said the forces had swept Hezbollah fighters from the area, killing some and driving others from the area.  Separately, Defense Minister Israel K ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
6,000 meters. Depending on its configuration, the system can stay at sea for about 10 days and carries out much of its mission with a high degree of autonomy. Crucially, the Dive-LD is no mere small reconnaissance sub. According to a report by The War Zone, it was designed for missions including in ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
May 2025 as the first LCS equipped with a mine countermeasures mission package. USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) deployed to the region alongside it. The US Navy has said it ultimately plans four LCSs for Bahrain-related missions. Washington typically does not keep a fixed number of guided-missile destro ...
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?
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Ansarullah and Bab-el-Mandeb: Why’s Israel Rattled by New Geopolitical Reality?

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
May 2025 trip by Gideon Saar, the regime's foreign minister, to Ethiopia, and in the recognition of Somaliland's independence in 2026. The Ansarullah's rise as a dominant power on the Yemeni side of Bab-el-Mandeb could upend the very balance those investments were designed to cement. Gr ...
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?
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Shalamcheh and Chazabeh Crossings: How’s Border Closure Impacting Iran-Iraq Trade?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
6, more than 4 million tons of goods moved through Shalamcheh and Chazabeh. Shalamcheh accounted for about 2,522,000 tons and Chazabeh roughly 1,521,000 tons. Over the same period, nearly 80,000 trucks passed through Shalamcheh and more than 69,000 through Chazabeh. Put simply, the two crossings ha ...
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
61-seat majority to form a government. A poll was conducted by Lazar on August 19 and 20 and its results were published by Ma'ariv newspaper. With 501 respondents, the poll said that Yesh Atid can secure 26 seats, three seats more than the week before. On the other side, Likud seats decreased t ...

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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.