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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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ISIS Attacks and Risks of Sectarian War in Iraq
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ISIS Attacks and Risks of Sectarian War in Iraq

Sunday 31 October 2021
Mokhawal and Hamrin mountains, plus the “triangle of danger” that covers south of Hawija in Kirkuk to Thareth in Salaheddin, and Al-Anbar. Additionally, the security forces usually camp for a short time in these areas and then move back to their bases. In addition to security challenges ...
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Israeli Forces Enter Gaza’s Shifa Hospital Fire at Civilians
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Israeli Forces Enter Gaza’s Shifa Hospital Fire at Civilians

Wednesday 15 November 2023 ،
Mokhallalati, a surgeon inside the al-Shifa hospital.
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Terror Blacklist the Last of All US Options against Yemen’s Ansarullah
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Terror Blacklist the Last of All US Options against Yemen’s Ansarullah

Saturday 20 January 2024 ،
Mokha Center for Strategic Studies, told Khalij Online website that “Washington has damaged its credibility in the matter of classification of terrorist groups and has proven that it has no real and legal criteria in this field. Rather, this classification is driven by the US interests and the ...
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New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi
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New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi

Wednesday 20 November 2024 ،
Mokha near Bab-el-Mandeb. The media revealed secret meeting between Saleh and Israeli officers in November 2021 with the aim of developing the joint command room between this group and Israelis.  In February 2023, Ansarullah issued a statement condemning the UAE’s expulsion of local resi ...
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Mokha on the Red Sea coast, a gain that, according to Yemeni sources and Reuters reporting, coincided with the movement's advance toward the Hanish Islands and the retreat of Saudi-backed forces from parts of the western coast. This is not merely the fall of a city. Mokha sits at a point that l ...
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Mokha and Bab al-Mandab, effectively reversing nearly three years of Saudi and Emirati efforts ALWAGHT- YAF forces swiftly seized control of al-Mokha and Bab al-Mandab, effectively reversing nearly three years of Saudi and Emirati efforts to consolidate their position along Yemen’s western coa ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Mokha port and strategic islands in controlling Bab-el-Mandeb Strait  Yemen’s military and security equation, after years of stalemate and a ceasefire, was abruptly upended in mid-July when Saudi-backed proxy forces struck Sana'a airport. The fragile balance Riyadh had sought to main ...
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Mokha, and continued with the retreat of the Saudi-backed mercenaries from Perim island and Bab-el-Mandeb region, marking one of the fastest collapses of the defense lines of the militias backed by Riyadh. New Arab reports that this loss derives not only from fire and strength upper hand of Ansarull ...
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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 ،
Mokha and Samha. But in recent developments, Ansarullah's advances neutralized that entire airport trap, built to create aerial encirclement over the ports of Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Isa, and those areas, particularly Perim, and the city of Mokha, fell under Ansarullah's control. The consol ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Mokha, Bab-el-Mandeb, and some significant islands. The importance of these developments is not limited to the Yemeni internal geography and have to do directly with one of the world's most important waterways. Reuters, too, has described the Ansarullah's advances on Red Sea coast and libera ...

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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.