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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism
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Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

Monday 14 April 2025
Northern Cyprus to seek official recognition, by doing so, these countries have ruined all of Ankara’s efforts to strengthen the international legitimacy of its protectorate of Northern Cyprus. In a joint statement of the EU-Central Asia Summit in the Uzbek capital, Samarkand, the three Centr ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
Syria after decades of hosting. Alwaght- Amid extreme thirst of the new Syrian government for regional and international approval and legitimacy and while the interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has stepped up his foreign visits for this aim ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Analysis

Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Syria and sanctions relief can help much in this path. Alwaght- Syria developments in 2025 after the fall of Bashar al-Assad government and rise to power of the interim government led by the Mohammad al-Jolani-headed armed militias not only changed the course of the Syrian home policies, but also in ...
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025 ،
Syria and taking over the energy production as interim government is thirsty for recognition. Alwaght- Last year these days, the American officials talked about the need to withdraw their military forces from Syria. But the surprise fall of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in December has changed many of ...
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt
Analysis

Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt

Thursday 12 June 2025 ،
Syria that was occupied after fall of Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024. It will not be long before these groups turn into another RSF backed by the Israeli occupation, gradually becoming entrenched in the security structure of the Red Sea and its tributaries. Therefore, Tel Aviv’s ...
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III
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A Look at 22 Waves of Iran’s Operation True Promise III

Thursday 26 June 2025 ،
Northern Be'er Sheva train station was temporarily closed. According to the Israeli police, the missile that landed carried a 300-kg warhead. According to the Israeli National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), at least six different points were targeted by Iranian missile attacks. The Yedio ...
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Syria, and Lebanon, but also its vast airspace, on which in some cases it lacks effective control, has become a platform that has been repeatedly used by Israeli regime fighter jets to carry out airstrikes on Resistance camp's positions in Syria and sometimes even on Iraqi soil over the past yea ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Syrian borders  One of the certain outcomes of the disarming the resistance groups is undermining the Iraqi defense structure against remnants of takfiri terrorism.  The ISIS rise and the takfiri attack from Syria on Iraq in 2014, and the proof of the involvement of the US and its allies ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Analysis

Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Syria, and Iran. So, any fundamental development in its military status will have profound implications not only to Turkey, but also to the whole region. The move is described as serving to de-escalate tensions in the region with indirect and direct impacts on the regional actors and the balance of ...
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making
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Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Visit Suggests Anti-Iranian Bloc in the Making

Monday 14 July 2025 ،
Syrian leader is being dragged in an Israeli game to build an anti-Iranian alliance and shift the balance of regional power. Alwaght- In recent months, West Asia and South Caucasus regions have undergone profound changes in geopolitical terms, signaling extensive efforts by some actors to redefine b ...

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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.