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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Sunday 13 July 2025
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, two of the leading actors in Kurdistan region of Iraq. Erbil is hopeful it can take advantage of rebuilding Turkish peace process for settling its challenges with Ankara and boost business ties with it. This means that Turkish military actions will step in the autonomou ...
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Trump Cautions Zelensky Against Targeting Moscow
Wednesday 16 July 2025
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Patriot air defense systems — both capable of striking targets hundreds of miles away, including Russian territory.
Military analysts have pointed out the strategic implications of such a weapons transfer, noting the psychological impact on Moscow and the potential to disrupt Russian missile ...
Analysis
What Are the Consequences of American and Israeli Interceptor Missiles Drain?
Saturday 2 August 2025
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Patriot, and Arrow made the backbone of the Israeli air defense against the Iranian strikes.
Meanwhile, although the US and Israeli regime through strict censorship tried to cover up the failure of their multi-layer air defense and the consequent damages caused by the Iranian missile strikes, media ...
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Tehran Threatens Retaliation with New Missiles if Israel Launches Strike
Wednesday 20 August 2025
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Patriot, Iron Dome, and Arrow—but was able to intercept only a portion of the missiles. By the final days of the conflict, Iran’s strike accuracy had reached 90 percent, while Israel’s defenses weakened. Nasirzadeh added that the missiles used were older models, warning that Iran n ...
Analysis
Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Wednesday 27 August 2025
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) to unify their ranks under a parliamentary government, these days the crisis has gone beyond political differences and is moving to a direct threat to security stability of the autonomous region.
The inefficiency of the legal institutions and processes in settling ...
Analysis
From Defense to War: Why’s Trump Renamed Pentagon?
Monday 8 September 2025
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Patriotics, signifies transparency and a return to reality.
Power to confront rivals: By raising war instead of defense, Trump Trump practically tries to break the taboo of militarism and display it as part of the American political identity. We can better understand this issue amid growing competi ...
Analysis
Iraq’s Upcoming Elections and New Composition of Political Factions
Tuesday 14 October 2025
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Bafel Talabani.
Different elections
The upcoming Iraqi elections with the new law and under the shadow of deep regional developments are expected to display a different image, an event that can upend the balance between the political forces, formation of t ...
Analysis
Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
Tuesday 28 October 2025
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Many agree al-Jolani is not doing what he is promising and suggest his policy will push the Arab country into a partition serving Israel and the US. Alwaght- In December 2024, with the fall of Damascus to rebel militias led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and formation of interim government headed by ...
Analysis
Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
Saturday 15 November 2025
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) follows with 17.
With the new parliamentary layout now clear, the political focus is shifting to coalition-building and the formation of the next government. Analysts predict the post-election political scene will be dominated by intense negotiations, as the victo ...
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Can Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program Fill Its Deterrence Void?
Monday 8 December 2025
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Patriot air defense system—turned to Moscow and signed a deal to purchase the advanced Russian S-400 missile defense system. Despite repeated pressure and offers from Washington to replace the deal with American Patriots, Ankara took delivery of the S-400 batteries in the fall of 2019.
The de ...
