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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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Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter
Analysis

Mokha Capture: A Red Sea Balance Shifter

Saturday 12 September 2026
Riyadh was never resolved. In recent days, fighting has flared up once again, and this time Ansarallah's operations have shifted focus from traditional northern fronts to the western coast and the routes leading to Bab-el-Mandeb. The Guardian has reported over a thousand killed and tens of thous ...
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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 ،
Resistance led by Tariq Saleh, nephew of former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, and reinforced and consolidated their position in the coastal area overlooking the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Mocha sits roughly 75 kilometers (47 miles) north of Bab-el-Mandeb, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Co ...
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?
Analysis

Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Resistance Forces, the Tihama Brigades, the Zaranik, al-Amalika, a naval unit, and specialized security forces. Yet Yasmin al-Aryani, executive director of knowledge production at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, argues that the recent battle showed these forces have still failed to for ...
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Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game
Analysis

Saudi Arabia Vs. Yemen: End of No-peace, No-war Game

Monday 14 September 2026 ،
Riyadh finally had to agree to a ceasefire, creating a state of no war, no peace. The most important achievement of the kingdom in recent years was not victory but maintaining this fragile status quo, which was unacceptable for the Yemenis. On the opposite side, Ansarullah of Yemen in this period f ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
Analysis

Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
Resistance has managed to align the equations of the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb and synchronize its forces from Lebanon to Iraq and from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea coast, advancing the battle against the United States and Israeli regime effectively on both the military-security and econ ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
Report

Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Resistance forces commanded by Tariq Saleh, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, in a lightning assault on Sept. 10. They then pushed south, capturing the strategic island of Perim in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the coastal Kahubab area, gaining control over one of the world's most ...
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry
Report

Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Riyadh is nothing like the past. For example, in a major development, while the Saudis by their insisting on maintaining the air embargo on Yemen and attacks on Sana'a airport have terminated the ceasefire and resumed war, things have gone so wrong to the Arab kingdom in a matter of a few weeks ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
Interview

Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert

Tuesday 13 October 2026 ،
Resistance. Therefore, although the initial motivation of the Yemenis had a national nature, the consequences of their actions have taken on regional and even international dimensions. Alwaght: Why have the US and other Western countries failed to meet Saudi expectations for support? Zarean: In th ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
Analysis

Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
Riyadh heading a high-ranking delegation to meet with Saudi officials on bilateral relations, avenues for deepening joint cooperation and the latest regional developments. Ahead of the visit, the Iraqi PM stressed that Iraq-Saudi relations carry special strategic weight, and that the two countries ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Riyadh requested. The president also called on the parliament to issue authorization for such an action. Here is the question: Is Egypt about to enter the Yemeni war more seriously? Or is this position a soft effort to back Saudi Arabia and contain fallout of an unfolding crisis in the Red Sea rath ...

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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.