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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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What’s Behind Saudi Foundation of New Proxy Force in Yemen’s South?
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What’s Behind Saudi Foundation of New Proxy Force in Yemen’s South?

Wednesday 1 February 2023
Saudi-backed Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), but also continued with higher intensity.  But the formation of new force should be considered as stepping in a new stage and level of competition between Saudi Arabia and the UAE because it should be r ...
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Burgeoning Russian-Persian Gulf Military Cooperation: Agreements, Challenges, Grounds
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Burgeoning Russian-Persian Gulf Military Cooperation: Agreements, Challenges, Grounds

Thursday 23 February 2023 ،
Saudi-backed mujaheddin also participated in post-Soviet conflicts, including second Chechnya war, not to mention Moscow-Riyadh difference of views on Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine.  Still, military partnership with Arab countries in sanctions atmosphere can be both beneficial to Russia geopolitic ...
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Is Yemen Prisoner Swap a Catalyst to a War End Agreement?
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Is Yemen Prisoner Swap a Catalyst to a War End Agreement?

Sunday 16 April 2023 ،
Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), in a tweet after arrival of the prisoners at Aden airport wrote: “On this blessed day of the blessed month of Ramadan, our prisoners were released, and on top of them are Mahmoud al-Sabihi, the former defense minister of the resigned governme ...
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Yemen Split May Have Been Initiated with ‘Hadhramout National Council’ Codename
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Yemen Split May Have Been Initiated with ‘Hadhramout National Council’ Codename

Monday 26 June 2023 ،
Saudi-backed government, but the uprising was suppressed with armed force of the Saudi troops and mercenaries that killed and wounded a number of protesters. Actually, people of Hadhramout are not happy with the occupation and this can prove costly to the coalition.  Another challenging issue ...
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Despite Push for Toehold, Yemen’s Islah Party Facing Tribal Rejection in Ma’rib
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Despite Push for Toehold, Yemen’s Islah Party Facing Tribal Rejection in Ma’rib

Monday 10 July 2023 ،
Saudi-backed mercenaries are making moves in the strategically important Ma’rib city, posing new challenge to Sana'a-based National Salvation Government (NSG).  According to Arab media outlets, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islah Party in Ma'rib has recently been disrupting p ...
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Is the Separatist STC Washington and Tel Aviv’s Option to Counter Yemen’s Ansarullah?
Analysis

Is the Separatist STC Washington and Tel Aviv’s Option to Counter Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Wednesday 13 December 2023 ،
Saudi-backed Presidential and Leadership Council buildings in Aden and the expulsion of its head Rashad al-Alimi by the the UAE proxies, a new Riyadh-supported militia called National Shield Forces and headed by al-Alimi was formed. These forces are distributed across the country, from the borders o ...
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Anger and Protest in Yemen’s South over Deteriorating Economic and Living Conditions
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Anger and Protest in Yemen’s South over Deteriorating Economic and Living Conditions

Monday 4 March 2024 ،
Saudi-backed government over worsening living conditions and slump in national currency price. Alwaght- Angry protests persist in the southern provinces of Yemen that are administered by Saudi-acked government due to the worsening economic and living conditions and the severe devaluation of the nati ...
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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 ،
Saudi-backed government from Sanaa, the Israelis once again moved towards playing a bolder role in the security situation in the Red Sea, and this role was played mainly with the participation of the Emiratis. With the beginning of Saudi attacks on Yemen, the Israeli regime first stationed its mili ...
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Israel Deadlock in Yemen: Why’s Sana’a Unbeatable?
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Israel Deadlock in Yemen: Why’s Sana’a Unbeatable?

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Saudi-backed royalists, yet they failed to decisively defeat them. While the political landscape has changed since then, the geography has not. Yemen’s vast, rugged terrain makes any military campaign—even with ground troops—extremely challenging and costly. Neither the US nor Isra ...
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
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What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 17 July 2025 ،
Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council. This independence of position has kept Al Mahra away from massive conflicts and security crises that encompassed other provinces. The tribes’ reluctance to allow foreign interference and their emphasis on maintaining local sovereignty have played ...

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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.