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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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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future
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Elections in Land of Crisis: Netanyahu, Opposition, and Architecture of Israeli Future

Thursday 24 September 2026
Syria and Lebanon. Israeli society is split. Part of it faults Netanyahu's policies and the fallout from wars and security crises, while another part still sees him as the figure capable of managing military fronts and delivering security for the occupied territories. That very divide has turne ...
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
Syria, namely Operation Peace Spring, in October 2019, Trump stated flatly that US forces would not be drawn into the fight, and that the Kurds had not fought alongside us against ISIS but had fought for money. That remark, which proved controversial and was denied by field commanders, laid bare the ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
Syria pattern in Sahel The April attack by a coalition of Tuareg separatist militias and the rdical group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, which claims affiliation to al-Qaeda, on the strategic northern Malian city of Kidal, an assault that forced Africa Corps forces to withdraw, showed that ...
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?
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Where have American Forces and Military Equipment Gone after Iraq Withdrawal?

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
Syria from that country in cooperation with coalition partners. In simpler terms, the US has transferred the anti-ISIS mission from Iraqi soil to a regional base. The Washington Post had also reported before the completion of the withdrawal that the remaining American forces in northern Iraq would ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Syria Project at the Atlantic Council and previously served at the State Department, argues the real test comes after the troops leave; whether Washington can sustain a bilateral defense relationship and keep backing the Iraqi government. Alina Romanowski, a former US ambassador to Iraq, has likewis ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
Syria, 2011 with the creation of ISIS, 2015 with the 30-nation coalition attacking Yemen, and after that the 51-day war against Gaza, and in all of these, he said, the United States and its allies failed to achieve their aims and lost on every front. But, he cautioned, that is not the end of the sto ...
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Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions
Analysis

Recent Moscow Format Meeting Heavily Overshadowed by Kabul-Islamabad Tensions

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
Syria and Iraq in 2014 and after its defeat in 2017, it sought other safe havens like Afghanistan.  Those reciprocal charges could ultimately have consequences beyond the two countries’ borders, and the biggest worry is that instability spreads to Iran’s eastern frontier and to Cen ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
Syrian fleet first, then part of Egypt's naval capability, and went on to seize control of parts of the eastern Mediterranean. The significance of that development laid in the fact that control of the sea allowed ground and air forces to pursue their missions without worrying about a serious na ...
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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 ،
Syrian president Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, media speculated about deployment of Syrian terrorists to Yemen war in return for economic support to Damascus government, though the latter has rejected these reports. Can such a possibility be taken seriously? What would be the fallout? Zarean: Yes, as you ...
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question
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Iran’s Diplomacy amid War: Muslim World and Palestinian Question

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Syria and Afghanistan, counterterrorism and extremism, expanded economic cooperation, food and water security, communications and technology, humanitarian affairs and the fight against Islamophobia. The Baghdad meeting took place as Muslim countries confront a raft of regional and international cri ...

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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.