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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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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025
Syria, and Iraq's borders are potentially facing terrorist threats. Therefore, the Iraqi government, in the face of terrorist threats at home and abroad, cannot and is not able to disband or disarm the main anti-ISIS armed group. In other words, it can be said that disarming the PMF is a green l ...
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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 ،
Syria developments later last year gave Erdogan a new hope to see the doors to realization of long-held neo-Ottoman dreams open again, not only Syria has not turned into a gate of the Turkish influence return to the Arab world due to overflow of its crises, but also due to Turkey's complex econo ...
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria
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Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria

Monday 14 April 2025 ،
Syria, following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government late last year. During the fifth high-level Iraq-Turkey security meeting in Antalya, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned of increasing ISIS activity in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024. He ca ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
Syrian ruler is struggling with financial and legitimacy challenges and hopes for help from Arab countries. Alwaght- Syrian Interim President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa, in his fourth foreign trip visited the UAE along with his Foreign Minister Assad al-Sheybani. Al-Jo ...
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US Plans to Cut Its Troop Presence in Syria by 50%
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US Plans to Cut Its Troop Presence in Syria by 50%

Wednesday 16 April 2025 ،
Syria in the coming weeks and months ALWAGHT- Two US officials have stated that the US military will be consolidating its presence in Syria in the coming weeks and months. Two US officials informed Reuters on Tuesday that the US military plans to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming we ...
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base
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US Weapons Convoys Cross from Syria into Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Base

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Syria to a key airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province, home to American forces and trainers. Several US military convoys crossed from Syria into Iraq on Saturday, heading to Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province, west of Baghdad. The convoys included troops, armored vehicles, logistical equipment, ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
Syria and Gaza. To support his remarks, he flashed back to 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon under the excuse of destroying the Palestinian Liberation Organization, but occupied parts of Lebanon for the next 18 years. He went on to point out Israel’s constant attacks on Lebanon and its repeate ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
Syrian self-proclaimed President Ahmad al-Sharaa ( better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani). The photo, which was not supposed to be published, worked like a bombshell in the Iraqi media and political arenas, leaving the government of al-Sudani face to face with a big challenge wit ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Syrian leader has a criminal past in Iraq and should not be received by their government. Alwaght- Official relations between Iraq and Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad government in December last year have seen many highs and lows. It seems that Syria file is a source of confusion in Iraq. Us ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December and rise of new government close to Ankara headed by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, Jordanian government grew concerned that the MB, who have close ties to new rulers of Damascus and the Turkish President Recep ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution