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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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UNRWA Ban: Why’s Israel Afraid of the Aid Agency?
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UNRWA Ban: Why’s Israel Afraid of the Aid Agency?

Sunday 26 January 2025
Syria for aids to the Palestinian refugees. But now Tel Aviv is resolved to ban its activities to turn the screws on the Palestinian refugees. UNRWA activities in Gaza UNRWA has been providing some relief activities in the areas of education, health care and other basic services to Palestinian ref ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
Analysis

The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Syria.  The US threats have also included placing prominent Shiite politicians on a terror blacklist.  The official explained that the Americans threatened to put important political figures affiliated with the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) such as Haider al-Abadi and Nouri ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
Analysis

Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Syria scenario in Iraq. Iraqis know that they owe the relative security they are enjoying to the PMF fighters who, without any expectations, defended the lives and property of Iraqis against ISIS terrorists and did not allow a single inch of the country's soil to remain in the hands of the takf ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
Syria and Iraq to justify its military presence in these two countries, but the PMF played a key role in defeat of the terrorists, and in the next years after declaration of ISIS obliteration, it played as the backbone of Iraq's security thwarting separatist plots in Iraq and defending national ...
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender
Report

Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
Syrian border, and financial and economic reforms to combat corruption. According to Lebanese sources, Aoun assured Ortagus that the Lebanese army would carry out its duties and coordinate with the ceasefire monitoring committee, in which the US is a party. The US is pressuring the Lebanese to adh ...
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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?
Analysis

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
Analysis

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?
Analysis

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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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
Analysis

Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Syria, and Lebanon, but also its vast airspace, on which in some cases it lacks effective control, has become a platform that has been repeatedly used by Israeli regime fighter jets to carry out airstrikes on Resistance camp's positions in Syria and sometimes even on Iraqi soil over the past yea ...

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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.