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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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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands
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Pulse of Syria Energy in Trump’s Hands

Monday 2 June 2025
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. Jonathan Bass, the prominent American businessman and a close figure to Trump has recently published part of his recent meeting with al-Sharaa in Damascus. Bass referred to important points of his meeting with the new Syrian leader, saying that the violent and extr ...
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Tensions Flare Near Occupied Golan as ‘Israel’ Raids Quneitra
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Tensions Flare Near Occupied Golan as ‘Israel’ Raids Quneitra

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), this latest incursion is part of a string of violations, including unprovoked Israeli entries into Kudna and Majdoulia, often accompanied by reconnaissance flights that have heightened fears of a broader conflict. Local resistance has also been growing. I ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Syrian government’s plan to integrate radical fighters into army, a move seen as carrying long-term threats to region. Alwaght- In one of the most controversial developments after rise to power in Syria of armed groups, reports talk about the US green light to integration of some foreign militants i ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Syrian territory and is interested in a security agreement before any normalization. Alwaght- Normalization between Syria and Israel has once again begun to make headlines. Back-to-back comments by the American, Israeli, and Syria officials reveal the opportunities and the conditions to obtain a nor ...
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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves
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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves

Monday 7 July 2025 ،
Syrian government, Washington, which is seeing itself a step closer to realization of its plan for splitting and containing the Axis of Resistance in the region, is working to deal the final blow to Hezbollah resistance movement in Lebanon. Within this framework, Washington is making empty economic ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Syrian borders  One of the certain outcomes of the disarming the resistance groups is undermining the Iraqi defense structure against remnants of takfiri terrorism.  The ISIS rise and the takfiri attack from Syria on Iraq in 2014, and the proof of the involvement of the US and its allies ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are a branch of the PKK and pose a direct threat to the Turkish national security and need to be disarmed. On the other side, Syrian Kurds led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) have rejected this Turkish claim, saying that they are an independent movement aimed at d ...
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus
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Israel Strikes Military Headquarters in Damascus

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus, reportedly killing one person and injuring 18 others. The attack targeted the main entrance and rear area of the military headquarters, which Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed was struck as part of ongoing strikes against Syrian regime military si ...
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
Syrian government’s Western allies, as they are reminiscent of the killings of the Alawite minority by ruling militants in the Alawite-majority provinces of Daraa and Latakia three months ago. Although U.S. President Donald Trump praised the new Syrian ruler as an “attractive, tough guy ...
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence

Thursday 31 July 2025 ،
Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that over 1,000 people have been killed since the violence began, including women, children, and medical staff. A forensic pathologist confirmed the brutal nature of the killings, with many victims showing signs of close-range gunshots, beheadings, and throat ...

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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.