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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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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
Analysis

Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 101 people have been killed in recent clashes between forces affiliated with the Syrian defense and interior ministries and Druze militants. The recent clashes followed the publication on social media of an audio file containing insults to t ...
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Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role
Report

Arab Summit, Baghdad’s Opportunity to Establish Regional Role

Wednesday 28 May 2025 ،
Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is not attending, and the country's foreign minister is heading the Syrian delegation. Also, none of the six (Persian) Gulf Arab monarchies are attending the summit at the leaders level. Commenting on the agenda of the summit, Iraqi government spokesman ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
Report

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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New Roadmap for Lebanon Betrays Next American-Israeli Moves
Analysis

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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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Analysis

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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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice
Analysis

As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Syrian nation once again is in a decisive historical juncture. Less than a year after rise to power of the armed groups led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani who took off his military uniform and wore suit and tie, the aspirations and promises of the new ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
Syrian soil, and these goals have been pursued more evidently than before in recent days. This aggression bears witness to a well-calculated strategy to weaken the rule in Syria and build unchallenged force to counter the resistance forces across the region. The excuse of supporting the Druze is ma ...
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
Analysis

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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Iran: Israel Orchestrating Plan to Disintegrate Syria
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Iran: Israel Orchestrating Plan to Disintegrate Syria

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
Syrian territorial integrity breach the principles of the UN Charter ALWAGHT- The Iranian envoy to the United Nations warned that Israel’s actions aimed at undermining Syrian territorial integrity breach the principles of the UN Charter. At the July 28 UN Security Council meeting on Syria, Ir ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Syrian soil has worried Iraqis about developments in the neighboring country. However, the moves that have been made in recent months by the White House against the Popular Mobilization Forces, which is a powerful security arm for Iraq and was founded in opposition to ISIS in 2014, require greater s ...

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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.