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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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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
Analysis

Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026
Syrian jails to other regions. Recently, hundreds of members of this group took advantage of the ongoing conflict between the Syrian interim government and Kurdish forces to escape from prison, raising significant concerns about the resurgence of ISIS and the expansion of its extremist activities. ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
Analysis

With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who is the current interim president of Syria. These concerns are not merely about the security consequences of these two groups near the Iraqi borders. These consequences become more serious when we know th ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
Analysis

ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the interim Syrian government trade blames for the mass escape. This has not only caused an immediate security crisis, but also indicate that ISIS is becoming a political and military play card between the Kurds and the government of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The pla ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Syrian government led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had earlier agreed to end their clashes and return peace to the flash points, this agreement has remained ink on the paper as there are no signs of cessation of hostilities. After several violations of ceasefire ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
Analysis

Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
Syrian border as a deliberate and targeted strategy, interpreting these attacks as a wake-up call for the potential infiltration of terrorist groups from Syria into Iraq and the US push to create a vacuum at the border. Such a vacuum could serve as a pretext for the dangerous scenario of transferrin ...
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Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?
Analysis

Lebanese PM’s Damascus Visit: Is a Plot against Lebanon Brewing from Syria?

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Syrian officials  Asked about how Hezbollah looks at the meeting of Salam with the new Syrian leaders, Hanizadeh held that Hezbollah looks at the new Syrian rulers negatively because it believes that al-Sharaa is moving within the policies of the US and some Arab regimes and tries to, through ...
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
Analysis

New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026 ،
Syrian government. These stances were enough to inflame considerable concerns inside Lebanon about possible sectarian Shiite-Sunni confrontations. So, the very raising of such a scenario by the American president prompts important questions about his behind-the-scenes aims, the future of tensions in ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
Syrian Kurds have dissolved their key militant structure, but their future remains a question. Alwaght- After months of clashes, talks, and inconclusive agreements between Syrian government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the two sides finally struck a deal on the coun ...
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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 ،
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), including anti-armor missiles and advanced munitions, could leak to terrorist networks in Syria and Iraq, or fall into the hands of the PKK, which Washington designates a terrorist organization. Trump, who has consistently spoken of a decisive withdrawal from Syria, h ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Unreluctant to Directly Join Yemen War, Syria’s Al-Jolani Risks Sending Forces to Death in Yemen: Expert
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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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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.