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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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Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen
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Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen

Thursday 1 February 2024
Taiz in the west. The Saudis are trying to copy the Emirati strategy and strengthen their position in the south using mercenaries.  Emirates’ moves should be named a political coup against Saudi Arabia, which can inflame the tensions between the two Persian Gulf monarchies. Just as it co ...
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US Shifting to a Ground Plot as Naval Coalition Failed against Yemen’s Ansarullah
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US Shifting to a Ground Plot as Naval Coalition Failed against Yemen’s Ansarullah

Thursday 2 May 2024 ،
Taiz and Lahij and other regions.  This newspaper quoted sources in Ansarullah as saying that the Yemeni movement is ready for any scenario of escalation. The US is seeking to cover up its failure to remove Red Sea blockade on Israel by launching such attack with support of thousands of UAE-lo ...
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Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports
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Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports

Monday 24 June 2024 ،
Taiz and Hadhramout provinces shifted to Oman's Salalah port and transferred their goods from there to Yemen due to high fees and high container transportation expenses from Aden Port. As a result of the deal, the number of containers imported from Aden Port dropped to 146,000 from 800,000 a day ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
Taiz, as the military landscape rapidly shifts. 2. Rebuilding and forging new alliances within a deeply fragmented anti-Sana’a coalition. 3. Avoiding political and military marginalization if the current trend continues. This trend is not only targeting Islah Party, rather, it shifts the ba ...
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab
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YAF Extends Strategic Presence from Al-Mokha Toward Bab al-Mandab

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Taiz and Hodeidah. The operation reportedly began on September 3 and covered about 5,400 square kilometers. The gains are strategically significant because al-Mokha lies about 75 kilometers from Bab al-Mandab, a major maritime chokepoint connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. Control of the ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
Taiz, southern Hodeidah, and the city of Mokha. Over the past 48 hours, Yemeni forces advanced rapidly along the western coast, routing Saudi-backed troops, particularly the so-called National Resistance led by Tariq Saleh, nephew of former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, and reinforced and consolidat ...
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?
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Early Fall: Why’s Anti-Ansarallah Front Collapsed This Soon?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Taiz fronts. Mokha sits in the southwest of Taiz province, roughly 60 to 70 kilometers from Bab-el-Mandeb. The city's importance is doubled by the fact that it housed the headquarters of the Saudi-backed Joint Forces. With Saudi-aligned forces also withdrawing from Perim, Ansarallah's posi ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Taiz, Marib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda and Lahj. The heaviest combat was reported Saturday in the southwestern provinces of Taiz and Lahj. According to Arab News, fierce battles between the two sides raged for a fourth consecutive day around a strategic mountain in al-Madharibah, al-Arah and al-Wazi'iy ...
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Saudi Arabia Launched 988 Airstrikes on Yemen: Military Spokesman
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Saudi Arabia Launched 988 Airstrikes on Yemen: Military Spokesman

Thursday 24 September 2026 ،
Taiz, Al-Bayda, Ma'rib, and Sa'dah, causing deaths and injuries, including among women and children. Saree said the attacks also hit civilian infrastructure, including communication networks, schools, and bridges. He added that the reported number of Saudi air and missile strikes since the ...
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 26 Airstrikes on Yemen, Leaving Dozens Dead and Injured
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 26 Airstrikes on Yemen, Leaving Dozens Dead and Injured

Sunday 27 September 2026 ،
Taiz, al-Jawf, Marib, Dhamar, and Saada provinces over the past 24 hours. He said F-15s launched from Khamis Mushait Air Base carried out the attacks, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. Saree said the strikes brought the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the escalati ...

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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.