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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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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions
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Iraq’s PMF Flexing Muscles to ISIS Threat in Desert Regions

Thursday 30 October 2025
terrorist group and the unexploded ordnance left behind by the terrorists. But beyond a security routine, these actions should be analyzed in a historical and strategic framework, one where Iraq's collective memory reminds the Saudi role in formation of ISIS and the unique role of the PMF in be ...
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US
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Hopes and Fears as Syria’s Al-Jolani Visits US

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
terrorist. He, as the Syrian interim president, is to meet the US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.  But while things have gone well for al-Jolani and his orbit throughout Syria’s upheaval, they have delivered little to the Syrian people, only empty promises and a future da ...
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule
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Protests against Al-Jolani’s Govt. Boil Over in Syria after a Year of Suppressive Rule

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
terrorist nature. So, the Alawite protests are actually a reflection of the buried anger. Initially, the a-Jolani government justified its crackdown on Alawites as “political retribution” against officials tied to the previous government. However, the violence did not stop, even after a ...
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False Flag Attack: Why Should Mossad Be Blamed for Fatal Sydney Shooting?
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False Flag Attack: Why Should Mossad Be Blamed for Fatal Sydney Shooting?

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
terrorist attack on a Jewish ceremony in Sydney that led to the death of 16 people was fast to go beyond borders of a security incident to turn into an issue with broad media, political, and geopolitical dimensions. The way of Western media coverage, the speed of the Israeli reaction, and the launch ...
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
terrorist group ISIS, it was the resistance factions that, through sacrifice and determination, defeated the militants and restored stability and calm to the country. Since then, they have continued to confront takfiri threats without seeking any reward, and this responsibility remains ongoing. Alm ...
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Takfiri militant groups have become increasingly active across the region. For Iran, the AES countries appear to be the most promising avenue for engagement in Africa, a path China and Russia have long been pursuing. Initial steps included financial aid and agricultural support, such as Russian whe ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
terrorists. In turn, Turkey mobilized all its efforts toward toppling the Assad government. These hostile relations escalated in 1998 to the brink of war and a Turkish military incursion into Syria, ultimately halted only by the expulsion of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan from Syria. A decade ...
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
terrorist group, it was the instrument of a grand geopolitical project aimed at redrawing the regional map, weakening central governments, fueling sectarian wars, and ensuring lasting security for the Israeli regime. Countering such a project was impossible through the logic of conventional armies a ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
terrorists prison break comes as both 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 governm ...
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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 ،
terrorists is compounding the situation.  According to Kurdish sources, in recent days around 1,500 ISIS prisoners have broken free from Al-Shaddadi prison in Hasakah, something began to worry the Iraqi officials. Responding to this threat, Baghdad deployed thousands of army and PMF border gua ...

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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.