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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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Two High-Ranking Judges Fatally Shot in Tehran
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Two High-Ranking Judges Fatally Shot in Tehran

Saturday 18 January 2025
attack in Tehran on Saturday morning ALWAGHT- Two veteran Iranian judges were killed in a terrorist attack in Tehran on Saturday morning. The media center of the Iranian Judiciary reported that two clerics, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moqiseh, were assassinated by a gunman who had infiltrated the Supre ...
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Iran’s Leader Extends Condolences Over the Martyrdom of Two Senior Judges in Tehran
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Iran’s Leader Extends Condolences Over the Martyrdom of Two Senior Judges in Tehran

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
attack in Tehran ALWAGHT- Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has offered his condolences on the martyrdom of two prominent Iranian judges in a terrorist attack in Tehran. Two prominent Iranian judges, Ali Razini, head of Branch 39 of the Supreme Court, and Mohammad Moq ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
attacks against and disarmament of the Syrian Kurds who had a role in the fight against ISIS terrorist group can prepare the ground for return of terrorists to eastern Syria and Iraq.  In the current security vacuum, and while the regular Syrian army is totally collapsed, there are concerns ab ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
attacks, and this is a common challenge of the two countries. ISIS and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists have repeatedly carried out terrorist operations in various cities of the country, and for this reason, over the past year, Tehran and Islamabad have reached agreements to confront ter ...
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Hamas Criticizes US for Redesignating Yemen’s Ansarullah as a ‘Terrorist’ Organization
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Hamas Criticizes US for Redesignating Yemen’s Ansarullah as a ‘Terrorist’ Organization

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Terrorist Organization ALWAGHT- Hamas criticized the United States for designating Yemen's Ansarullah movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), describing the decision as unwarranted and indicative of a pro-Israel bias. Hamas released a statement on Friday condemning the United States ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Terrorist groups such as the Haqqani Network have carried out many attacks against Shiites in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past two decades and Hazaras are not immune to the group’s hostile actions.  In April 2023, the Taliban issued a decree banning the teaching of Shiite jurispruden ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
attacking the country's military bases in northern Iraq. However, the Iraqi government does not buy this argument and accuses Turkish forces of occupation because Baghdad has declared the PKK not a terrorist group but a banned organization. In this situation, the Turkish side is seeking to gain ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
attacks on the American forces in Iraq. These groups seriously joined the anti-occupation battle in two periods, one after the assassination of anti-terror commanders General Qassam Soleimani of Iran and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in 2020, and two after Israel waged war on Gaza in October 2023. These gro ...
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A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan
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A United Regional Front Is the Key to Checkmate Terrorism in Pakistan

Tuesday 4 February 2025 ،
attacks, posing a significant threat to its stability and security. Situated in a volatile region, particularly bordering Afghanistan, the country has been caught in the crossfire of complex security challenges. These crises are fueled by a mix of internal vulnerabilities and external pressures, in ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
attack on Ghanafad border village by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) fighters in neighboring Syria. In the clashes between the tribal Lebanese and the HTS forces, 4 were killed and 10 were injured from the Lebanese side. The tribes responded to the attacks and, according to reports, managed to capture tw ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures