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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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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025
withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Behind-the-scenes trading of guarantees between Pakistan and the US Behind the public facade of US-Pakistan cooperation during the Taliban peace talks lay a series of unspoken guarantees and backchannel understandings that were crucial to advancing t ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
withdrawal. In April 2013, the PKK began pulling its fighters out of Turkish territory into northern Iraq. However, this peace initiative also proved unsustainable. By 2015, armed conflict had resumed with greater intensity. Between August 2015 and March 2016, a massive Turkish military operation c ...
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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 ،
withdrawal, amounts to direct interference in the country’s internal affairs. “Occupation constitutes a legitimate justification for resistance,” he said, adding that this right belongs to all occupied nations and “stems from the dignity of the Iraqi people.” At the sa ...
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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 ،
withdrawal of Western capital and companies, coupled with the underdevelopment of these nations, presents an exceptional opportunity for investment by Iran and a potential market for its exports, a market these countries are eagerly seeking. Energy and telecommunications infrastructure, supply of ra ...
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Israeli Policies Driving a Silent Displacement from Gaza
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Israeli Policies Driving a Silent Displacement from Gaza

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
withdrawal of occupation forces from Gaza, evidence indicates that Israeli troops have not retreated. Instead, they are incrementally seizing more territory day by day. Residents of Gaza recently reported that Zionist military forces have moved the concrete blocks marking the so-called “Yello ...
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Yemen Calls for UAE Forces’ Exit as Emergency Is Announced in Hadhramout
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Yemen Calls for UAE Forces’ Exit as Emergency Is Announced in Hadhramout

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
withdrawal calls and discussed parallel governance, signaling a renewed push toward de facto separation.
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
withdrawal of all international coalition advisors from Iraqi federal territories, marking the formal end of the mission. A statement released by the committee stated all personnel have departed military bases and command centers. According to an Iraqi security information unit, the remaining advis ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
withdrawal from the Ain al-Assad base, coinciding with the rising tensions in eastern Syria and the escape of ISIS elements, is far from a simple event. By relocating its troops to the Kurdistan Region and decreasing its footprint in areas controlled by the central government, Washington is not onl ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
withdrawal of American troops in 2011, and the rise of ISIS in 2014. Today, Iraq finds itself in a critical position, and al-Maliki's return to the PM post would not bode well for the Americans. According to Iraqi sources, Washington has been exerting pressure on the current Iraqi government ov ...
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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 ،
withdrawal from Aleppo and Hasakah seems to be an outcome of a deal with Damascus, the role of some regional actors behind undermining and even destroying Kurdish militias is noticeable. Turkey is one of the countries that has been lurking for such an opportunity to push Kurdish militias back from i ...

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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.