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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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Israeli Drones Drop Grenades Near UNIFIL Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Push
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Israeli Drones Drop Grenades Near UNIFIL Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Push

Wednesday 3 September 2025
withdrawal from southern Lebanon and later expanded after the 2006 war, has faced increasing criticism from the US and Israel for not countering Hezbollah. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council recently voted to end UNIFIL by the end of next year after nearly five decades, under pressure from Washingto ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
withdrawal. Alwaght- Over the past weeks, there have been many Iraqi and regional media reports of the US moving its forces in Iraq, once again bringing to the surface the fate of the American military presence in Iraq. Some reports talked about Washington relocating its forces based in Ein Al-Assa ...
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
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10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain

Sunday 21 September 2025 ،
withdrawal from Afghanistan and losing the base, saying that the US under the initial exit plan wanted to keep the base not because of Afghanistan but because of China as it is an hour from where the Chinese nuclear missiles are produced. He also described Bagram as one of the world's largest ai ...
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Hamas’s Response Put Netanyahu in a Tight Spot
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Hamas’s Response Put Netanyahu in a Tight Spot

Monday 6 October 2025 ،
withdrawal are concluded. Citing anonymous resources, Kan reported that Israeli officials briefed the US on their post-war plan that will include maintaining positions in a buffer zone inside Gaza borders, though depth and size are yet to be determined.  Israeli forces are aiming to maintain c ...
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Gaza Ceasefire a Lie with "Yellow Line" Trap
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Gaza Ceasefire a Lie with "Yellow Line" Trap

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
withdrawal.  The reality is that through the yellow line, the Palestinians are seeking to draw new boundaries in Gaza that would affect over half of Gaza size. In other words, the yellow line will enable the Israeli army to maintain its freedom of action and movement and the ability to launch ...
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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 ،
withdrawal of troops by the end of this year. The turmoil in Syria following the rise of the militias in Damascus, headed by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is considered one of the most significant factors for the resurgence of ISIS in the area. On this matter, Iraqi parliamentarian Youssef al-Turkmani w ...
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Multinational Gaza Force: Why Are Both Tel Aviv and Hamas Opposed?
Analysis

Multinational Gaza Force: Why Are Both Tel Aviv and Hamas Opposed?

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
withdrawal of occupation forces, Washington's draft resolution leaves the path of occupation wide open. Accordingly, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Energy Minister Eli Cohen in their latest comments claimed that destruction of Hamas is part of Trump's plan and they try to rea ...
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza
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US Multi-layer Plan to Dominate Gaza

Sunday 16 November 2025 ،
withdrawal from Gaza would be conditioned on progress in stabilizing security. This clause effectively grants Washington and Tel Aviv unilateral control over the withdrawal process, as security progress is a fluid and highly subjective benchmark. By designing an international force under its own l ...
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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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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.