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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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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday 25 December 2024
Turkey and Qatar. The two countries have so far had an active role in Syria developments and Cairo can realize its interests through work with them. RT Arabic reported that Egypt FM held several contacts with various regional and international sides to coordinate stances and share views on Syria sit ...
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Kurdish-led SDF Repels Turkish Militants in Syria, Vows to “Halt” Ankara’s Ambitions
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Kurdish-led SDF Repels Turkish Militants in Syria, Vows to “Halt” Ankara’s Ambitions

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Turkey of trying to weaken Kurdish influence in discussions about Syria’s political future by using these attacks as a distraction. The SDF remains committed to resisting Ankara's ambitions while staying involved in shaping Syria's future. Al-Shami emphasized that the SDF is prepared ...
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
Turkey sees the new government of Syria as a puppet to Ankara and should put Turkish interests over Syria's even if we assume the Turks are not having their eye on the northern provinces of Syria under their ambitious neo-Ottoman dreams. Can Turkey promise national integration and broad internal ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
Turkey as main actors of current Syrian developments.  Tahrir al-Sham members usually film these alleged violations themselves and brag about them, which, according to experts, means two things for Syrians: First, al-Jolani has no control over the armed groups and they are now behaving as they ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Turkey is optimistic about economic advantages in post-Assad Syria, but observers say it is too early to celebrate as Syria can be a burden. Alwaght- A majority of the Turkish politicians and media outlets believe that Ankara which has been leading a project to topple the Syrian government is the bi ...
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria

Sunday 5 January 2025 ،
Turkey viewing the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organization. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an end to international support for the SDF and continues to launch military operations against Kurdish forces in Syr ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
Turkey comes as fighting between SDF and Turkish-backed militias has intensified. Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, described the military upgrade as a not-so-subtle message to various actors in Syria to take a cautious approach towards the ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
Turkey and other countries, changed regional equations. Before these developments, Hezbollah's candidate was Suleiman Frangieh and many also expected Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah to become president, but with the developments that happened, the Axis of Resistance naturally suffered damage to some ext ...
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Iran Prepared to Collaborate with Pakistan on Joint Weapon Production
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Iran Prepared to Collaborate with Pakistan on Joint Weapon Production

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
Turkey, and Saudi Arabia for the benefit of the region. The Iranian general also discussed the necessity of promoting peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan. Major General Baqeri, who is heading a military delegation, visited Islamabad at the official invitation of Pakistan's Chief of A ...
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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 ،
Turkey,” a Kurdish region official told the AP.  Rojava unity in the new chapter of history of Syrian Kurds  Abdi's Erbil visit and his meeting with Barzani is not an ordinary visit and actually it is a response to Barzani's initiative to unite the Kurds in Syria.  Th ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures