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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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Turkey Launches Airstrikes on Syria, Iraq: Casualties Reported
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Turkey Launches Airstrikes on Syria, Iraq: Casualties Reported

Sunday 20 November 2022
Turkey launched series of airstrikes on Kurdish militants’ positions in neighboring Syria and Iraq. Alwaght- Turkey launched series of airstrikes on Kurdish militants' positions in neighboring Syria and Iraq. The Turkish Defense Ministry said early on Sunday that it had carried out airstri ...
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Challenges Ahead of Turkey’s Possible Military Action in Northern Syria
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Challenges Ahead of Turkey’s Possible Military Action in Northern Syria

Tuesday 22 November 2022 ،
Turkey has targeted it in northern Syria.  According to Turkey's Defense Ministry, fighter jets carried out attacks on the bases of the PKK and the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the People's Defense Units (YPG) in the city of Kobani in northern Syria, killing dozens of militants and ...
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Syria’s Moderate Dealing with Possible Turkish Operation in the North
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Syria’s Moderate Dealing with Possible Turkish Operation in the North

Tuesday 29 November 2022 ،
Turkey claims that Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and People's Protection Units (YPG) threaten the security of its borders and will continue its operations until the complete elimination of these groups. In addition to the fact that Russia and the US are strongly opposed to a new round of Turkish ...
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Is Erdogan-Assad Meeting Likely?
Analysis

Is Erdogan-Assad Meeting Likely?

Thursday 8 December 2022 ،
Turkey demanded Damascus commitment to political process, a demand making no sense as the government has an upper hand now. Meanwhile, some people believe that these conditions are meant to make trump cards for possible sitting on the negotiating table.  Why does possible meeting matter more t ...
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Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport
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Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
Turkey “continues its approach of intimidating civilians under the pretext that hostile forces are present on Iraqi soil,” referring to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has a presence in Iraq's Kurdistan region and is blacklisted as a terrorist organization by Turkey. La ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Turkey in neighboring countries, notably Syria and Iraq, have exacerbated tensions between Ankara and its neighbors. The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet has recently reported that the Turkish military is planning extensive ground operations against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces in northern Ir ...
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement
Analysis

Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
Turkey needs to exit its military bases in Iraq and avoid further violations of Iraqi territorial integrity for success of agreement. Alwaght- Turkey, which has been regarded as a crisis-generating factor in the Iraqi and Syrian developments over the past decade, these days has taken a path of inter ...
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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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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Turkey. “I feel affection for Saudi Arabia,” he said. In this way, al-Jolani gave clear indications about his view of relations between Damascus and Riyadh. Before toppling of al-Assad government on December 8, Saudi Arabia had resumed diplomatic ties with Damascus after a decade-long h ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Turkey adopt to check the crisis that is hitting its allies? Will Syria become a swamp swallowing Turkish dreams?  Ahmadzadeh: Erdogan’s dream ro fully control Syria and subject it to the Turkish power is part of his neo-Ottomanist policy in the region. He sought to make Syria the main g ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution