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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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Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West
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Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Wednesday 31 May 2023
Turkish intelligence officers. The National Intelligence Organization of Turkey in January held a secret meeting with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham to discuss latest Northern Syria developments and ways to confront Tahrir Al-Sham. Given these secret meetings of the terrorists with the Turkish and American of ...
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Astana Initiative Repurposed: Main Goal Ending Turkish, US Occupation
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Astana Initiative Repurposed: Main Goal Ending Turkish, US Occupation

Friday 23 June 2023 ،
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Akcapar.  Ayman Susan, Syria's deputy foreign minister, was also present as the country's representative. Also, Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary General's special representative for Syrian affairs, and representatives from Jordan, Lebanon, and I ...
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Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns
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Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
Turkish and Israeli supports. Tehran argues that such access via Zangezor corridor brings regional instabilities and jeopardizes Iran's geopolitical role in energy and exports to Europe, as it at the same time constantly threatens Iran's national security trough feeding pan-Turkism.  T ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Turkish fighter jets many times in recent years, and the central government is trying to prevent it from becoming a place of conflict between Kurdish groups and neighbors by gaining its control.  Erbil and Baghdad seeking de-escalation  Despite the minor clashes, it seems that tensions h ...
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Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?
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Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?

Tuesday 30 January 2024 ،
Turkish parliament after a year of hemming and hawing with the West finally approved Sweden’s membership to NATO, closing one of the most controversial cases in relations between Ankara and the Western military bloc.  The big inter-NATO challenge started with the Russian special military ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Turkish prison since 1991 go to the parliament and deliver an address. This suggestion came as a day before, the PKK fighters had attacked state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and even claimed responsibility for the attack. Over the past few years, the Turkish military and security forces ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Turkish media have published reports indicating that the proposed corridor will be created in southern Syria and near the Jordanian border, allowing Tel Aviv to control the Jordanian border. If the project is realized, it would enable the Israeli regime to control large areas up to the Iraqi border ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
Turkish, European, and lately American diplomats flew to Syria to hold their first meetings with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Ahmad al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, with the aim of assessing the group's plan for administration of Syria after fall of President Bash ...
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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 ،
Turkish attacks. Ankara labels Kurds its main enemies.  “We remain focused on our mission to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said. “But when it comes to US forces in Kobani, there are no plans or intentions to determine that at this time ...
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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 ،
Turkish army has established and practically occupied large areas of northern Iraq and Syria over the past decade, posing a major challenge to Ankara-Erbil relations. In October 2014, Barzani led an initiative to unite the ranks of the Kurds in Syria, and Duhok city in northern Iraq hosted several ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures