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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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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?
Report

Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Thursday 4 July 2024
Turks after rumors spread that a group of Syrian refugees raped a five-year-old Turkish girl.  Also, with 3.5 million Syrians hosted by Turkey, the demography of Turkey has changed in the southern regions, and there is a concern that the population of the refugees will outnumber the natives an ...
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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 ،
Turks by straining Turkey's economic lifeline.  Dim outlook of agreement  Though the two countries have signed this security agreement, given the experience of past years and Iraq's distrust in the Turkish promises, it is yet unclear how implementable in practice these agreements ...
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What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?
Paper

What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?

Monday 11 November 2024 ،
Turks are taking an alternative route to continue exporting goods to the occupied territories. Middle East Eye reported in September that despite the official ban, Turkish business people have maintained exports to Israel amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. According to the statistical data of the ...
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Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo
Analysis

Erdogan Made Strategic Mistake Green Lighting Offensive on Aleppo

Thursday 5 December 2024 ،
Turks' insistence on continuing a military presence in Syria to Turkey's aspirations for annexation of Syrian territory. In this regard, Turkey has started its real plans since 2018, when relative calm prevailed in Syria, and has shown that it is pursuing plans beyond border security in Syr ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Turks have been most concerned about the emergence of an autonomous Syrian Kurdish state in northern Syria led by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, although a Syrian organization, has its roots in the Kurdish insurgency. It is currently stationed in northeastern Syria with about 900 Ameri ...
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths
Analysis

Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
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 consensus for the transition to an inclusive civilian government in Syria while it has occupied parts of northern Syria and Iraq for ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
Report

Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Turks are said to have taken with them to Baghdad a proposal to form a security coalition consisting of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Qatar. Economy: From oil and gas to strategic development road project Economic relations is one of the key agendas of the visit to Iraq. Increasing the bilateral trade v ...
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Millions of Muslims Voice Support to Palestine on Quds Day
Report

Millions of Muslims Voice Support to Palestine on Quds Day

Sunday 30 March 2025 ،
Turks marched in Istanbul on Quds Day. People also in Igdir took to the streets to mark the day. The mechers raised flags of Palestine and Hezbollah and the banners of martyrs of the Axis of Resistance including Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah and Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas. They chanted: The Zion ...
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert
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Turkey Wants Allied Syria, Israel Wants Fragmented One: Expert

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
Turks over Syria. Actually, for the Arabs, Turkish influence and presence in Syria is as unacceptable as the Israeli presence in this Arab country. Therefore, Turkey will have to take action alone in Syria. Turkey will not be passive in Syria, but at the same time, we will not see Turkey defending S ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Turks to withdraw from the Iraqi territory. However, some experts close to Turkey look at the disarmament of the Kurdish group with doubt. A retired brigadier general of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the withdrawal of the PKK from areas in Iraq where they are pres ...

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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.