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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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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025
The coast of Syria is home to ports and infrastructure that are key to the country’s trade and geopolitical position. Alwaght- While only three months have gone since fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad and seizure of power by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, armed movements against the ne ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
US government reported Trump sending a letter to Iran and setting a two-month deadline for Tehran to start the negotiations. Amid the reactions to the content of the letter, Iranian ambassador to Iraq revealed that the American President demanded the dissolution of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Fo ...
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
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Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?

Sunday 13 April 2025 ،
US in Oman, about 3,000 kilometers away in Baghdad, BBC reporter said that now that Tehran and Washington are engaged in talks, some parties in Iraq are talking about disarming the resistance forces and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a force formed in Iraq in opposition to ISIS terrorist gro ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
US are pushing for its disarmament for easy occupation of Lebanon. Alwaght- These days, the debate over Lebanon's defense strategy is stirring controversy, and despite its beautiful, rational, and convincing title, it is actually a codename for advancing a plot to disarm Hezbollah. Since the ti ...
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
US airstrikes on various parts of Yemen and heavy bombardment in recent weeks with over 350 attacks have failed to gain Washington's aims, some sources are talking about possible change of the White House strategy to a ground offensive. Citing informed sources, Bloomberg reported that Yemeni op ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
Paper

New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
US-Israeli demand to oust the Palestinian groups and refugees from Syria after decades of hosting. Alwaght- Amid extreme thirst of the new Syrian government for regional and international approval and legitimacy and while the interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu ...
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert
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Foreign Actors Involved in India-Pakistan Crisis: Expert

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
US Vice President JD Vance, Mr Bagheri said that Vance's visit to India and Kashmir attack took place at a very sensitive time. Its coincidence with the visit of US vice president to India, and also on the eve of Trump's possible visit to this country to participate in the Quad Leaders' ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
Analysis

Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
US and Israel to encourage separatism  Though ostensibly looking as a local and religious conflict, the escalation against the Druze can make the ground for implementation of old scenario of Syria partition, a scenario that actually benefits the strategic interests of Israel.  In recent ...
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Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire
Analysis

Hamas Disarming on the Back Burner: Trump Withdraws Preconditions for Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 12 May 2025 ،
US president agreed that Hamas does not need to be disarmed for a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza. Alwaght- After the US retreat from its campaign in Yemen and announcing a unilateral halt of the anti-Yemeni bombing, now the US is walking back from its stances in the face of Hamas. Reports say that ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
US and European powers, have been watching the recent clashes closely to learn the weaknesses and strengths of New Delhi and Islamabad for better directing of their arms exports. What weapons do India and Pakistan use? The recent air battle between India and Pakistan was a turning point in the his ...

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