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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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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026
air-defense systems so the region can defend itself. Clues rejecting claims by Kurdistan officials According to some reports, the KRG was not given advance notice of the redeployment, a sign of just how fast and closely held the operation was. The initial landing of several heavy military transpor ...
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?
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Renewed US-Iran Confrontation: Is the White House Prepared for War?

Wednesday 2 September 2026 ،
airs. Tension and the specter of confrontation have once again encompassed the region, raising an urgent question: Are Tehran and Washington on the brink of yet another wider war? Iran's swift response Iran had repeatedly warned it would deliver a crushing response to any enemy aggression, and ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
air defense pact that was signed on Saturday between Israeli regime and Greece for $3 billion is not just a trade deal. According to it, for the first time, the Israelis will deliver a full and unified air defense system to another country. The system is, according to the Israeli defense ministry, i ...
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No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan
Analysis

No More Security for the US: Goals and Messages of Iran’s Attack on Titin Base in Jordan

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
air-defense systems, or scale back its air and logistics operations, then even without inflicting major damage on Camp Titin, the operation will have achieved a significant operational impact. Bond of Titin strike with Persian Gulf war The more important issue is the coincidence of the attack with ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
air base in Iraq's Kurdistan region and they are slated to evacuate by September 30. The high-alert status at the Harir Air Base near Erbil has been lifted for the first time in days, with crews now clearing debris from an aerial surveillance balloon used as an early-warning system, according t ...
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026 ،
airport. The fragile balance Riyadh had sought to maintain, keeping Yemen’s vital economic arteries under its thumb and sustaining unlimited pressure on Sana'a, collapsed overnight. After a high-level Sana'a delegation attended the funeral of the Islamic Revolution’s martyred lea ...
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?
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Possible Syria Membership to Mecca Pact: What Are Its Geopolitical Challenges and Motivations?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
airbase are the latest sign of Tel Aviv's willingness to use military force to push Syria back from security cooperation measures Damascus deems in its own interest. Beyond Israel's overt concerns over Turkey's actions in Syria, the Israelis have voiced anxiety about Pakistan's growi ...
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle
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Mecca Attack amid War of Narratives: Three Clues to Settle the Riddle

Saturday 19 September 2026 ،
air defense downed a Yemeni drone before it could penetrate the Mecca airspace. Yemen's Ansarullah movement strongly rejected the Saudi allegation of its link to the drone. Ansarullah's Political Office member Hizam al-Assad said that the claims about attacking Mecca is a repeated lie alrea ...
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Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage
Analysis

Atlantic Gap in the Final Stage

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
aircraft, ships, and indeed tens of military personnel from Europe. The move would amount to a reduction of roughly one-third of US forces stationed on the continent, or nearly 25,000 troops, though some accounts suggest the figure could rise to as many as 40,000. General Alexus Grynkewich, command ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
air defense, and rapid action.  The funding issue could turn into the project’s single biggest vulnerability. Building a unified military requires regular salaries, equipment, ammunition, training and infrastructure. A structure that has until now covered part of its costs through foreig ...

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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.