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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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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024
al-Jolani’s advisors, to monopolize the fatwa-issuing process and, by limiting the role of salafi scholars in the process, it wanted to prevent the possibility of informal and extremist interpretations of Islamic law. Also, there are reports that the HTS supressed the ISIS nuclei and Al-Qaeda ...
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani in 2021 expressed his joy at the establishment of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, the Taliban also congratulated HTS on its victory in Syria, and the Taliban foreign ministry called on the group in a statement to declare a general amnesty and establish an Islamic system. Turkey rol ...
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Can Syria Collapse Scenario Be Applied to Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Can Syria Collapse Scenario Be Applied to Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Monday 16 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani among the Syrian militants, bring all the forces opposing Sana'a to a consensus around him. This figure is Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the youngest son of the former Yemeni dictator and former ambassador of Sana'a to Egypt, who has been active in recent days and went to Cairo on his ...
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Top British Diplomats Hold Talks with Leader of HTS Militant Group in Syria
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Top British Diplomats Hold Talks with Leader of HTS Militant Group in Syria

Tuesday 17 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani, leader of the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and senior British officials in Damascus on Monday. Among the British delegation was Ann Snow, the UK's special envoy to Syria. HTS claimed the discussions focused on the latest developments in Syria. British Foreign Secretary ...
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US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS Leader
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US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS Leader

Saturday 21 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani. This decision came after a US delegation visited Damascus to meet with HTS officials, including Al-Sharaa, to discuss his past involvement with Al-Qaeda. Al-Sharaa, who was designated a terrorist by the US in 2017, was described by Leaf as a pragmatic leader, and the discussions reportedl ...
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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 ،
al-Jolani, with the aim of assessing the group's plan for administration of Syria after fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government. The US Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger D. Carstens, and the US Envoy for Syria Affairs ...
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What Are the Big Obstacles ahead of HTS Ruling Syria?
Analysis

What Are the Big Obstacles ahead of HTS Ruling Syria?

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani, has hectic days being new leader of Syria and almost everyday hosts foreign diplomats and officials. The conditions in Syria are relatively calm, but will this calm last long or is it just the lull before the storm? Everything about Syria future has to do with functions of the Hayat Tahr ...
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths
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Syrian Future Looks Forward to the Rise of Resistance Youths

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani, who now appears with tie and suit in a Western style and media use his original name Ahmad al-Sharaa rather than his nom de guerre, these days hardly leave anybody unsurprised. His promises vary from freedom of dressing for women and respect for religions and minorities to disarmament of ...
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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 ،
al-Jolani, appears in front of cameras and promises respect for democracy, rights of the minorities, and holy shrines while his loyalists are doing vise versa. As predicted, the Alawites were the first minority that fell victim to the violence of the armed groups.  In this connection, on Wedne ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
al-Jolani paves the way for resurgence of ISIS.  For this reason, the Iraqi security delegation headed by the country's intelligence chief recently visited Damascus to remind the new Syrian rulers of Iraq's security red lines.  However, the visit, instructed by Iraqi Prime Minist ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

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