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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?
Analysis

What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025
al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa.  According to Arab media outlets, including Al-Mayadeen, security forces and militias affiliated with HTS are carrying out widespread raids and using heavy weapons on cities and villages in coastal areas, killing and ethnically cleansing the Alawite ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
al-Jolani, the former terrorist ringleader and current interim president of new Syrian government, has repeatedly claimed that the groups under his command pose no threat to neighboring countries. However, the experience of the past three months has shown that these groups not only are not seeking t ...
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest

Friday 28 March 2025 ،
al-Jolani who have set their eyes on Turkish support to strengthen pillars of their rule are now severely concerned about the unrest in Turkey. Given the interwoven relations of the HTS and Ankara, we are investigating the impacts of the massive protests in Turkey on the political and economic condi ...
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa, which has led Tel Aviv to address this concern by supporting Russia's military presence in Syria.  Turkey is seeking to broaden its influence in a variety of ways in Syria, most important of which is security and military presence through agreem ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa, in his fourth foreign trip visited the UAE along with his Foreign Minister Assad al-Sheybani. Al-Jolani, who has recently named himself the president of the transition period without any election following a controversial new constitutional statement, is ...
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
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Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
al-Jolani). The photo, which was not supposed to be published, worked like a bombshell in the Iraqi media and political arenas, leaving the government of al-Sudani face to face with a big challenge with the pro-government parliamentary factions. Citing government sources, media outlets have announc ...
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
al-Jolani. The news was not reported at the time in Iraqi media until it was revealed by Syrian media outlets. The same happened with a recent meeting of the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani and al-Sharaa in Doha, Qatar. The news was kept secret for two days, until Syrian media publishe ...
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Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?
Analysis

Why’s Jordan Banned MB after 8 Decades of Activity?

Sunday 27 April 2025 ،
al-Jolani, Jordanian government grew concerned that the MB, who have close ties to new rulers of Damascus and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, may act against the Amman monarchy. 
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
al-Jolani, has stepped up his foreign visits for this aim and to garner foreign economic support for the struggling national economy, some reports have talked about the readiness of new rulers of Damascus to give in to the American conditions and demands in return for sanctions relief. On Saturday, ...
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
al-Jolani, is seeking to solidify the dominance of the new government across Syria and so the independence of religious minorities like the Druze can pose a barrier to this aim.  Some reports said that the Druze want relative autonomy or at least the preservation of their cultural-religious id ...

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