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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 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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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
Analysis

What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
al-Jolani, who has recently been appointed by an allied military council as president of Syria for transitional period, on Sunday visited Saudi Arabia along with his Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Upong his arrival in Riyadh, al-Sharaa was received by Mohammed Abdel Rahman, the deputy emir of ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
Analysis

HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
al-Jolani has repeatedly claimed that the armed groups under his command do not pose threat to neighboring countries. However, the experience of the past two months has shown that these groups not only are not seeking to establish order and security in Syria and provide security on the common border ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
al-Jolani, the former militia commander and current interim president of Syria. According to claims by the interim government officials, the security tensions erupted on Friday after two members of the internal security forces were killed by Druze gunmen in Jaramana. The security officials called o ...
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
al-Jolani forces. Alwaght- Syria is witnessing its worset days. Since last week, parts of southern Syria have been theater to unrest that has now encompassed the western line and coast of Syria. A Syria war observer told Aljazeera that the clashes between the new Syrian forces and armed groups loyal ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
Analysis

Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
al-Jolani in Syria to execute their ambitious plans. Receiving HTS leaders in regional meetings (such as the presence of al-Jolani in the Arab League meeting and Asaad al-Shaibani, the interim government's foreign minister, in the Jordan meeting) would mean changing the group's status from ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
al-Jolani fails to act on his promises and his forces are massacring minorities. Alwaght- Armed clashes between the opponents of al-Jolani rule and the HTS groups in Syria's costal regions have winded down after two days, but the exchange of fire and partisan operations against the HTS forces co ...
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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
Analysis

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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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution