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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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Significance of Reopening Border Crossings for Syria Earthquake Aid Deliveries

Significance of Reopening Border Crossings for Syria Earthquake Aid Deliveries

Thursday 16 February 2023
al-Nusra) over the province, people live in dire straits economically and at the same time are barred by terrorists from moving to government-controlled areas.  Reopening these border crossings allows for access to humanitarian aids and faster visa issuance and easier travel. Bab al-Hawa has b ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Wednesday 31 May 2023 ،
The commander of the Idlib-based terrorist group held a meeting with allies and Westerners to re-brand as an opposition group for a role in Syrian future. Alwaght- After long-time silence and inaction by the terrorist groups controlling Idlib in northeastern Syria, news reports recently published fr ...
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HTS Secret Contacts with Coalition: Will Idlib-based Terror Group Get US as New Boss?

HTS Secret Contacts with Coalition: Will Idlib-based Terror Group Get US as New Boss?

Monday 21 August 2023 ،
al-Nusra, from whose ashes HTS rose, on its terror blacklist, but in the last two years, it has tried to use the power of terrorists to achieve its goals in Syria by getting close to the group's leaders.  In April 2021, James Jeffrey, the former special US envoy to the international coalit ...
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Defenders of the Shrine: Rise of Anti-terror Fighters in Syria

Defenders of the Shrine: Rise of Anti-terror Fighters in Syria

Sunday 30 June 2024 ،
The defenders of shrine were the main force to assist Syrian government beat foreign-backed terrorists. Alwaght- On Sunday, the Iranian city of Mashhad hosted the international congress of resistance and defenders of the shrine.  The congress kicked off with a message from the Supreme Leader A ...
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Syrian and Russian Forces Neutralize 400+ Militants in Aleppo, Idlib

Syrian and Russian Forces Neutralize 400+ Militants in Aleppo, Idlib

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
al-Nusra launched coordinated attacks on Syrian government-held areas in Aleppo and Idlib on November 27, according to Oleg Ignasyuk, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria. “The Syrian Arab Army, supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, is engaged in intense combat,& ...
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Syrian Army Redeploys in Daraa and Sweida, Regaining Control of Homs and Hama

Syrian Army Redeploys in Daraa and Sweida, Regaining Control of Homs and Hama

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
al-Nusra Front fighters have been killed in recent clashes. On Friday, the Syrian Army conducted a special operation in northern Homs, killing dozens of militants and causing widespread panic. A military source denied claims of a Syrian Army withdrawal from the Homs region.
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Who’s Al-Jolani and What’s His Role in Syria Future?

Who’s Al-Jolani and What’s His Role in Syria Future?

Sunday 8 December 2024 ،
al-Nusra Front to Fatah Al-Sham in the same month (July 2016). In 2015, he announced that he did not intend to carry out attacks against the West like ISIS or Al-Qaeda. He said that when he left Al-Qaeda, he did so “to remove the excuses for the international community” to attack his or ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Syria is expected to immerse in a dark period as its new rulers cannot hide for a long time their radicalism. Alwaght- Where is Syria heading? This is a question that is presenting itself in minds of many people these days. On the one hand, the collapse of Bashar al-Assad government in a few days w ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
al-Nusra, is a fundamentalist armed organization that shares many ideological similarities with ISIS. There are indications that the HTS received significant assistance from Turkey in the form of weapons and drones before its offensive. Meanwhile, Turkey’s main ally among the armed rebels is ...
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HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert

HTS not Second Taliban, Air Corridor Transfered Terrorists from Afghanistan to Syria: Expert

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
al-Nusra, etc. jihadist, it must be said that the literature that has been recently used has specific aims. So, we can say that there are two important narratives in this connection:  The first narrative claims that there are ideological, political, and military ties between the Taliban and Ta ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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