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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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Iraq Warns of ISIS Revival as Syrian Weapons Reach Militants
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Iraq Warns of ISIS Revival as Syrian Weapons Reach Militants

Saturday 21 December 2024
army. This development has enabled the terror group to expand its territorial control, posing serious regional security risks. Hussein also expressed concerns about ISIS militants escaping prisons and worsening conditions in Syria's Al-Hol Camp, stressing that these factors could directly impact ...
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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 ،
army. Since this takfiri organization does not believe in any rule or government other than its alleged caliphate, if it gains power, it can sink the region into a serious crisis. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized during his recent visit to the region that Washington and its allie ...
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
army is ready to confront any internal and external danger. He also maintained that society can be governed with social peace, and the people’s voices must be heared before people’s anger turns into tension. Therefore, it is evident that his meeting a week after the fall of al-Assad with ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
army forces in recent days has increased possibility of a new battle between the government and Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakostan (TTP) and consequently new insecurity in the country. As the clashes unfold, media report clashes in Kurram region of Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa province. Reports said that 80 were ki ...
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What Are the Big Obstacles ahead of HTS Ruling Syria?
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What Are the Big Obstacles ahead of HTS Ruling Syria?

Friday 27 December 2024 ،
army  The new rulers of Syria now have no choice but to form a new regular army, but there is no guarantee the armed groups will lay down arms. Apart from the fact that some HTS branches may separate their ways from al-Jolani given their view gaps with him, they will possibly keep their arms a ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
army for Iraq to permanently get rid of terrorist groups, added the military expert.  Iraq needs international help to counter terrorist groups that pose serious threes also to the international peace and security. However, during ISIS activities from 2014 to 2017, the US,despite its showy ant ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
army chief Aoun, a relatively moderate figure. Aoun accepts Hezbollah conditions Mr Afghahi commented on Hezbollah's condition for green light to Aoun, saying that in the first round of elections in the Lebanese parliament, Aoun did not secure majority and the reason was that the Shiite coalit ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
army has established and practically occupied large areas of northern Iraq and Syria over the past decade, posing a major challenge to Ankara-Erbil relations. In October 2014, Barzani led an initiative to unite the ranks of the Kurds in Syria, and Duhok city in northern Iraq hosted several meetings ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
army chief General Asim Munir during which the two sides discussed the latest developments in bilateral cooperation as well as important regional and international issues. Asim Munir, while welcoming the top Iranian general and the accompanying delegation, emphasized that: This visit has taken plac ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
army.  Pressures and challenges  The Iraqi government is constantly under international and regional pressures to dissolve the PMF or integrate them into the security ministries. For example, in October, during a meeting of the UN envoy to Iraq Mohammad al-Hassam with Ayatollah al-Sistan ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures