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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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Intense Fighting Resumes Between SDF and Syrian Army in Aleppo
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Intense Fighting Resumes Between SDF and Syrian Army in Aleppo

Monday 19 May 2025
army troops engaged in clashes with Kurdish SDF units near the Tishreen Dam in Aleppo governorate ALWAGHT- Despite a recent ceasefire agreement, Syrian army troops engaged in clashes with Kurdish SDF units near the Tishreen Dam in Aleppo governorate. Clashes erupted overnight between Syrian army fo ...
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas

Friday 6 June 2025 ،
army has since weeks ago began arming local groups to challenge Hamas, describing them armed clans. Arming criminal groups is part of Tel Aviv’s organized policies and efforts to counter Hamas, Israeli media claimed. The measures are approved by Netanyahu without knowledge of the cabinet or a ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
army, a move seen as carrying long-term threats to region. Alwaght- In one of the most controversial developments after rise to power in Syria of armed groups, reports talk about the US green light to integration of some foreign militants in the military and security structure under leadership of Ab ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
ISIS terrorist group during the 2014 genocide in Sinjar, Iraq. Terrorists in commander posts  The HTS-led new security forces of Syria have integrated in the new security structure of the country radical armed groups like Uyghurs of the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) and Syrian Turkmen from th ...
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt

Thursday 12 June 2025 ،
army service. In this connection, the Al-Sabil news outlet in a report on the issue wrote that the attempt to simulate the Rapid Support Forces militias and their gangs from Darfur, Sudan, and transfer them to the Gaza Strip has become more obvious than ever after the activation of the looting gang ...
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
army spokesman Sabah al-Numan said in a statement. But the positions of the resistance groups were much harsher. Kata’ib Hezbollah, for example, declared: “We are closely monitoring the movements of the American enemy in the region, and if Washington intervenes in the war, we will immed ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
army and police, ensuring Iraq’s independence and non-subordination, working diligently for reforms and holding the corrupt accountable, and what is hidden is greater.” Many observers believe that al-Sadr is consciously or unconsciously playing into the scenario whose ultimate goal is t ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
army and PKK forces in border areas will lead to greater stability in southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and even the Kurdish areas of Syria. Over the past decade, Ankara has established a large military presence in northern Iraq and Syria, relying on the PKK threat excuse, and with the reduction ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon

Tuesday 22 July 2025 ،
army, but rather to pave the way for Israel’s domination of southern Lebanon. In Iraq, the PMF are the main players in Iraq’s political and security structure. They not only succeeded in fighting the ISIS terrorist group, but also, by using their broad social base and the support of Shi ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
army). This force could support the ministry of interior in internal security crises and the ministry of defense in external threats, and would be subject to the same military laws and regulations as the army and police. However, it seems unlikely that the SCF will support the plan as it would requi ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.