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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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Israel Holding Close Bonds with ISIS Gangsters and Looters in Gaza

Israel Holding Close Bonds with ISIS Gangsters and Looters in Gaza

Wednesday 27 November 2024
army has withdrawn. Local Palestinian reporters confirmed this, saying that the looting groups have obtained their weapons in this way. The Israeli regime is also suspected of directly arming gang leaders. In March, the Israeli army announced that it was considering arming Hamas’s rival tribe ...
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Iran Calls Syria’s Terrorism Resurgence an ‘American-Zionist Plot’ After Lebanon Failure

Iran Calls Syria’s Terrorism Resurgence an ‘American-Zionist Plot’ After Lebanon Failure

Saturday 30 November 2024 ،
army. With the help of its allies, Damascus successfully reversed the tide of terrorism, defeating ISIS by 2017. Sabbagh reported on the situation in northern Syria, noting that Syrian forces are resolutely confronting terrorist aggression. Recent attacks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants led ...
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024 ،
army brigades and two Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) brigades to the border with Syria. The PMF, a voluntary force, was formed in opposition to the ISIS rise in 2014 following a fatwa by Grand Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani.  Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit Muhammad al-Abbasi, ...
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IRGC: Syrian Army, Resistance to Make Israel Regret Atrocities

IRGC: Syrian Army, Resistance to Make Israel Regret Atrocities

Monday 2 December 2024 ،
ISIS and other Takfiri groups. Naeini accused these groups of aiming to weaken the Axis of Resistance by creating new fronts, particularly targeting Syria as a critical resistance component. He asserted that Israel seeks to offset its defeats against Hezbollah and Gaza’s resistance forces by ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
army.  In this regard, the Iraqi PM, in a meeting with Araqchi, reiterated Baghdad's position of support for Damascus, adding: Iraq's official and consistent position is to support the unity, security and stability of Syria, and we emphasize the importance of respecting Syria's sov ...
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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 ،
army and its allies and after recapture of the city of Aleppo in July 2016, al-Jolani attempted to remove the group from the UN's terror blacklist and attract foreign support in competition with other opposition groups, all of whom had moved to Idlib, by changing the name of the al-Nusra Front t ...
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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 ،
ISIS nuclei and Al-Qaeda loyalists like Sami al-Uraidi, Abu Faroq al-Shami, Abu Jalibab al-Ardouni, and others affiliated with an organization dubbed Guardians of Religion and highlighted and promoted less radical figures like Abu Shoayb al-Masri, Abu Yaghdan al-Masri, Abu Alfath al-Farghali, Abu Ha ...
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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 ،
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 a group called the Syrian National Army (SNA), which, despite its Syrian name, is a fully Turkis ...
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Iraq Warns of ISIS Revival as Syrian Weapons Reach Militants

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

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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