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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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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners
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Netanyahu’s Push for Longer War Can Kill More Prisoners

Sunday 29 December 2024
control over the Strip through measures including buffer zones and checkpoints. Hamas has been demanding an end to the war and a complete withdrawal of the occupiers from the Strip. The Netanyahu cabinet has been under pressure from the families of the prisoners every day over the past year, and th ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
control over the armed groups and they are now behaving as they wish. And second, the interim government plan is based on a fake plan and is being done solely to deceive the masses and provide regional and international legitimacy to the new regime, and that the policy of suppressing the minorities ...
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?
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New Syria: Economic Challenges or Opportunities for Turkey?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
controlled by US-backed militias that are off the control of the central government. This means that Syria does not have a national energy sector in which all parties have a common economic interest. It is also unrealistic to be optimistic about large-scale foreign investment in Syria, which Turkis ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
control, but if the situation in eastern Syria worsens under certain scenarios, especially if ISIS elements who are in the prisons of the Syrian Democratic Forces in eastern Syria are released, they may go to the desert to rebuild their power, which will be a serious threat and will provoke ISIS sle ...
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria

Sunday 5 January 2025 ،
controls large parts of Syria’s northeast, including areas captured from ISIS, such as Raqqa. The conflict reflects broader geopolitical tensions, with Turkey viewing the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organization. Turkish Pres ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
control of the facility and remained there until al-Assad was overthrown. It is not yet clear whether the new equipment and facilities sent by the US military have been sent to Kobani to rebuild the base. However, various reasons and motivations for increasing Washington's military presence in ...
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Israeli Media Criticize Gaza Agreement, Calling it a Victory for Hamas
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Israeli Media Criticize Gaza Agreement, Calling it a Victory for Hamas

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
control over the territory. Israeli media have characterized the Gaza ceasefire agreement, announced last night between the Israeli regime and the Hamas movement, as a victory for Palestinian resistance. They argue that Hamas has achieved its primary objectives of maintaining control over Gaza and ...
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IRGC calls Gaza Truce a ‘Devastating Defeat’ for Israel and a Major Victory for Palestinians
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IRGC calls Gaza Truce a ‘Devastating Defeat’ for Israel and a Major Victory for Palestinians

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
control over Gaza. Despite the ceasefire, tensions remain high. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly delayed a cabinet vote on the deal, which includes provisions for the return of Palestinians displaced by Israeli forces. The IRGC warned that the Israeli government, backed by the US and ...
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal
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Netanyahu: Gaza War to Continue Despite Truce Deal

Sunday 19 January 2025 ،
control over humanitarian aid flow. Smotrich reportedly agreed to the deal after receiving guarantees from Netanyahu, though he had earlier threatened to resign if a full-scale war was not resumed after the first phase of the ceasefire. The ceasefire plan involves three phases, beginning with the r ...
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Outlook of Ansarullah-Israel Confrontation after Gaza Ceasefire
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Outlook of Ansarullah-Israel Confrontation after Gaza Ceasefire

Monday 20 January 2025 ،
controller to project power and easily conduct operations in the waterway. The airstrip could also help transport commercial cargo and energy to Europe through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, which have been reduced by half due to attacks from Yemen.  If Israel can sieze control of this isla ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures