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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament

Saturday 15 November 2025
international issues. Al-Sudani top hopeful for PM post As the SCF secure the largest number of seats, now the next step is picking a PM and president. Achieving this aims requires a consensus among political currents. Commenting on the competition for the PM post, Hanizadeh held: Based on the cu ...
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What’s Driven Public Trust in Resistance Factions in Iraq Vote?
Analysis

What’s Driven Public Trust in Resistance Factions in Iraq Vote?

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
international efforts to suppress the vote turnout rate, turnout surged by 14 percentage points. This surge signals a public making calculated choices based on observed performance, not propaganda. Voters cast their ballots based on a real-world assessment of the resistance factions' governance ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
international pressures, economic sanctions, concerns about internal instability in the Taliban government, and increase in the threat of terrorism and insecurity on the shared borders. All these left the Pakistani foreign policy facing complex equations. Second part: Pakistan-Taliban ties during o ...
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert
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Iraq Resistance Gained further Weight, US Failed Despite $2b Spending in Vote: Expert

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
international— and its seats have increased to 90, up from the 30 seats in the current parliament. The leading faction of Iraqi resistance, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq led by Qais al-Khazali, as a coalition secured more seats. The faction alone gained 27 seats, up from the previous 18 seats. He noted th ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
international roots.  
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
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Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline

Wednesday 10 December 2025 ،
international order. It is an order in which such concepts as American hegemonic order and Pax Americana (American peace) are more than any other time being questioned. From the end of the Cold War to the first decade of the 2000s, the US managed to establish itself as dominant power in the global ...
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
internationally recognized government” and violate power-sharing agreements. The PLC as a whole also issued a statement, firmly rejecting any unilateral actions or military movements outside the framework of national consensus and governing political agreements. It labeled the recent developm ...
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?
Analysis

How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
international customer.” The statement very soon provoked speculations about the UAE being the purchaser and a few days later Israeli media confirmed Abu Dhabi as the side of the military deal. What does the deal contain and why are details kept in shadows? Newly released information reveal ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
Analysis

What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
international coalition, expanded their control over vast areas of northern Syria. Seeing the YPG as a terrorist threat because of its affiliation with the PKK, Erdogan was extremely worried about rise of a powerful Kurdish force and its consequences on the southern Turkish borders. That was why in ...
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
Analysis

Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Friday 2 January 2026 ،
international community are in a point where many call a historic juncture, a point where the old orders are eroding and new power models are being born. In such juncture, re-reading the transformation General Solemani caused to the regional and trans-regional equations is not just a historical remi ...

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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.