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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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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
invasion of Gaza in October 2023, Washington has temporarily deployed thousands of additional troops to the region. The largest US base in West Asia is located in Qatar, known as Al-Udeid Air Base, built in 1996. Other countries where the US has military presence include Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arab ...
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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 ،
invasion of southern Lebanon for occupation, and the prior operations like pager and walkie-talkie explosions damaged the pro-Hezbollah community inside Lebanon. Also, the martyrdom of four senior Hezbollah commanders and the painful blow that led to the martyrdom of Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah and his ...
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel
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Trump Removes Restriction on Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
invasion of Rafah, a critical border city housing the Rafah Crossing. Rumors of the ban being overturned began circulating as early as July 2024, leading to significant tension between the US and Israel. The decision to block the shipment caused what was described as the most significant crisis in ...
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps
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Trump’s War on Intl. Structures Draws International Backlash, Home Gaps

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
Trump sanctioned ICC court in a move that will cost the country’s image heavily at home and abroad. Alwaght- The American President Donald Trump who since his inauguration issued several controversial executive orders against countries and international organizations, on Thursday signed into law san ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
invasion of Iraq in 2003 has failed to secure the American interests. The US initially took advantage of ISIS rise in Syria and Iraq to justify its military presence in these two countries, but the PMF played a key role in defeat of the terrorists, and in the next years after declaration of ISIS ob ...
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Signs of Failure of Newest US Aggression on Yemen
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Signs of Failure of Newest US Aggression on Yemen

Saturday 5 April 2025 ،
invasion would last “a few days or weeks”, but after numerous setbacks, it avoided stating a specific time frame. In addition, the disclosure of documents and correspondence about the plans for this invasion, through American publications, has created a new security scandal for the Trump ...
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Hungary Rolls Out Blood Red Carpet to Gaza Butcher
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Hungary Rolls Out Blood Red Carpet to Gaza Butcher

Sunday 6 April 2025 ،
invasion of Gaza began, the official positions of the Orbán government were completely aligned with the Israeli genocide, and while most European countries have protested the aggression, at least ostensibly, Hungary has systematically refused to issue any statement of condemnation. Even the H ...
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?
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Taliban No More on Russian Terror List: What’s Kremlin Seeking?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
invasion of Afghanistan began in 2001, there were signs of the Taliban's rapprochement with Russia, including Sergei Ivanov, the then head of the Russian presidential administration, later revealing in an interview with the BBC that Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban, had suggested ...
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?
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What Crises Are Plaguing Israeli Army as War Continues?

Monday 5 May 2025 ،
invasion and during the deployment of the 13th and 51st battalions in the Gaza Strip. According to this report, two-thirds of the Israeli casualties in this war were from the regular military forces and the rest were from reserve soldiers. Casualties of other units of the Israeli army: Givati Bri ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
invasion of Kuwait in 1990. After American invasion of Iraq in 2003, some cities and regions in northern Iraq became strongholds of the PKK. The Turkish army until 2013 penetrated Iraq's depth, setting up over 30 military bases and posts on the Iraqi soil. These bases are illegal and have drawn ...

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