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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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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End
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Trump’s "Sarcastic" Promises and Uncertainty of Ukraine War End

Monday 17 March 2025
troops and the receipt of weapons by Ukraine during the ceasefire period, determination of the official guarantor of the ceasefire and setting a mechanism for monitoring the ceasefire. The Russian leader stated that he wants these three issues to be resolved before any ceasefire can be agreed. Ukra ...
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Seven Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Dara’a, Southwestern Syria
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Seven Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Dara’a, Southwestern Syria

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
troops are active in the area, with local journalist Omar al-Hariri rejecting Israeli claims of retaliatory fire, stating instead that the attack began with an attempt to arrest local youth. Following the assault, Israeli forces ordered all villagers to evacuate. In addition to the attack in Dara&r ...
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Israeli Strikes Kill 70+ in Gaza, Hit Homes and Tent Camps
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Israeli Strikes Kill 70+ in Gaza, Hit Homes and Tent Camps

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
troops. Gaza’s Health Ministry reports over 51,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 116,000 wounded since Israel began its war on Gaza on October 7, 2023. Although Israel briefly accepted a ceasefire on January 19, it resumed its bombardment on March 18, reigniting widespread destr ...
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Israeli Forces, Settlers Escalate West Bank Violence, Displace More Palestinians
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Israeli Forces, Settlers Escalate West Bank Violence, Displace More Palestinians

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
troops blocked key access points during a raid, part of a broader pattern of escalating crackdowns on Palestinian communities. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinian farmland, particularly in Wadi Qana, where olive trees were uprooted and equipment destroyed. Since Octo ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
troops from Syrian territory, it has never taken any real steps to this end, and even with the fall of President Bashar al-Assad government and the evacuation of some Russian military bases in the northern regions, American forces occupied these bases. Throughout this time, despite the former Syrian ...
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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 ،
troops, adding that the main aim of Gaza operation is release of prisoners held by Hamas since October 7 attack, pressing militarily to advance the negotiations, and weakening Hamas resistance movement. A military source told Israel's Channel 12 that the army is short of about 10,000 troops and ...
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will
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Witkoff’s Gaza Ceasefire Proposal: No Guarantees, No Trust, No Will

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
troops from Gaza, and guarantees for the delivery of humanitarian aid. Witkoff called these demands completely unacceptable and considered them an obstacle to progress on the path to peace, and instead of including the Palestinians’ demands in the terms of the agreement, he presented an update ...
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West Bank Tensions Soar Amid Violent Raids by Israeli Forces and Settlers
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West Bank Tensions Soar Amid Violent Raids by Israeli Forces and Settlers

Sunday 1 June 2025 ،
troops also set up a checkpoint in the area, reportedly firing at civilians and attacking others. In a separate incident, Israeli settlers stormed Deir Dibwan near Ramallah, injuring several Palestinians during confrontations. Further settler violence was reported between Ni’lin and Qibya, wh ...
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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 ،
troops. Tel Aviv sets hopes on criminals  Close partnership of Tel Aviv and the criminal groups in the war-ravaged Gaza shows that 20-month war to destroy Hamas has now reached a deadlock in practice. Actually, the living of Hamas in Gaza has caused Israeli army to consider using criminals ag ...
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?
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Why Are Israeli Casualties in Gaza Rising?

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
troops in Gaza. Journalists covering Gaza military campaign reported that four of the troops were killed in a blast in Gaza. Investigations revealed that the lost personnel in Khan Younis belonged to Maglan and Yahalom units of the army. The Maglan unit, accompanied by engineering forces from the Ya ...

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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.