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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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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation
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Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb: Two Chokepoints, One Equation

Saturday 12 September 2026
troops, particularly the so-called National Resistance led by Tariq Saleh, nephew of former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, and reinforced and consolidated their position in the coastal area overlooking the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Mocha sits roughly 75 kilometers (47 miles) north of Bab-el-Mandeb, which ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
troops in Taiz, Marib, al-Jawf, al-Bayda and Lahj. The heaviest combat was reported Saturday in the southwestern provinces of Taiz and Lahj. According to Arab News, fierce battles between the two sides raged for a fourth consecutive day around a strategic mountain in al-Madharibah, al-Arah and al-W ...
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
troops whose deaths in Iran's post-war retaliation had been specifically reported. 6. Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar The New York Times reported on March 3 that satellite imagery showed damage to a satellite communications center at Al Udeid. The imagery indicated the destruction of a structure ring ...
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA
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Trump’s War against the World at UNGA

Wednesday 23 September 2026 ،
troops to be investigated or tried by such an institution. On the war in Ukraine, the US president said he is in contact with Russian and Ukrainian leaders and vowed to bring the conflict to an end. His speech, however, offered no concrete details on how such a deal would be reached. Election spee ...
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert
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US Military Withdrawal not End of US Iraq Presence, Iran Needs Long-term Iraq Strategy: Expert

Saturday 3 October 2026 ،
troops, and even as the occupiers were pulling out of Iraq, the Americans were afraid of being attacked by resistance forces. Afghahi described the 2011 withdrawal as a serious defeat for the US, saying that when the Americans entered Iraq and Baghdad fell in 2003, Donald Rumsfeld, the US defense s ...
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios
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Post-Withdrawal US Security Strategy in Iraq: Five Scenarios

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
troops leave; whether Washington can sustain a bilateral defense relationship and keep backing the Iraqi government. Alina Romanowski, a former US ambassador to Iraq, has likewise warned that a troop withdrawal must not be mistaken for abandoning Iraqi partners. First scenario: maintaining military ...
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq
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US Ouster from Iraq Prelude to Its Expulsion from the Region: Former Iranian Amb. to Iraq

Monday 5 October 2026 ،
troops does not necessarily bring security. Kazemi Qomi, speaking on regional developments, noted that Saudi Arabia is pursuing various forms of engagement with US forces while simultaneously entering a new security pact known as the Mecca Pact, a development he called meaningful. He continued tha ...
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IOF Forces, Settlers Attack Burqa Olive Harvest, Kill Palestinian Farmer
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IOF Forces, Settlers Attack Burqa Olive Harvest, Kill Palestinian Farmer

Wednesday 7 October 2026 ،
troops and settlers targeted Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest in Burqa, northwest of Nablus, killing Ali al-Bazari and injuring 16 others ALWAGHT- Israeli troops and settlers targeted Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest in Burqa, northwest of Nablus, killing Ali al-Bazari and in ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
troops were killed and wounded, and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians lost their lives. But the final outcome was neither dominance over Baghdad nor cementing an American-aligned order. On the contrary, it was the Islamic resistance in Iraq that won and transformed the power equations totally ...
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed
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White House War Cover-up Suggests Trump is Empty-handed

Monday 12 October 2026 ،
troops. In its latest database update, the Pentagon put the death toll from operations against Iran at 21 and said 865 US service members have been wounded since the war began. Even so, doubts remain widespread in the media and among American politicians about how the Defense Department is reporting ...

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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.