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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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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025
militants. A number of aggressors were killed, reports added. The tribes also shot down a drone operated by the HTS.  The Lebanese army deployed soldiers and equipment to Ghald Al-Sabee in Hermel heights to check HTS incursions.  Brigadier General Hussein Qadr, a senior commander of the ...
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Israeli Plan for West Bank Annexation Quietly Underway
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Israeli Plan for West Bank Annexation Quietly Underway

Wednesday 12 February 2025 ،
militants, but opened fire on civilians, women and children, and blew up houses to press residents to evacuate. The Israeli rights organization, B'Tselem, in an X post said that Israel continues its all-out war on the Palestinian people. Since Gaza ceasefire began, the West Bank has been burnin ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
militants are active in multiple regions of Syria, with nearly half of their weaponry allegedly sourced from the US, raising concerns about secret arms supplies. Following the fall of Assad’s government, armed groups, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), captured Damascus, enabling Israel to se ...
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Iraq Expresses Concerns to Syria Regarding Security Threats from ISIS Remnants
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Iraq Expresses Concerns to Syria Regarding Security Threats from ISIS Remnants

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
militants operate freely in many parts of Syria, while US occupation forces have not taken action to eliminate them.
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
militants in the region for a long time, which is a high-risk management policy. This policy, according to him, has brought Iran some success, but it has cost more to maintain these successes. To maintain its successes and victories in Iraq and Syria, Iran had to spend more. He further claimed that ...
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HTS Militants from Syria Enter Lebanese Town and Loot Homes
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HTS Militants from Syria Enter Lebanese Town and Loot Homes

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
militants entered the Lebanese town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali after a ceasefire was declared, with reports confirming that Lebanese Army forces have not yet reached the area where the militants are present. The attack on the town in Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel district resulted in at least seven dea ...
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Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution
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Israel Carries Out Fresh Attacks on Syrian Bases Despite EU Caution

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
militants. Despite a ceasefire, Israel has also continued striking targets in Lebanon, with both sides accusing each other of violating the truce.
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams
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Stab in the Back: Allies Turning Syria into Graveyard of Erdogan’s Dreams

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
militants, led by the HTS, have not posed any threat to Israel after taking control of Damascus. Even when the Israeli army destroyed the entire military and logistical infrastructure of the former Syrian army and advanced to less than 20 kilometers from Damascus, no effective military action was ta ...
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
militants, the Nation's Shield Forces , and other Saudi-affiliated factions in the ground operation is slim. Therefore, only the UAE remains a potential party to this operation, possibly helping indirectly.  On the other hand, Yemen has mountainous terrain and densely populated urban areas ...
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Sudan Civil War after Two Years:New Military Equations and Scenarios
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Sudan Civil War after Two Years:New Military Equations and Scenarios

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
militants from their last base in the Al-Salihiya area southwest of Omdurman, which was considered a strategic location for the militia. The states of Sennar and Al Jazirah are also among the areas under the control of the Sudanese army. Areas under control of the RSF militias: Despite their retrea ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

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