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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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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria
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Israel and HTS: Two Blades of the Same Sword Tearing Apart Syria

Monday 5 May 2025
militants. The recent clashes followed the publication on social media of an audio file containing insults to the Prophet Muhammad and attributed to a prominent Druze figure, which has fueled public anger. As the clashes escalated, in a major development, the Druze-majority Sweida Military Council ...
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?
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Trading Fire: Are India and Pakistan Going to Full-scale War?

Thursday 8 May 2025 ،
militants to inflame insecurity and separatism, especially since the first Kashmir rebellion in the 1990s. However, Islamabad rejects the claims, saying that it only supports diplomatically and spiritually the Kashmiris that seek autonomy.  In recent years India's Modi has sought to establ ...
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?
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How Can India-Pakistan War Impact Central Asia?

Saturday 10 May 2025 ،
militants in Afghanistan may be encouraged to joint fight against India beside Pakistan militias like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohamned, and others.  Therefore, instability is expected to spill over from Afghanistan into Central Asia, particularly Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, where, with the pre ...
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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 ،
militants. Now a question presents itself: Will Turkey continue its military operations in Iraq's north after the PKK dissolution? Where in Iraq is PKK active? According to Arab sources, the PKK in Iraq is active in an area of over 4,000 square kilometers. Since 1984, small groups of PKK emerg ...
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West
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India-Pakistan War Showcased China’s Arms Power against West

Saturday 17 May 2025 ،
militants from entering Kashmir. India's Falcon radar system, codenamed EL/W 2090, uses an active phased array system, and its Israeli manufacturer claimed that this system, with a detection range of 400 kilometers and 360-degree coverage, is one of the most advanced models in its class globall ...
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Netanyahu Confirms Israel Has Supplied Arms to Gaza Militants Tied to ISIS
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Netanyahu Confirms Israel Has Supplied Arms to Gaza Militants Tied to ISIS

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government has supported and armed an ISIS-linked group in the besieged Gaza Strip to weaken Hamas ALWAGHT- In a controversial statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government has supported and armed an IS ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
militants in the military and security structure under leadership of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani as the leader of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the interim president of New Syria. The decision comes as many of these fighters have records of membership in such terror groups as ISIS, Al-Nusra Front, a ...
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Israel Drones Hamas Fighters in Gaza During ISIS-linked Rescue Op
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Israel Drones Hamas Fighters in Gaza During ISIS-linked Rescue Op

Tuesday 10 June 2025 ،
militants linked to ISIS in the territory ALWAGHT- Israeli forces conducted an airstrike against Hamas operatives in Gaza as they were reportedly preparing to attack militants linked to ISIS in the territory. Clashes erupted in Gaza late Monday between Hamas fighters and members of the Abu Shabab g ...
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?
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From Kidnapping Women to Massacring Alawites: Who Are New Syrian Military Forces?

Wednesday 11 June 2025 ،
militants, are committing crimes against minorities. Alwaght- Alawites in Syria are still under the pressure of the interim government. Recently published images of a mass grave of the Alawites in Homs suburbs have brought the state of this minority in media spotlight. Also, reports said that the mi ...
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt
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Infiltrating Sinai: New Israeli Strategy in Gaza Sounds the Alarm to Egypt

Thursday 12 June 2025 ،
militants could become a conduit for infiltration and escalation of tensions between Egypt and Tel Aviv. Therefore, Tel Aviv's security project in Gaza is only a cover for a much larger plan whose ultimate goal is to dominate the Sinai Desert, and which has been repeatedly proposed in the form o ...

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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.