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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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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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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
militants under the command of al-Jolani are engaged in bloody repression of the opposition, especially minorities, and on the other hand, the lack of trust among ethnic and religious minorities in al-Jolani’s promises and slogans has caused even the US Secretary of State to see the prospects ...
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
militants of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and local tribal militias, especially those of Haraki tribe. The development not only drew security concerns in the autonomous region, but also set off the alarm bells about tribal divergence, erosion of the local government, and possibility of centr ...
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?
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Fishing in Troubled Waters: What Does Tel Aviv Want in Southern Syria?

Wednesday 16 July 2025 ،
militants loyal to the government of Damascus for the past three days. The clashes began after the kidnapping of a Druze vendor and escalated into a battle between the Druze, Bedouin tribes, and the Syrian army, and Israel’s intervention in this internal Syrian issue further compounded the sit ...
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice
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As Syria Sinks in Crisis again, Re-embracing Spirit of Resistance Looks Only Working Choice

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
militants through overt and covert support and in the period after the fall of the al-Assad government have supported the new rulers in Damascus in various ways, have now stepped aside in the front of the Israeli war machine in Syria. For these countries, al-Jolani government has acted not as a str ...
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
Analysis

Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
militants in the Alawite-majority provinces of Daraa and Latakia three months ago. Although U.S. President Donald Trump praised the new Syrian ruler as an “attractive, tough guy,” and the European Union quickly de-isolated Syria under al-Sharaa, the escalated clashes in the predominantl ...
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Terrorist Attack on Courthouse in Southeast Iran Leaves Six Dead, 22 Injured
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Terrorist Attack on Courthouse in Southeast Iran Leaves Six Dead, 22 Injured

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
militants, killing some of their top operatives.
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Qalibaf Claims Israel Is Waging Economic and Psychological Warfare Against Iran
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Qalibaf Claims Israel Is Waging Economic and Psychological Warfare Against Iran

Sunday 27 July 2025 ،
militants on a courthouse in Zahedan, which targeted innocent civilians, including women and children. He framed the attack as retaliation against Iranian unity and resistance to foreign aggression. Highlighting Iran’s commitment to security, Qalibaf affirmed that Iranian forces decisively re ...
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence

Thursday 31 July 2025 ،
militants. Disturbing footage has emerged showing HTS fighters executing unarmed civilians, including the Arnous family and a water well guard, while shouting sectarian slurs—suggesting targeted killings meant to inflame religious tensions. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that ov ...

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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.