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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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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025
military, and diplomatic support during this sensitive period can rapidly translate into economic and trade cooperation. The AES alliance now spans approximately 2.7 million square kilometers with a population of around 80 million. The withdrawal of Western capital and companies, coupled with the un ...
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?
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Iran’s Missile Drills: An Exercise or Strategic Warning?

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
military think tanks: Iran’s missile structure is not centralized, but rather networked, layered, and designed around the principle of survivability. Under such conditions, any attempt at a preemptive strike would be met with operational complexity and unpredictable costs, especially as these ...
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean
Analysis

Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
military cooperation with the Mediterranean countries. According to the statement released by the PM office, Netanyahu and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis first held a bilateral and then attended a broader tripartite meeting attended also by the foreign ministers of the three sides. Neta ...
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Carries Out Extensive Drills in Tehran Province
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Carries Out Extensive Drills in Tehran Province

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
military drills, named “Towards Holy Quds,” in various regions throughout Tehran Province ALWAGHT- The IRGC carried out extensive military drills, named “Towards Holy Quds,” in various regions throughout Tehran Province. The deputy commander of the IRGC’s Tharallah Headquarters in ...
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?
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How’s Southern Libya Become a Focal Point in New Russian Strategy?

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
military bases in Russia, field evidence and security reports suggest that Russia, along with minimally reestablishing itself in Syria, is working in a targeted way to build an alternative strategic and supplementary platform in southern Libya. Concerns about Syria future and activating Libya optio ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
military incursion into Syria, ultimately halted only by the expulsion of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan from Syria. A decade later, with Bashar al-Assad and Erdogan in power, relations between the two countries changed dramatically. Joint economic and political cooperation took shape and expa ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
military and security positions in Hadhramaut. This included retaking of the city's international airport. Arrangements are underway [for the STC] to hand over the bases and state institutions in Al-Mahrah province to the National Shield Forces, he further stated.  This comes while Genera ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
military hub in Iraq that will best fit its new strategies. Alwaght- The occasional US military moves in Iraq, especially amid critical regional developments, have always made news headlines and fed various political speculations. In recent days, the US once again made an important new change to the ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
military hospital in Kabul in November 2021 left 25 dead and 50 wounded. Additionally, a bombing at the Faizabad mosque in Badakhshan province in June 2023 resulted in 19 deaths and 38 injuries, while a suicide bombing in Kunduz in February 2025 left at least 5 dead and 7 injured. These attacks illu ...
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
military cooperation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Somalia in Riyadh only a few weeks after a similar Somalian agreement with Qatar is not a simple bilateral development in defense relations. Rather, it is a sign of entry of Somalian case into a fresh phase of geopolitical competitions in Horn ...

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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.