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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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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall
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Syria a Year after al-Assad Fall

Friday 12 December 2025
new government took the power in Damascus still many regions are suffering from structural crisis and devastation of infrastructure. In a speech at Umayyad Mosque marking his first year in power, interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa reiterated his promise of reconstruction of the country to all ...
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
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Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
new developments take place, observers give some reasons for them being pessimistic about the survival of the leadership council, including deep-seated fundamental disputes in the body of the council. Since the outset, the inconsistent composition signaled the fragility of the Riyadh Agreement, with ...
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
new prime minister and president posts, some political parties are once again trying, with US direction, to stir tensions in the country. These political factions, which routinely spring into action at critical junctures, are now seeking to sour the aftertaste of Iraq’s recent elections, wher ...
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
Analysis

Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
new power models are being born. In such juncture, re-reading the transformation General Solemani caused to the regional and trans-regional equations is not just a historical reminder but an analytical necessity to understand the present and the future. The reality is that many processes that have b ...
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
new cabinet and the fate of two out of three key posts remains undetermined. While the talks at the heart of the capital Baghdad over reaching a name for the prime minister post among the Shiite factions are spirited, in Kurdistan region, the two key parties of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
Analysis

Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
new government, may be a scenario scripted abroad by foreign intelligence services, targeting the Iraqi resistance. Possible goals and the behind-the-scenes actors The motives and interests of internal factions and external actors opposed to the Iraqi resistance are often discernible in their effo ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
Analysis

What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
new and surprising scenarios like ground attacks on the Israeli regime can be supplementary and uproot this occupational criminal regime from the region. Torching the region and unleashing economic tsunami Given the Iranian responses to Trump’s new threats, the fire of crisis will certainly ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
new Iraqi government as soon as possible.” Iraqi president hopeful Hussein is actively seeking support from Tehran, recognizing Tehran’s key role in mediating Iraqi political disputes. With Shia factions aligned with the resistance groups holding a parliamentary majority, Hussein hopes ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
Analysis

With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
new questions about the region’s security landscape. As these conflicts and the escape of ISIS militants unfold near Iraq’s borders, the atmosphere within the country has become increasingly tense due to fears of a repeat of the tragic events of 2014. In response, the Popular Mobilizat ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
parliamentary elections, Shiite political factions have been working towards a consensus over the PM post as the party of al-Sudani failed to secure majority and he had to coalesce with other Shiite parties, the outcome of which was naming al-Maliki for the post. From religious school to Dawa Party ...

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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.