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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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Aerial Target Shooting Executed During Iran-China-Russia Joint Naval Exercises
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Aerial Target Shooting Executed During Iran-China-Russia Joint Naval Exercises

Tuesday 11 March 2025
northern Indian Ocean, according to a senior Iranian Navy commander. Rear Admiral Mostafa Tajeddini, deputy operations commander of Iran’s Navy, stated that the night shooting exercise, one of the most critical naval drills, was successfully executed by the participating units. He added that ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
Analysis

Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
northern Syria. Turkey has been consolidating its military presence in northern Syria for a decade under the pretext of confronting Kurdish separatist groups, and now that rebel groups have come to power, it is trying to use this situation to achieve its ambitious goals. With the help of armed grou ...
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert
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Syria Facing Partition Risk, Al-Jolani Can’t Rule Syria with Iron Fist: Expert

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
northern regions of Syria and are not willing to surrender their weapons. Alwaght: What challenges does the rise of these armed revolts pose to al-Jolani who is seeking to manage the situation to consolidate his rule?  Ahmadzadeh: It seems that due to the regional and trans-regional intervent ...
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites
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EU invites Syria’s HTS Leadership to Brussels Following Massacre of Alawites

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
northwestern coastal regions. Reports indicate that over 1,540 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Tartus, Latakia, Hama, and Homs. Human rights organizations and the international community have condemned the violence, urging an independent UN-led investigation into the sectarian killings ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
Analysis

What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
north, forming the western coastline of Syria in the governorates of Latakia and Tartus. The coast has a strategic location in the Mediterranean Sea and includes the major cities of Latakia and Tartus, as well as ports in Jableh h and Banias. It borders Turkey to the north, Lebanon to the south, an ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
northern borders of Israel to keep the Lebanese regions Israel occupied in recent war under its control.  Also, by provoking the clashes with neighbors, they want to distract the interim government in Damascus from the Israeli occupation of large parts of Syria's south. Because the Israeli ...
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One Israeli Killed, Another Wounded in Haifa Retaliatory Attack
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One Israeli Killed, Another Wounded in Haifa Retaliatory Attack

Monday 24 March 2025 ،
northern occupied territories ALWAGHT- At least one Israeli was killed and another injured in an alleged car-ramming, shooting, and stabbing attack in northern occupied territories. A retaliatory operation took place on a road near Yokne’am, southeast of Haifa, on Monday. According to Israeli ...
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US Airstrikes in Yemen Leave One Dead, 13 Injured
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US Airstrikes in Yemen Leave One Dead, 13 Injured

Monday 24 March 2025 ،
northern Sa’ada province, hitting areas near the provincial capital and key infrastructure in Hudaydah. In response, Yemen’s Armed Forces carried out missile and drone strikes targeting the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea. They also claimed responsibility for a hyper ...
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
northern Gaza.  Message of Hamas attacks  Firing rockets at Israel carries meaningful messages to the Israeli leaders.  With this initial operation, Hamas showed that despite the repeated claims of destruction of its combat capabilities by Israeli regime, it maintains its rocket fi ...
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest
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Syria’s HTS Fate Dim amid Turkey Unrest

Friday 28 March 2025 ،
northern Syria, which could pose a threat to the HTS. The militant group is heavily dependent on cross-border trade from Turkey, and protests and instability within Turkey will increase Turkey’s control of its borders, making it more difficult for the HTS to bring in financial and military res ...

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

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