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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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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025
northern and eastern fronts in addition to the southern front. The rebel groups' excuse-seeking on the Lebanese borders comes at a time when the interim Syrian President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani has repeatedly claimed that the armed groups under his command do not pose threat to neighboring count ...
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises
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Syria Sinks in Unrest as Al-Jolani Fails to Act on Promises

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
northern and western Syrian fields, especially Idlib and Hama. Insecurity: The enraging clashes in Syria are one of the aspects of the spread of insecurity in Syria. Despite al-Jolani’s promise to improve the security situation, instability has made the situation much worse. A few weeks ago, ...
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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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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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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
northern regions, American forces occupied these bases. Throughout this time, despite the former Syrian government’s complaints to the Security Council, Washington has declined to respect Syria’s national sovereignty under the pretext of fighting ISIS and terrorism. Now, it seems that th ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
Analysis

Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
northern Iraq under the excuse of activity of the PKK 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 sq ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Analysis

Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
northern neighbor Turkey to solve its economic problems. The lifting of sanctions will open the way for Arab and international institutions to enter areas controlled by the government of al-Jolani and will effectively reduce Turkey's weight in the Syrian equations.  At present, Damascus ne ...
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Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
Analysis

Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
northern Iraq, because behind the so-called neutrality, Erbil has long concealed its strategic dependence on the US military presence and alignment with Western and Israeli plans for northern Iraq. Vigilance of religious authority, the trump card of the Resistance camp in Iraq  One of the mos ...
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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 ،
northern Iraq in recent years, focusing on the fight against the PKK.  Turkey’s extensive military operations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and border areas have suspiciously coincided with moves against the PMF. Ankara is seeking to capitalize on the vacuum created by the weakening of ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
Analysis

Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
northern Iraq, especially in the Qandil Mountains and the Sinjar region, over the past years, and this presence has inflamed frequent tensions with the central government of Iraq, the KRG, and also Turkey. Therefore, the disarmament of this group could help ease tensions in these areas. Meanwhile, ...

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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.