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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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As Netanyahu and Trump Meet, Lebanon Awaits the Outcomes
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As Netanyahu and Trump Meet, Lebanon Awaits the Outcomes

Tuesday 30 December 2025
resistance remains the best option. Alwaght- Having opened several cases in recent years and having made no considerable gains in each of them, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again visited the US to seek a way out of the current security impasse. To this end, Netanyahu and h ...
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What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?
Analysis

What are Erdogan’s Nightmares in Syria?

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
groups, including Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and other jihadist factions. Simultaneously, he established an entity called the Syrian National Council that same year in Istanbul, aimed at gathering al-Assad's opponents. Turkey's direct threat, alongside Western and Arab countries, against the ...
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Media Crackdown and Censorship, Netanyahu’s Remedy for Security Crisis
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Media Crackdown and Censorship, Netanyahu’s Remedy for Security Crisis

Thursday 1 January 2026 ،
resistance groups across the region have penetrated security sections of the Israeli regime, obtaining a significant amount of confidential documents from the occupied territories, which has deeply concerned the Netanyahu government. Given the Israeli regime's conflicts with resistance groups a ...
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook
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Dark Israeli-Syrian Security Negotiations Outlook

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
resistance by capitalizing on the new realities. To this end, Netanyahu's cabinet is striving to minimize Syria's deterrent role by imposing targeted constraints on Damascus's military, intelligence, and field capabilities. The proposed security agreement is, therefore, a tool to impose ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
resistance factions. The killing occurred against a backdrop of historical grievances and political-military rivalry between two major Shiite currents, the Sadrist movement and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, linking it to a broader strategic operation with far-reaching aims. In recent days, media outlets h ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
Analysis

What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
resistance groups that can target, as they did in the past, the US interests in Iraq and the region, and at the same time because Iraq hosts US military forces. So, Hussein tries to assure Iran that Iraq will never allow its airspace or territory be a launching pad for anti-Iranian attacks. This tr ...
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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 ،
resistance factions, came against the proposal, warning that with this motion, around 35,000 will be released and could pose serious threat to Iraq’s security. However, some opposite factions argued that with ISIS obliteration, these inmates posed no threats to country’s security. Finall ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
groups in general presents a major challenge for al-Jolani. A significant portion of the forces under his command hold extremist ideologies, and the idea of fighting alongside Americans against those who were once their allies and ideological brethren is not only difficult for them but could be cons ...
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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 ،
resistance groups in Iraq. Reuters has reported, citing American sources, that the US has issued a stern warning to senior Iraqi political figures regarding the composition of the country's future government. Washington has threatened that if resistance groups participate in the next Iraqi gover ...
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan
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Taliban’s New Penal Code Cements Pashtun Rule over Afghanistan

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
resistance against the regime. The continuation of this approach could ultimately steer Afghanistan toward a fully Taliban-centric structure, Bagheri added.  The expert further stated that Pashtuns hold greater privileges not only in the political sphere but also in the economic domain. Throug ...

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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.