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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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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025
sectarian ideology. Many of these people have been under years of radical teaching and they are hard to change their extremist ideologies. A large number of them have accepted integration into the Syrian army due to the lack of alternative options, financial needs, or for being granted Syrian natio ...
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Why’s Syria not Settling Down?
Analysis

Why’s Syria not Settling Down?

Saturday 26 July 2025 ،
sectarian violence driven by differences between a Bedouin tribe and a Druze tribe. The clashes soon drew in the government led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, and the situation grew more complicated after Israeli airstrikes on parts of Syria. The recen ...
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Iran: Israel Orchestrating Plan to Disintegrate Syria
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Iran: Israel Orchestrating Plan to Disintegrate Syria

Tuesday 29 July 2025 ،
sectarian violence weakens public confidence in Syria’s political transition. On humanitarian issues, Iravani highlighted critical shortages of food, medicine, and other essentials in Syria, calling for greater donor support and the lifting of unilateral sanctions, which he said worsen the cr ...
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence
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HTS Executes Syrians While Simultaneously Filming the Violence

Thursday 31 July 2025 ،
sectarian slurs—suggesting targeted killings meant to inflame religious tensions. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that over 1,000 people have been killed since the violence began, including women, children, and medical staff. A forensic pathologist confirmed the brutal nature of ...
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises
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Syria’s Post-Assad Economy: Dim Prospects Despite Alluring Promises

Sunday 7 September 2025 ،
sectarian violence have their heavy shadow on the economy and on the nation's bumpy road to economic recovery.  Expensive reconstruction A report by Washington-based Al-Tahrir Institute suggests that reconstruction alone costs between $250 billion to $400 billion. This is while the countr ...
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
sectarian violence, and the suppression of minorities. Over the past year, government-controlled territories have witnessed a rise in terrorist attacks, sporadic clashes, and targeted assassinations. The new government's security structure has become an instrument for crushing political and ethn ...
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Israel Intensifies Strikes in Syria as HTS Targets Minorities
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Israel Intensifies Strikes in Syria as HTS Targets Minorities

Wednesday 29 October 2025 ،
violence continues across Syria, particularly targeting minorities. In Suweida Province, clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes in July killed hundreds amid reports of HTS-led summary executions. In Homs, unknown militants killed Alawite teacher Raham Nizar Hamouda by throwing grenades in ...
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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?
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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
sectarian conflict erupting between Arab and non-Arab populations, not only within Sudan but throughout the surrounding region and other countries.  Dagalo's advances and shadow of Sudan split  Lucia Ragazi, a research fellow in the Africa Program at ISPI, believes that Al-Fashir is ...
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
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What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?

Wednesday 12 November 2025 ،
sectarian rhetoric. The community is increasingly recognizing that active political engagement is a more effective tool for defending their rights than withdrawal. Kurds: The robust turnout among Kurdish voters is set to strengthen the political bond between Erbil and Baghdad. However, the enduring ...
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Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS
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Peaceful Protest by Alawites Met with Gunfire From HTS

Wednesday 26 November 2025 ،
sectarian attacks ALWAGHT- HTS forces fired on mass protests by Syria’s Alawite community in coastal areas, as demonstrators voiced opposition to HTS-led sectarian attacks. Thousands of Alawites protested in Tartous, Latakia, Baniyas, Jableh, and Homs, condemning what they described as sectar ...

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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.