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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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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah
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Tehran-Beirut Flight Cancelation: New Scenario Aimed at Weakening Hezbollah

Saturday 15 February 2025
southern Lebanon, they are instead heading to internal division, a path favorable to the enemy.  On Thursday night, after news reports said that the Lebanese government unilaterally canceled an expected flight from Tehran to Beirut, hundreds of Lebanese people took to the streets protesting th ...
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse
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From Damascus to Gaza: Turkish Neo-Ottomanism Vs. Axis of Resistance Discourse

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
southern Syria because in neo-Ottoman mentality, regional influence is meant to rebuild Turkey's dominance that essentially conflicts with existence of independent, powerful, and sovereign countries in the vicinity of Turkey.  The occupation of large parts of Syria and Iraq and the Turkish ...
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender
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Trump’s Envoy Leaves Beirut between Israeli Aggression and Surrender

Monday 7 April 2025 ،
southern Lebanon has drawn anger of the Lebanese public and motivated them to press their new government to counter the Tel Aviv violations, the US diplomatic moves in support of the Israelis are reactivated as ever to defend Tel Aviv’s interests and secure in diplomacy what they could not sec ...
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen
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Challenges for Possible US Ground Offensive in Yemen

Tuesday 22 April 2025 ،
southern Yemen so that they can train anti-Ansarallah tribal fighters and equip them for a ground offensive.  One option is a large-scale operation by US military forces. According to reports, this operation will initially be carried out with large-scale US airstrikes, with fighter jets bombin ...
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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 ،
southern lands following destruction of all of the Syrian army's military infrastructure. In announcing their plans for the future of Syria, the Israelis explicitly talk about annexing Syrian lands to the occupied territories and paving the way for partition of Syria. Meanwhile, although the tak ...
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days
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Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Chief of Hezbollah in Decisive Days

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
southern Beirut. He is married and has 6 children. He started his academic education in 1971 in the school of physical education at University of Beirut. He graduated with a chemical engineering MA degree in 1977. He then continued his religious education under Sayyed Abbas al-Mousawi, the Hezbollah ...
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US Was Forced to Halt Yemen Bombing Campaign: Ansarullah Member
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US Was Forced to Halt Yemen Bombing Campaign: Ansarullah Member

Tuesday 20 May 2025 ،
southern sea routes imposed by Yemeni forces due to genocidal Gaza war, but Israel failed to stop the Yemeni forces and has not yet been able to do anything. Of course, the fact that the US has left Israel alone in Yemen indicates Israel's further isolation. Stopping the bombing of Yemen has cau ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
southern suburbs of Beirut (including Burj al-Barajneh, Ghabiri, Haret Harik) and southern Lebanon (including Tyre, Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun), which are predominantly Shiite areas where Hezbollah and the Amal Movement hold power, also remained under the control of the resistance camp. But the Hezbollah ...
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Bloodshed in Gaza Continues as Israeli Strikes Hit Rafah
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Bloodshed in Gaza Continues as Israeli Strikes Hit Rafah

Tuesday 3 June 2025 ،
southern Gaza, according to Palestinian media. This follows a surge in violence near aid distribution centers, with Gaza’s Health Ministry reporting 75 deaths since Sunday—including 35 in a single day—and over 400 injuries since May 27. Overnight, three more Palestinians, including ...
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Tensions Flare Near Occupied Golan as ‘Israel’ Raids Quneitra
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Tensions Flare Near Occupied Golan as ‘Israel’ Raids Quneitra

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
southern Syria, with tanks advancing near the village of Jaba in Quneitra and opening fire before retreating into the occupied Golan Heights. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), this latest incursion is part of a string of violations, including unprovoked Israeli entries int ...

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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.