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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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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining
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Amid Transforming Muslim Political Power in the US, AIPAC is Declining

Thursday 27 August 2026
specially their comparison of themselves and their spouses to Al-Sayed and his wife, both physicians, as representatives of “two different Americas.” Commentators have read the president’s words as a window into his deep anxiety over the prospect of unflinching critics entering the ...
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence
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Syrian Kurds after SDF Dissolution: Between Integration and Maintaining Influence

Friday 28 August 2026 ،
operations and disband. Though the SDF initially insisted that Ocalan's call did not directly apply to them, politically speaking, it became much harder to sustain a military force in Syria tied to PKK-affiliated structures after the group itself had been formally dissolved. Turkey made clear t ...
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Trump Feigning Achievement to Cover up Losses

Sunday 30 August 2026 ،
special-purpose structures to seize control of the cash flow, but it has yet to release any clear, public accounting of where those funds are going. US-based research groups have raised doubts. Despite billions shifting hands, public oversight is minimal, and it is anyone's guess which accounts ...
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia
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Big Blow to the Heart of US Spying System in West Asia

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
special forces conducted cross-border ground operations in the Sulaymaniyah and Erbil areas, aimed at dismantling CIA and Mossad spy networks on the ground. Other facilities and equipment: They did not escape unscathed either. Sources report damage to radar arrays, fixed electronic eavesdropping st ...
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?
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US Forces Withdrawal from Iraq: Why Are Kurds Worried?

Tuesday 1 September 2026 ،
special operations forces and possibly French troops remain at some locations. It should be noted that, contrary to Kurdish officials' statements, reports point to a rapid exit of US air-defense systems and British, French, and German military gear from Erbil International Airport. The move was ...
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz
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US Subsurface Eye in Iran’s Hands: Washington Surprised Deep in Hormuz

Thursday 10 September 2026 ،
specially important to the US since the Americans are vastly developing submarine drones and the hunted drone submarine is part of this program. This system launch also played a role in developing bigger and more advanced generations of drone submarines by the US. Strait of Hormuz, lab for subsurfa ...
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold
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Syriafication of Sahel Region: Powers Wrestling to Redefine Strategic Foothold

Tuesday 29 September 2026 ،
special economic zones, roads, railways, and medical facilities. Niger's resource wealth matters enough to China that political upheaval there does not necessarily mean an end to economic cooperation. Beyond uranium, Niger's oil reserves are of interest to Beijing, and Sinopec signed a memo ...
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?
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How Have Drones Transformed Yemen War?

Tuesday 6 October 2026 ،
specially Samad-3 have been described in various reports as long-range attack drones. One of the most prominent models is the Samad-3. Its declared range reaches about 1,500 kilometers, and it can carry an explosive warhead weighing around 18 kilograms. Though the Samad-3 carries less munitions th ...
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters
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Israeli Navy: From Protecting Coasts to Addressing Threats in Distant Waters

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
specially those equipped with air-independent propulsion, allow for longer endurance and more covert operations. That feature matters enormously for a regime seeking to preserve deterrence under the conditions of a full-scale attack. Under its latest agreement with Germany to buy submarines, Tel Avi ...
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Iran Deploys More Than 50 Military Units Along Its Borders, Army Commander Says
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Iran Deploys More Than 50 Military Units Along Its Borders, Army Commander Says

Saturday 10 October 2026 ،
special operations personnel, rapid-response units, mechanized formations, and artillery units, all supported by the necessary equipment and resources. The commander added that lessons learned from the previous 12-day conflict with the United States and Israel had prompted revisions to operational ...

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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.