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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’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024
takfiri thoughts.  Consequences of violence against religious minorities  The actions of the rebel groups against religious minorities, especially the Alawites and Christians, come at a time these minorities have deep roots not only in the army but also in the bureaucratic structure, the ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
Paper

Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
takfiri group.  Over the past few days Iraqi officials have expressed their concerns about reports about ISIS restoring its power and possibly its leaders escaping the prisons in eastern Syria.  Mahmoud al-Hayani, an official at the Badr Organization of Iraq, announced on Monday that ISI ...
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?
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Amid Anti-Hezbollah Plots, Will Lebanon’s "Golden Equation" End?

Thursday 16 January 2025 ،
takfiri militias, who came to power with the support of the Israeli regime, the US, Turkey and other countries, changed regional equations. Before these developments, Hezbollah's candidate was Suleiman Frangieh and many also expected Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah to become president, but with the deve ...
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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 ،
takfiri views. The credibility of this issue was severely questioned from the very first days, with the start of blind assassinations and revenge by armed elements against minorities and former Syrian soldiers, and now the attack on Lebanese soil will further increase doubts about the change in appr ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
takfiri group ISIS took control of large tracts of land in the Iraqi provinces. Some analysts believe that the delay in adopting this law may be part of an effort to undermine or even eliminate the PMF. These analyses are based on the fact that by not approving protective laws, the rights and benef ...
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Iraq Expresses Concerns to Syria Regarding Security Threats from ISIS Remnants
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Iraq Expresses Concerns to Syria Regarding Security Threats from ISIS Remnants

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
The head of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, Hamid al-Shatri, stated that Baghdad has raised concerns with Damascus over security threats ALWAGHT- The head of Iraq's National Intelligence Service, Hamid al-Shatri, stated that Baghdad has raised concerns with Damascus over security threats p ...
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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 ،
takfiri terrorists to fight alongside Azerbaijani forces against Armenia, stirring another crisis in the region. However, in all these crises, the Islamic Republic of Iran's approach was to maintain regional stability, defend the territorial integrity of its neighbors, and effectively combat the ...
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade
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Druze- HTS Confrontations Shatter Al-Sharaa Government’s Decorated Facade

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
takfiri thought, has in recent years seemingly tried to present itself differently from the past, and these changes have created ambiguities about the true intentions of the group and its political goals. The fact that al-Jolani, wearing a suit and tie and breaking with his traditional look, talks a ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
takfiris are fighting in Syria civil war, Amman leaders are afraid that these forces apply the same Syria scenario on Jordan inspired by success of the Syrian opposition.  Jordan is also worried about growth of drugs smuggling from Syria to Jordan and this worry has increased with terrorists g ...
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What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?
Analysis

What’s the Strategic Significance of Syrian Coast?

Thursday 13 March 2025 ،
takfiri groups loyal to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, officially named Ahmad al-Sharaa.  According to Arab media outlets, including Al-Mayadeen, security forces and militias affiliated with HTS are carrying out widespread raids and using heavy weapons on cities and villages in coastal areas, killing ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution