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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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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
used for aerial monitoring over the Erbil area. Citing informed sources and a Rudaw English report, the US transferred eight Patriot missile-defense batteries from Erbil to Jordan within three days. At the same time, Britain moved its Rapid Sentry defense system to Cyprus. According to Washington-B ...
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Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region
Analysis

Bombing of Weddings, the US’s Fixed Pattern of Crimes in the Region

Saturday 5 September 2026 ،
used by the Pentagon and not by the Iranian military. The attack on the wedding occurred roughly 150 yards from a communications tower that US Central Command said it was targeting. This is not the first time American forces have struck moments of celebration in the region. As this report will deta ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
used as an early-warning system, according to Al-Ma’louma. Security sources had declared maximum readiness on Monday and sealed all entry points to the base over fears of potential attacks. Separately, Iraq’s national security adviser, Qasim al-Araji, insisted that the timeline for US t ...
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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 ،
uses underwater vehicles for surveillance, mine-clearing, mapping and intelligence support, while Iran works to detect those systems and, where possible, seize them as spoils. Mastery of Hormuz's undersea environment, then, can matter to both sides as much as control of the water's surface. ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
Report

Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
uses, one creating a staff college and another for Al-Muhandis Company, both of which Iraqi sources say Washington opposed. Iraqi analyst Abbas al-Ardawi told Shafaqna: The issue is not just about amending the PMF law. It is about what you might call the US red lines. If those considerations still ...
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss
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Fifth Fleet: From Safe Base to Story of Loss

Tuesday 15 September 2026 ،
use officials can hardly hide the true dimensions of these losses. In this connection, the Acting Secretary of Navy Hung Cao admitted that the Iranian attacks have caused major damage to the US's naval facilities in Bahrain, the home to the Fifth Fleet.  The US official’s remarks am ...
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Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst
Interview

Ali Al-Taher Capture Toll a Hyperbole, Hezbollah in Proper Conditions: Analyst

Wednesday 16 September 2026 ،
use its full air capacity against Iran.  He went on to reference the ceasefire of April 8, saying: On the very day the ceasefire was announced, the Israeli regime, just a few hours later, within a short window of about 10 minutes, bombarded Lebanon hundreds of times, leaving hundreds martyred ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
Analysis

UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
use the question is not only what weapon was fired but also why the attack was carried out on an elementary school. The second US war crime confirmed in the report occurred in Lamerd. The UN fact-finding committee also examined the attack on a sports hall and surrounding residential areas and said ...
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12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged
Report

12 American Bases and Facilities Iranian Missiles Damaged

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
used to store military equipment. Lower-resolution imagery also showed damage to troop housing. In its May 6 review, The Washington Post also listed Ali Al Salem among the sites where military equipment and infrastructure had been damaged. The paper reported damage to Patriot equipment and other ma ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
use the unification process has coincided with a shift in US security policy in Iraq. The decline in direct American support for the Peshmerga Ministry and Washington’s changing model of military assistance stand out as among the most important variables shaping the project’s future. Th ...

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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.