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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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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?
Analysis

Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?

Monday 12 August 2024
vacuum. This point is particularly significant because Bangladesh has strong currents of political violence, illiberalism and extremism.  In the current conditions, the bigger challenge for the interim government is restoring the country to the real democracy track. The country has not seen co ...
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BRICS’s Jump to De-monopolize International Security Institutions
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BRICS’s Jump to De-monopolize International Security Institutions

Monday 16 September 2024 ،
vacuums of the present security order.  Ahmadian presented a specific proposal package to the meeting that includes the following items:  International bilateral and multilateral cooperation on information security based on Iran's theory and approach to information security- multilat ...
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran
Analysis

Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Monday 28 October 2024 ،
vacuum caused by absence of air defenses protecting Iraqi airspace may become a heated debate in Iraq's public and political circles.  In recent years, the Iraqi government has taken steps to strengthen the defense base and inked agreements with some countries, but these agreements have no ...
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Iran’s Border Wall New Chapter in Regional Security Strategy
Analysis

Iran’s Border Wall New Chapter in Regional Security Strategy

Monday 4 November 2024 ،
vacuum that worsened regional security and allowed groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda, and ISIS-Khorasan to take advantage of the instability. During this period, these groups and some other terrorist groups with ethnic and separatist tendencies have carried out numerous a ...
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Syria Entered Dark Tunnel, Axis of Resistance to Press on without Damascus: Expert
Analysis

Syria Entered Dark Tunnel, Axis of Resistance to Press on without Damascus: Expert

Sunday 8 December 2024 ،
vacuum in communication with the Axis of Resistance. But the Resistance factions are still active and the Islamic Republic of Iran still supports them, because the main aim and mission of the Axis of Resistance and Iran is none of these countries. The main aim is to confront the Israeli regime and e ...
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500 Airstrikes in 10 Days: What Does Israel Want in Syria?
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500 Airstrikes in 10 Days: What Does Israel Want in Syria?

Sunday 15 December 2024 ،
vacuum and security imbalance in Syria to seize more Syrian territory under the pretext of maintaining security, and in this it enjoys the open support of the United States. Israel is trying to put the future Syrian government in a new fait accompli, because it knows that the future Syrian governmen ...
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Syria, a History of Anti-Israeli Occupation Fight
Analysis

Syria, a History of Anti-Israeli Occupation Fight

Wednesday 18 December 2024 ،
vacuum caused by power transition and under the ruse of securing the borders of the occupied territories, it occupied large tracts of Syrian land beside fully destroying Syrian military infrastructure, to the extent that now the Israeli tanks are only 20 kilometers from the capital Damascus. The Is ...
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Iraq Warns of ISIS Revival as Syrian Weapons Reach Militants
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Iraq Warns of ISIS Revival as Syrian Weapons Reach Militants

Saturday 21 December 2024 ،
vacuum, allowing ISIS to exploit abandoned military arsenals. This resurgence threatens regional security and complicates the efforts of Syria’s transitional government, led by Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, to restore stability. Adding to Syria's challenges, Israeli airstrikes have t ...
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges
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Barzani’s Initiative for Future of Syrian Kurds: Aims and Challenges

Tuesday 21 January 2025 ،
vacuum, and while the regular Syrian army is totally collapsed, there are concerns about the resurgence of ISIS. As ISIS sleeper cells have taken advantage of the recent instability in Syria and occupied areas, there is a concern that these threats will spill over into Iraq and the Kurdistan region, ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
vacuum in the unity of the Islamic world. The brutal killing of nearly fifty thousand people, the destruction of homes and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are the result of the silence of the Islamic world. Military and security cooperation top on agenda  Given the ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures