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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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Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach

Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach

Thursday 3 June 2021
Afrin in northwestern Syria as part of Operation Olive Branch. In the third wave of its occupation, on October 9, 2019, the Turkish army launched Operation Peace Spring to occupy areas east of the Euphrates River. There is evidence that, throughout the occupied areas, Turkey is implementing a policy ...
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US Allies Growing Skeptical about US Commitment amid Afghanistan Betrayal

US Allies Growing Skeptical about US Commitment amid Afghanistan Betrayal

Saturday 21 August 2021 ،
Afrin in 2018 and the Eastern Euphrates in 2020, but also refused to cooperate with the central government in the new conditions in which Damascus restored control over the country.  Now Kabul fall and the American fleeing from Afghanistan is worrisome for the Kurds more than any other US ally ...
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Why Is Erdogan Eying New Northern Syria Operation?

Why Is Erdogan Eying New Northern Syria Operation?

Tuesday 19 October 2021 ،
Afrin town and being subjected to a campaign of demographic change are examples of these losses. In Afrin, once a predominantly-Kurdish town, now the Kurds are a minority. Syrian Kurds, leading Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), would again be the main losers of the northern Syrian battleground equati ...
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US Support Mirage: Syrian Kurds Making Dangerous Mistake Again Relying on Washington

US Support Mirage: Syrian Kurds Making Dangerous Mistake Again Relying on Washington

Thursday 2 December 2021 ،
Afrin, Island, and Kobane. Meanwhile, the rise of ISIS and the cooperation of Syrian Kurdish militias with the US-led Western coalition led to Kurdish domination of the Arab-majority and oil-rich parts of Syria in Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Aleppo.  This power gain process was checked by three mi ...
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Ankara-Damascus Talks: Failure of Erdogan’s Decade-Long Hostility to Syria

Ankara-Damascus Talks: Failure of Erdogan’s Decade-Long Hostility to Syria

Monday 20 December 2021 ،
Afrin and creating an interconnected region. While one part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is mainly made up of the YPG, was advancing from Afrin to Tall Rifat and the other part was pressing towards Kobani to Manbij, the north was expected to go under full PYD control. However, in Aug ...
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Turkish Mercenaries Excavate Antiquities in Afrin, Smuggle Them to Turkey

Turkish Mercenaries Excavate Antiquities in Afrin, Smuggle Them to Turkey

Tuesday 28 December 2021 ،
Afrin are backed by Turkish government and took part in Ankara operations leading to occupation of parts of Northern and northwestern Syria. Alwaght- The mercenaries backed by Turkey have continued their organized criminal practices against the Syrian heritage, as they began a new excavation process ...
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Ukraine Crisis, Expectedly, Caused Free Fall of Trust in US

Ukraine Crisis, Expectedly, Caused Free Fall of Trust in US

Thursday 3 March 2022 ،
Afrin in 2018 and Eastern Euphrates in 2020, but also refused to cooperate with the central government. Recent developments in Ukraine and the scandalous fleeing of Americans from Afghanistan could cause more concern for the Iraqi Kurds in Syria than for any other actor in the world. The Americans, ...
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Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria, Possible Scenarios

Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria, Possible Scenarios

Tuesday 31 May 2022 ،
Afrin in 2018. It now seems to be pursuing its dream of creating a strip along its southern borders. For clarifications on the operations, we need to shed light on the course of the Turkish military operations against the Syrian Kurds.  The first operation, Euphrates Shield, took place between ...
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What Does Tehran Summit Mean for Syrian Kurds?

What Does Tehran Summit Mean for Syrian Kurds?

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Afrin, Al-Bab, and Jarabulus.  From October 9 to November 25, 2019, Turkey launched an offensive, codenamed Operation Peace Spring, to push back the US-backed Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from Hasakah and Raqqa border areas, taking control of more areas held by the Kurds.&nb ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Afrin, signifying Turkey's official involvement in Syrian affairs. While Turkey enjoys a favorable security environment concerning its neighboring countries, domestic conditions are less than ideal. Periodic terrorist incidents and tensions with PKK factions persist. Moreover, Turkey conducts a ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies