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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026
base, which resulted in American casualties. This perspective likely finds sympathy among some SDF leadership as well. A resurgence by ISIS, aimed at organizational revival and territorial capture in certain areas, could divert the immediate pressure from al-Jolani's forces and Turkey. These ac ...
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?
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Will Board of Peace Initiative Lead to Reopening Rafah Border Crossing?

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
based on Trump's plan. Israel is also seeking a fundamental change to the historic treaty with Egypt regarding the Philadelphi Corridor. The Philadelphi Corridor, which Palestinians refer to as Salah al-Din Corridor, is a narrow strip of land along the border between Gaza and the Sinai Peninsu ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
base in Syria near the Iraqi border and headed toward the Harir base in Erbil province in the Kurdistan Region on an undisclosed mission. These developments indicate that the Kurds can no longer rely on direct support from Washington and are instead being forced to recalibrate their position in lin ...
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Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means  Winning or Losing Everything
Analysis

Trump’s High-stakes Gamble on Iran Means Winning or Losing Everything

Sunday 1 February 2026 ،
bases in neighboring countries. Ultimately, what is unfolding on this complex geopolitical chessboard is more than a simple win or lose game. By exerting maximum pressure, Trump has essentially staked all his political capital and international credibility on the table. On the other side, Iran, rel ...
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?
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Why’s the US Air Defense Chain Weak against Iran’s Missiles?

Wednesday 4 February 2026 ،
Army’s average annual procurement of just 40 interceptors since 2010. At a cost of $15.5 million per interceptor, this trajectory is unsustainable for the armed forces. Even if the Pentagon’s future orders exceed the mere 12 interceptors currently budgeted for 2025, it would still take t ...
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Iran Vows Decisive Response to Any Hostile Act: Army Chief
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Iran Vows Decisive Response to Any Hostile Act: Army Chief

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
Army Chief Commander, Major General Amir Hatami, stated that the Air Force’s courageous performance during last June’s 12-day war forced the enemy to seek a ceasefire. He warned adversaries “not to make a new mistake,” asserting that the Air Force is now at a high level of re ...
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Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan
Analysis

Shiites, the Main Victims of Terrorism in Pakistan

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
Army and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi carried out the attacks. On May 13, 2015, Jundallah militants opened fire on a bus carrying Ismaili Shiite passengers in Karachi, killing 45 people and wounding dozens more. Shiite religious rituals also came under attack. On October 23, 2015, a bombing during an Ashura ...
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game
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Khoramshahr-4, Iranian Missile that’s Changed Trump’s Game

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
Army knife for Tehran. Washington Post in a report shedding light on escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran and then Trump’s retreat from threats with military action for return to negotiations. The newspaper reports that after Trump reached the conviction that Washington has no ad ...
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Resistance Key to Lebanon’s Future: Sheikh Naim
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Resistance Key to Lebanon’s Future: Sheikh Naim

Monday 9 February 2026 ،
Army and the people, or between the Resistance and its popular base, have failed. He also noted that while Hezbollah and President Joseph Aoun may disagree on some issues, they agree on major national priorities. Sheikh Naim expressed support for government reconstruction efforts in the south, pled ...
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Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?
Analysis

Will Military Buildup Give the US What it Wants from Iran?

Tuesday 10 February 2026 ،
Army Airfield. Reports of such military movements are typically issued by observers familiar with military affairs. However, none of these reports are officially confirmed or denied by authoritative sources, meaning they cannot be accepted with absolute certainty. That said, the possibility of U.S. ...

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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.