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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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Doha Trilateral Syria Meeting: Goals, Repercussions

Doha Trilateral Syria Meeting: Goals, Repercussions

Monday 15 March 2021
Astana initiative and then Sochi, was arranged by Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Astana's success in advancing “de-escalation zones”, extending ceasefires to war-ravaged areas, fighting terrorism, returning refugees, and also maintaining the Syrian unity has been substantial. But in the ...
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US Invited Arab League to Rome Conference: What Were Goals?

US Invited Arab League to Rome Conference: What Were Goals?

Wednesday 30 June 2021 ،
Astana peace initiative members, Iran and Turkey, next month as the resolution is to expire on July 11. Russians, in fact, believe that the Western countries and their leader the US have no real will to solve the Syrian crisis and essentially take advantage of the ongoing conflict in the Arab countr ...
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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 ،
Astana peace initiatives was increasingly eroding, all have lost their faith in them, and I do not believe we can go anywhere with them.  This raises suspicion, because, firstly, the preservation of Syria's territorial integrity has been one of the basic principles of these initiatives, an ...
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Iran Calls on UNSC to Condemn Israeli Aggression against Syria

Iran Calls on UNSC to Condemn Israeli Aggression against Syria

Thursday 30 June 2022 ،
Astana Meeting on Syria, he stressed the importance of taking new actions to combat terrorism and refusing all attempts to create a new reality on the ground by autonomous initiatives in northeast Syria.  He welcomed the release of detainees and abductees in June, expressing appreciation for t ...
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What Does Tehran Summit Mean for Syrian Kurds?

What Does Tehran Summit Mean for Syrian Kurds?

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Astana peace process contain mixed messages for the Syrian Kurds, which will affect their situation in the future developments.  Although Tehran summit statement opposed undermining Syrian national sovereignty and cross-border incursions, the major source of the Kurdish concerns is possible Ru ...
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Will Erdogan End His Deep Rancour to Syria with a Detente?

Will Erdogan End His Deep Rancour to Syria with a Detente?

Sunday 14 August 2022 ،
Astana peace initiative is strongly pushing for withdrawal of foreign occupation forces from Syria and sees existence of them a violation of the national Syrian sovereignty.  Although Turkey had planned the start of a new campaign in northern Syria in recent months in order to push the Kurds a ...
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Moscow Four-party Meeting Signals Turkey-Syria Détente now at Advanced Stage

Moscow Four-party Meeting Signals Turkey-Syria Détente now at Advanced Stage

Thursday 11 May 2023 ،
Astana peace process and engaged in extensive talks with Russia and Turkey, and its participation in the normalization talks demonstrates its powerful position in Syrian domestic developments. Turkish government, on the other hand, has realized Iran’s constructive role in Syrian conflict and c ...
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Astana Initiative Repurposed: Main Goal Ending Turkish, US Occupation

Astana Initiative Repurposed: Main Goal Ending Turkish, US Occupation

Friday 23 June 2023 ،
Astana Initiative talks gathering together Russia, Iran and Turkey as the guarantors of the Syrian peace process was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan and continued for two days.  Kazakhstan foreign ministry said that in this meeting, changes in the region's position towards Syria, ...
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Iran’s Distinctive Presence in SCO Summit

Iran’s Distinctive Presence in SCO Summit

Sunday 7 July 2024 ،
Astana on June 3 and 4 hosted the 24th meeting of leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and from Iran the acting President Mohammad Mokhber headed a high-ranking political and economic delegation to this bloc. One of the important points of the recent meeting of the SCO was the presence ...
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Abu Zandain Crossing Opening Failure First Test of Erdogan’s Syria Diplomacy

Abu Zandain Crossing Opening Failure First Test of Erdogan’s Syria Diplomacy

Wednesday 28 August 2024 ،
Astana peace process. But after outbreak of coronavirus in the country in 2019, this crossing was also closed. This action, at a time when Turkey and Syria, after years of hostility and enmity, have opened negotiations to restore political relations, is considered as the first real test of the part ...

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