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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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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025
Damascus and influence the course of Syria’s future. “Sanctions and oil are great bargaining chips,” Landis said. Second, Washington may seek to sway the behavior and policies of the new Syrian government with US enemies such as Iran and its regional allies, especially the Israel ...
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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 ،
Damascus by the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham-led armed groups, Syria developments have fanned the concerns of regional countries especially neighbors about the consequences of instability in this country. Meanwhile, while the Iraqi government is most concerned about the return of instability to Syria, the ...
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Israeli War Minister Declares that Troops Will Stay in Syrian Territory Indefinitely
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Israeli War Minister Declares that Troops Will Stay in Syrian Territory Indefinitely

Wednesday 29 January 2025 ،
Damascus countryside and the Golan Heights, which Israel captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. Katz’s statements came after Israeli forces seized control of the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights, which had been established following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. This move occurred sho ...
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Damascus and the Syrian Kurds. It seems that Turkey, amid Western opposition to attacking the Kurds near the Euphrates, hopes to use this role to force the PKK to withdraw from Syria. There is also weak movement within the PKK in this regard, as at the end of December 2024, Abdullah Ocalan, the spir ...
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Damascus. Last week, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan stressed the need to lift sanctions against Syria during a meeting with new Syrian leader. Also, a-Shaibani recently visited the Arab kingdom and discussed bilateral relations and regional developments with Saudi officials. Saudi Arabia ...
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Turkey Plans to Establish Military Bases and Station F-16 Jets in Syria
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Turkey Plans to Establish Military Bases and Station F-16 Jets in Syria

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
Damascus in responding to sudden threats. Additionally, Turkish forces will train Syrian troops, and 50 F-16 fighter jets are set to be stationed in the country. Meanwhile, the Zionist regime is constructing a base in the Syrian buffer zone, while the US has previously established multiple bases i ...
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Six in Eastern Lebanon as Ceasefire Violations Continue
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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Six in Eastern Lebanon as Ceasefire Violations Continue

Sunday 9 February 2025 ،
Damascus countryside, hitting locations such as Inkhil town and ammunition depots in the al-Dreij area. Explosions were also reported in Quneitra near the occupied Golan Heights and Tartous. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage assessments. Following the collapse of Bashar al-Ass ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
Damascus-Beirut connection. On the one hand, the Zionist regime has occupied a significant part of the occupied Golan and Quneitra regions in Syria in recent weeks and it is now only 15 kilometers from the capital Damascus and has created a security belt from Golan to Daraa. Now, a proxy mission has ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Damascus, enabling Israel to seize the buffer zone near the occupied Golan Heights. Israeli forces have since advanced deeper into Syria, conducting hundreds of airstrikes across the country. Meanwhile, American occupation forces have reportedly taken no action against Daesh, allowing the terrorist ...
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations
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Iran and Qatar: A Model of Friendly Relations

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Damascus leaders. While Syria still has a long way to go before it can fully re-embrace stability amid widespread insecurity and Israeli and American occupation, some speculations suggest that Doha is seeing to establish contact channels to ease an atmosphere of hostility and distrust between new Sy ...

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