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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 Are Consequences of Turkish-Israeli Trade Halt?

What Are Consequences of Turkish-Israeli Trade Halt?

Sunday 5 May 2024
Erdogan lost his patience and put aside conservativism and announced suspending economic ties with Tel Aviv to an unspecified time after suspending political relations with the Israelis. Turkish Ministry of Commerce announced that all of trade ties with the Israeli regime have been suspended since ...
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Mubarak Port Development, Kuwait’s Dream to Take the Pulse of Persian Gulf Trade

Mubarak Port Development, Kuwait’s Dream to Take the Pulse of Persian Gulf Trade

Tuesday 4 June 2024 ،
Erdogan's recent visit to Baghdad.  Kuwait's huge port project was first announced in 2007, and its construction operations started in 2011, and according to the initial plans, the construction of the entire project was supposed to be completed in 2016 with a cost of about $1.1 billion ...
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Erdogan Stuck between Words and Action on Gaza

Erdogan Stuck between Words and Action on Gaza

Monday 17 June 2024 ،
Erdogan, with the Israeli government amid Gaza war is causing trouble to Turkey. The Turkish protestors who in recent months held massive pro-Gaza rallies to condemn the Israeli crimes now have upped the level of their demands, calling for halt of Azerbaijan oil to Israel that crosses Georgia to re ...
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Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Tuesday 9 July 2024 ،
Erdogan signed a security and economic agreement with Baghdad emphasizing respect to Iraq's sovereignty, but Ankara does not abide by this agreement.  In addition to repeated attacks on Iraq, Turkey has also carried out similar attacks in northern Syria in the past decade. Turkey views the ...
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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 ،
Erdogan's government and preventing hostile actions from Ain al-Arab against Turkish soil. Turkey, for its part, welcomed this action, and the ministry of defense of this country considered it a step towards weakening the presence of the terrorist organization in the region, referring to the Ku ...
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Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?

Zangzor Tug of War: What Are the Geopolitical Interests of Actors?

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
Erdogan of Turkey openly said that Iran is the main obstacle to construction of Zangzor and Baku should settle its problems with its southern neighbor, showing that Ankara does not insist on this project given the regional developments. But if Ankara once again backs Baku, President Ilham Aliyev of ...
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What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?

What Countries Are Providing Fuel of Israeli Warplanes?

Monday 11 November 2024 ،
Erdogan, turn off the oil taps. End your complicity in Israel's genocide. Even reports show that the complete cessation of trade between Turkey and the Zionist regime is not a reality and the Turks are taking an alternative route to continue exporting goods to the occupied territories. Middle ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Erdogan, who plays a key role in providing weapons and logistics to the armed opposition and terrorist groups in Idlib, al-Sudani explicitly emphasized that Iraq would not simply be a bystander to the dangerous events in Syria. Iraq's determining role in Syrian developments Iraq's territor ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Erdogan sees himself the champion of the Syrian developments and some Western countries and the US have sent messages to the armed rebels via Ankara. Among regional countries, the views to Turkish actions are various. Contrary to Turkey's triumphant view of developments in Syria, other Arab and ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
Erdogan said that Israel might attack Turkey after Gaza and Lebanon. Although it was not clear what he meant, he was probably referring to Israel’s possible support for Kurdish militias operating in Syria. Fourth, Russia’s presence in Syria may be another obstacle to the creation of thi ...

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