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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 Did Trio’s Syria Virtual Conference Focus On?

What Did Trio’s Syria Virtual Conference Focus On?

Saturday 4 July 2020
Euphrates Shield, Olive Branch, and Peace Spring, Turkey over the past four years managed to occupy parts of Syria’s north. Its long-term plan is to change the demographic makeup of these parts to confront the “threats” by the Syrian Kurdish forces, labeled terrorists by Ankara. To ...
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War At Ayn Issa Gates: How Will Kurds Decide?

War At Ayn Issa Gates: How Will Kurds Decide?

Thursday 31 December 2020 ،
Euphrates Shield in two phases and in 2018 launched Operation Olive Branch, seizing Afrin, Al-Bab, Jarabulus, and Azaz, towns with a Kurdish majority. In 2019, Ankara launched Operation Peace Spring. The US did not help Kurds counter the Turkish advancement. Now some analysts suggest that the aspira ...
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Three Cases Of Turkish Crimes In Afrin

Three Cases Of Turkish Crimes In Afrin

Tuesday 12 January 2021 ،
Euphrates Shield transferred the bodies to Reyhanli town of Turkey near the border with Syria. There are claims that the terrorists sell body organs of the deceased Syrian Kurds in the trafficking markets.  Human rights violations and Afrin demographic change  Crimes in Afrin are not lim ...
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Ankara-Erbil-Washington Coordinated In Turkish Operation in Northern Iraq?

Ankara-Erbil-Washington Coordinated In Turkish Operation in Northern Iraq?

Sunday 14 February 2021 ،
Euphrates Shield, including in the city of Jarabulus in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. Most of the areas controlled by the PKK and its minion militias in the region have been targeted by Ankara. This persuades many observers to evaluate the Turkish government's approach as neo-Ottomanis ...
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Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach

Ankara, Its New Colonialist Approach

Thursday 3 June 2021 ،
Euphrates Shield. On January 20, 2018, the Turkish army occupied the canton of 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 i ...
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Four Drivers Behind Turkey Reviewing Decade-long Syria Policy

Four Drivers Behind Turkey Reviewing Decade-long Syria Policy

Tuesday 7 September 2021 ،
Euphrates Shield, the Olive Branch and the Peace Spring, Turkey occupied parts of northern Syria. In the new conditions, however, evidence suggests that Ankara has pursued a policy of de-escalation towards Syria by re-establishing links to the legitimate government in Damascus. What are the main dri ...
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Why Is Erdogan Eying New Northern Syria Operation?

Why Is Erdogan Eying New Northern Syria Operation?

Tuesday 19 October 2021 ،
Euphrates region, and he will probably postpone the final decision until later in these meetings. But what is motivating Erdogan to start a new military campaign in Syria’s north? Why is Erdogan planning new encroachment? There are three hypotheses that can explain the motivation driving Er ...
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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 ،
Euphrates Shield to capture the west of the Euphrates.  With the crisis winding down and new variables imposing themselves on the relations among regional states, Syria's opponents, like Turkey and Arab countries, creep on to dialogue with Syrian central government. Recently, a Syrian army ...
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Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria, Possible Scenarios

Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria, Possible Scenarios

Tuesday 31 May 2022 ،
Euphrates Shield to pushing to complete the safe corridor  The Turkish new plan is mainly meant to realize the long-held dream of establishing a safe zone with Syria. Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the Turkish officials have been pushing for a 30-kilometer-deep and 822-kilom ...
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What Does Tehran Summit Mean for Syrian Kurds?

What Does Tehran Summit Mean for Syrian Kurds?

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch, seizing around 4,000 kilometers of the Syrian territories including the important cities of Azaz, 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 Ku ...

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