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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 Syria-based Terrorists to Move to Ukraine Fronts?

What’s Motivating Syria-based Terrorists to Move to Ukraine Fronts?

Monday 16 January 2023
Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Finding its spending over Syrian war over the past 11 years going in vain, Turkey wants to take revenge on the Russians in Ukraine. Transferring terrorists to fight against Russian troops somehow satisfies Turkish leaders.  Turkey considers Ukraine war a sig ...
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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 ،
Kurdish groups in Syria’s north and is seeking guarantees from Damascus government to eliminate threats posed by armed groups there.  “If Turkey withdraws from northern regions, Syrian government should fight the moderate opposition, armed militias, and various other groups that ar ...
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Kurdish leaders are turning a deaf ear and in other words give the group a leeway for activity, to an extent that it even takes actions against Iran’s national security, arousing the ire of Iranian officials.  Sinjar mountains are significant because whoever tightens its grip on this reg ...
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Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Bacon told Middle East Eye that the plan has strong bipartisan advocacy and obligates the government to launch a program to train and equip the Peshmerga forces, as well as the Iraqi forces, against missile, drone, and rocket attacks from Iran ...
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Clashes Erupt between US-backed SDF and Tribal Forces in Syria’s East

Clashes Erupt between US-backed SDF and Tribal Forces in Syria’s East

Friday 1 September 2023 ،
Kurdish-held areas in Syria’s northeast that include Deir ez-Zor and parts of Aleppo.  Popular resistance to the Americans and their proxies are rising in Syria as the latter plunder the country’s oil and seek to disrupt Syrian return to security and calm.   
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With Ultimatum End, How’s Disarming Separatist Terrorists on Iraqi Border with Iran Going?

With Ultimatum End, How’s Disarming Separatist Terrorists on Iraqi Border with Iran Going?

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Kurdish separatist groups were expected to be fully disarmed and forever removed from Iranian border with Iraq when the ultimatum ended on September 19, it seems that some Iraqi political factions have no real determination to fulfill their obligations, making Iranian political and military official ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Kurdish Peshmerga forces clashed over an evacuated PKK base. Alwaght- Despite the growing political and economic competition between the Kurdistan region of Iraq and the central government in Baghdad, in recent months security differences have overshadowed their bilateral ties. On Sunday, minor clas ...
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Kurdish militias. Syria and Russia have repeatedly warned about intentional release of these terrorists as a security challenge related to the occupational US military presence. Claiming her intention to help Iraqi economic situation improve, Jacobsen raised the continuation of the US control over ...
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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 ،
Kurdish groups in Syria have provided air defenses to the PKK.  Since the Turkish drones are among the world's best, shooting them down by the terrorists shows that they have a difficult job operating in Iraq from now on to destroy positions of terrorists and Turkey will see higher costs o ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Kurdish militias in northern Syria.  While ruling out accepting the conditions of Erdogan’s government by the PKK, Pak Ayeen added that this possibility, if realized, will be a very positive step, but it does not seem that Ocalan will agree to the dissolution of the PKK. Even if Ocalan a ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise