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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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Turkey Launches Airstrikes on Syria, Iraq: Casualties Reported

Turkey Launches Airstrikes on Syria, Iraq: Casualties Reported

Sunday 20 November 2022
PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militants, which Turkey considers as a wing of the PKK. Turkey had already said on Tuesday that it planned to pursue targets in northern Syria after it completed a cross-border operation against the PKK militants in Iraq, following a deadly bomb attack in Istanb ...
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Challenges Ahead of Turkey’s Possible Military Action in Northern Syria

Challenges Ahead of Turkey’s Possible Military Action in Northern Syria

Tuesday 22 November 2022 ،
PKK) for the deadly blast. The bombing was enough for the Turkish military to resume its airstrikes on the terrorist group's positions in Iraq and Syria. Though the operations in the beginning concentrated on the PKK in northern Iraq, since Saturday, Turkey has targeted it in northern Syria.&nbs ...
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Syria’s Moderate Dealing with Possible Turkish Operation in the North

Syria’s Moderate Dealing with Possible Turkish Operation in the North

Tuesday 29 November 2022 ،
PKK) and People's Protection Units (YPG) threaten the security of its borders and will continue its operations until the complete elimination of these groups. In addition to the fact that Russia and the US are strongly opposed to a new round of Turkish operations, the biggest side of the conflic ...
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US Military Base in Eastern Syria Comes under Rocket Attack

US Military Base in Eastern Syria Comes under Rocket Attack

Saturday 31 December 2022 ،
PKK), which has been seeking an autonomous Kurdish region in Turkey since 1984. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials have said Damascus will respond through all legitimate means available to Turkey’s ongoing ground offensive.  
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Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
PKK) which has a presence in Iraq's Kurdistan region and is blacklisted as a terrorist organization by Turkey. Lawk Ghafuri, head of foreign media affairs for the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), wrote in a Twitter post late on Friday that a drone attack had targeted the vicinity of Sulaymani ...
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Turkey Arrests 110 over Alleged Militant Ties ahead of Election

Turkey Arrests 110 over Alleged Militant Ties ahead of Election

Tuesday 25 April 2023 ،
PKK militants, security sources said, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those held in raids. Alwaght- Turkish police detained on Tuesday 110 people over alleged ties to PKK militants, security sources said, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicia ...
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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023 ،
PKK should pull out of Sinjar. Concerning reconstruction, a joint committee was set for establishment with the coordination of the Nineveh local administration, with its extent of duties and leverages determined by the PM.  Now and after two years after signing this deal, no practical step has ...
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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 ،
PKK-held Arab-majority regions, adding: There are oil facilities that this organization is holding. This means that there is a terrorist organization that is usurping the resources of the people of Syria. After these remarks, some voices damaging to the talks complicated the situation. While on Tu ...
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Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
PKK) to the detriment of the Arabs.  The SDF groups accuse some Arab tribes of collaborating and communicating with Damascus and have arrested a number of leaders of these tribes so far, and these actions have inflamed the tensions. Last August, following the arrest by the SDF of Ahmed al-Kha ...

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