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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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Baghdad’s Oil Victory over Erbil: Aspects and Implications

Baghdad’s Oil Victory over Erbil: Aspects and Implications

Sunday 2 April 2023
Syrian oil plundered by the Americans is also sent to the occupied territories, and this cheap energy is so attractive to the Israelis and Americans that they do not want to forsake this lucrative trade. Therefore, with the Kurdistan oil transit to Israeli regime cut off, oil smuggled from Syria is ...
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US Following ‘Divide, Steal’ Policy in Iraq and Syria

US Following ‘Divide, Steal’ Policy in Iraq and Syria

Wednesday 19 April 2023 ،
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi to Sulaymaniyah city of Iraqi Kurdistan region for meetings with American officials in the US military bases in the north.  There have not been details on the goals of Abdi’s visit to northern Iraq, nor have information about the topics of disc ...
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How’s Political Progress Influencing Damascus Relations with Kurds?

How’s Political Progress Influencing Damascus Relations with Kurds?

Tuesday 25 April 2023 ،
Syrian Kurdish groups are afraid of marginalization should they keep alliance with the US amid regional re-embracement of Damascus. Alwaght- In addition to ending seven years of tensions, the Iranian-Saudi détente agreement brought about positive regional effects, with its obvious signs obser ...
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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 ،
Syrian borders from Rabia to borders of northern Al Anbar. That is why after ISIS obliteration, other terrorist groups like PKK set their eyes on it. Given the fact that KRG leaders are closing their eyes to PKK crimes, the group is running rampant around Sinjar and its vicinity.  An excu ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorist Group Re-branding for Closeness to the West

Wednesday 31 May 2023 ،
Syrian future. Alwaght- After long-time silence and inaction by the terrorist groups controlling Idlib in northeastern Syria, news reports recently published from their inner circles show that they have started new political moves to secure their stay in the future Syria developments amid paralysis ...
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Astana Initiative Repurposed: Main Goal Ending Turkish, US Occupation

Astana Initiative Repurposed: Main Goal Ending Turkish, US Occupation

Friday 23 June 2023 ،
Syrian peace process was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan and continued for two days.  Kazakhstan foreign ministry said that in this meeting, changes in the region's position towards Syria, the humanitarian situation, efforts to resolve the crisis, fighting terrorism, and reconstr ...
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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 ،
Syrian and Iraqi deserts struggled to block activation of Axis of Resistance corridor from Tehran to the Mediterranean.  But in addition to the competitions deriving from the territorial and geopolitical significance of Nineveh, the province after ISIS rule became one of the outstanding showca ...
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Syria New Ground for Chinese-American Competition

Syria New Ground for Chinese-American Competition

Thursday 5 October 2023 ،
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife last month and inking a strategic partnership pact opened a new chapter in Beijing-Damascus relations and displayed the Chinese intention for a more active role in this country. In the past decade, China was one of the supporters of legitimate governmen ...
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Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?

Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?

Tuesday 30 January 2024 ،
Syrian Kurds, Turkish maintaining of close relations with Western-sanctioned Russia and Iran and finally Turkey’s neutral position in the Ukraine war have inflamed these differences to an uncontrollable level.  However, Erdogan’s very shaky victory in the 2023 presidential election ...
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Biden Dogging “Checkmate”, a Success or a Downfall?

Biden Dogging “Checkmate”, a Success or a Downfall?

Sunday 4 February 2024 ،
Syrian Army unit in the city of Ayyash, a gas station in the eastern side of Deir ez-Zor city, and a food warehouse in Deir ez-Zor city. The source also verified that concurrently with the initiation of the invasion of the city of Al-Qa'im, 7 US fighter jets, 6 unmanned missile-firing aircraft, ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies