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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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Syria Intercepted Most Western Missiles as US, France, UK Launch Aggression

Syria Intercepted Most Western Missiles as US, France, UK Launch Aggression

Saturday 14 April 2018
Tartus and Khmeimim Air Base. Syrian military sources say the aggression targeted the Research Center in Barzeh and warehouses for the Syrian Arab army in Homs where the air defense intercepted several missiles and downed them. The sources added that the missiles that targeted a military site in H ...
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Russia Not Planning Troops Withdrawal from Syria: President Putin

Russia Not Planning Troops Withdrawal from Syria: President Putin

Thursday 7 June 2018 ،
Tartus, and the other is Hmeimim airbase. It is worth mentioning that these are Russian deployment sites rather than bases. We are not building facilities for long-term plans there so we will be able to promptly withdraw our military personnel if need be,” Putin said during an annual televised ...
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Russian Warships Ready for Live Firing Drills Off Syrian Coast

Russian Warships Ready for Live Firing Drills Off Syrian Coast

Friday 6 July 2018 ،
Tartus will be reserved for drills of the Russian Navy with the launches of missiles. The area will be closed for flights from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on July 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26, the NOTAM says. According to Tass news agency, the Russian Navy’s permanent taskforce in the Me ...
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Russia’s S-300 Delivery Caused by Israeli Messing with Syria Peace Efforts

Russia’s S-300 Delivery Caused by Israeli Messing with Syria Peace Efforts

Wednesday 26 September 2018 ،
Tartus, Lattakia, and Damascus to ramp up the risks for the uninvited foreign forces’ air operations but declined to materialize its threat of delivering S-300 systems to the Syrian government. But the Moscow-Tel Aviv game equations in Syria appear to move towards ending the cooperation after ...
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Idlib Set To Be The Heart Of Syrian Conflict Afresh

Idlib Set To Be The Heart Of Syrian Conflict Afresh

Friday 12 June 2020 ،
Tartus Port in Western Syria. Reports suggest that the Russian arms delivery is meant to mend the Syrian combat capabilities because a number of Syrian armored vehicles were destroyed in a Turkish attack in March. But so far, neither Russia nor Syria has confirmed the tank delivery reports.  F ...
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Are Russian-Israeli Agreements in Syria Expiring?

Are Russian-Israeli Agreements in Syria Expiring?

Monday 31 January 2022 ،
Tartus port for 49 years.  Also in the Russian interests is a last week agreement with Syria that would see expansion of economic interactions between Russian and Syrian ports. Damascus, on the other hand, is keen to welcome further tourists to Latakia to restore an industry once key to its ec ...
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Russian Ships Arrive at Syria’s Port of Tartus amid Tensions with West

Russian Ships Arrive at Syria’s Port of Tartus amid Tensions with West

Saturday 5 February 2022 ،
Tartus, as the Russian navy has been staging large-scale naval drills aimed to counter military threats to Russia amid heightened tensions with the West. According to reports, in a statement on Friday, the ministry said the naval task force was made up of six large amphibious assault ships. Curren ...
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Russia Calls for Unconditional Halt to Israeli Strikes on Syria

Russia Calls for Unconditional Halt to Israeli Strikes on Syria

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Tartus. The attack was the first since new prime minister Yair Lapid took office as the head of Israel's interim regime ahead of a Nov. 1 election. We strongly condemn such irresponsible actions that violate the sovereignty of Syria and the basic norms of international law, and we demand their ...
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Pres. Raisi’s Syria Visit Opening New Chapter in Tehran-Damascus Relations

Pres. Raisi’s Syria Visit Opening New Chapter in Tehran-Damascus Relations

Friday 5 May 2023 ،
Tartus ports, and talked about plans to increase maritime trade between Iran and Syria up to 10 million tons of goods.  Experts maintain that since maritime trade is time-taking and relatively expensive, completion of the Iran-Iraq-Syria-Mediterranean trade corridor will lower the costs of Ira ...
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Russia in Africa: What’s Moscow after in Sudan?

Russia in Africa: What’s Moscow after in Sudan?

Monday 1 July 2024 ،
Tartus base in Syria and Russian sphere of influence on the coast of Africa.  Absence of Wagner: Russia is yet to gain a foothold in the African coastal countries in the West of the continent. Previously, Russia had absolute reliance on the Wagner private military group for operations in Afric ...

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