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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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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024
the collapse of Syrian government and rise to power of armed groups, these days Damascus has become a center of diplomatic visits and interactions in the region. After Arab diplomats, Turkish, European, and lately American diplomats flew to Syria to hold their first meetings with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sha ...
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities
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Understanding Egypt’s Behavior towards Post-Assad Syria: Challenges and Opportunities

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
the power by the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) has captivated attention of many political analysts and politicians. Meanwhile, the reactions of various countries to Syria developments, including Egypt, have been significant, although in the vicinity of Egypt there are more important cases like Libya, S ...
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria
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HTS’s Violence against Minorities Activates Security Fault Lines in Syria

Monday 30 December 2024 ،
their purge campaign against minorities, risking wider violence in the future. Alwaght- While after fall of President Bashar al-Assad and rise to power of the armed groups in Syria the Syrians hoped that the security will be protected and there will be no sectarian and political score settling as th ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
the region that motivates its Syria presence. Alwaght- With the collapse of Bashar al-Assad government in Syria, the prediction of the country sinking again in security, political, and social instability and crisis is coming true. As with the start of crisis in 2011 the way was paved for presence of ...
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of  Security and Military Partnership
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Iran and Pakistan: A New Chapter of Security and Military Partnership

Wednesday 22 January 2025 ،
their security and neighborly ties as they grow a shared vision on regional security. Alwaght- Iran, which in recent years by signing strategic partnership pacts with China and Russia stepped in the new world order, has maintained its neighbors first policy in its foreign relations and is seeking to ...
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UNRWA Ban: Why’s Israel Afraid of the Aid Agency?
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UNRWA Ban: Why’s Israel Afraid of the Aid Agency?

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
the battleground, Israel plans to up the pressures on Gaza civilians. The decision was revealed when the Israeli ambassador in the UN on Friday announced that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has until January 30 to leave Al-Quds (Jerusalem). UNRWA is one ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
the assumption of power by Donald Trump, the prospects of the US tensions with the rivals and even the international partners are gaining weight and politicians in various countries are bracing for Trump's challenging policies. Iraq is one of the countries that in recent years due to various ge ...
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert
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Trump’s Dream for Gaza Will Not Come True: Expert

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
the remarks of the US President Donald Trump about forced migration of the Palestinians from Gaza and Washington's readiness to control this besieged enclave have drawn controversy and stirred massive international objections. This came as the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited W ...
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts
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HTS Aggressions on Lebanon Borders: A New Conflict with Regional Fallouts

Monday 10 February 2025 ،
the Lebanese people after a year of conflict with the Israeli regime were optimistic that they will re-embrace calm with the ceasefire deal, another front was opened recently against them before Israeli occupation is over. In this connection, local sources reported on Friday an artillery attack on ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
the PMF forces as a boost to this anti-terror force, but obstructions are ahead. Alwaght- While the pro-resistsnce factions in the Iraqi parliament intend to enhance the job benefits of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an appreciation of a decade of sacrifices of these voluntary forces, this ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution