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Quds Force

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:17 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from Iran

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{{Infobox org|name=Quds Force|otype=Expeditionary special forces unit|region=[[Iran]]|rows=47|asof=2026-08-25|image=}}

'''Quds Force''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-25|summary=Most recent archived item: Hamas says destruction of UNRWA building in al-Quds is war crime - reported by IRNA, Iranian state|latest=IRNA, Iranian state}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-02-27 and 2026-08-25}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== Overview ===

The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'The Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of [[Iran]]'s [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC). Considered an elite unit within the IRGC, it specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. Army General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as being analogous to a combination of the United States' CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Responsible for extraterritorial operations, the Quds Force has been described as the IRGC’s de facto external affairs branch. It supports non-state actors in many countries, including [[Hezbollah]], [[Hamas]], Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthis, and Shia militias in Iraq, [[Israel, Palestine and Syria|Syria]], and Afghanistan; it has also deployed personnel in foreign conflicts such as the Syrian civil war and the Iraqi offensive against the Islamic State. The Quds Force reports directly to the supreme leader of Iran, currently Mojtaba [[Ali Khamenei|Khamenei]] since 8 March 2026. After Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike in January 2020, his deputy, Esmail Qaani, replaced him. [1]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [2] 2026-08-25 - IRNA, Iranian state: Hamas says destruction of UNRWA building in al-Quds is war crime
* [3] 2026-08-25 - Meduza: A US Air Force military transport aircraft arrived at Vnukovo. Who it brought is unknown
* [4] 2026-08-25 - Meduza: A US Air Force military transport aircraft arrived at Vnukovo. It is unknown who it brought.
* [5] 2026-08-24 - IRNA, Iranian state: Sunni member of Basij volunteer force martyred in Zahedan
* [6] 2026-08-24 - Africanews: Uganda Pledges 1,200 Troops as Burundi Eyes Gaza Force
* [7] 2026-08-20 - US State Department: U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah
* [8] 2026-08-20 - The War Zone: USS George Washington’s Mideast Arrival Highlights Strain On Carrier Force
* [9] 2026-08-20 - Defense News: US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after Russian hazardous space activity warning
* [10] 2026-07-24 - outlet not recorded: How Hezbollah in Lebanon became Iran's most powerful proxy force
* [11] 2026-07-22 - outlet not recorded: Morocco to host first Gaza multinational force drills: reports
* [12] 2026-07-17 - outlet not recorded: The Truth About Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
* [13] 2026-07-01 - outlet not recorded: Israel-Lebanon Deal: A Path to Peace or Another Ceasefire Illusion?
* ...and 35 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=Iran}}

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'The Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Considered an elite unit within the IRGC, it specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. Army General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as being analogous to a combination of the United States' CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Responsible for extraterritorial operations, the Quds Force has been described as the IRGC’s de facto external affairs branch. It supports non-state actors in many countries, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthis, and Shia militias in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan; it has also deployed personnel in foreign conflicts such as the Syrian civil war and the Iraqi offensive against the Islamic State. The Quds Force reports directly to the supreme leader of Iran, currently Mojtaba Khamenei since 8 March 2026. After Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated in a U.S. drone strike in January 2020, his deputy, Esmail Qaani, replaced him. - 1787714374.634624
* [2] Hamas says destruction of UNRWA building in al-Quds is war crime - https://en.irna.ir/news/86245877/Hamas-says-destruction-of-UNRWA-building-in-al-Quds-is-war-crime
* [3] A US Air Force military transport aircraft arrived at Vnukovo. Who it brought is unknown - https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/25/vo-vnukovo-priletel-voenno-transportnyy-samolet-vvs-ssha-kogo-on-privez-neizvestno
* [4] A US Air Force military transport aircraft arrived at Vnukovo. It is unknown who it brought. - https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/25/vo-vnukovo-priletel-voenno-transportnyy-samolet-vvs-ssha-kogo-on-privez-neizvestno
* [5] Sunni member of Basij volunteer force martyred in Zahedan - https://en.irna.ir/news/86244519/Sunni-member-of-Basij-volunteer-force-martyred-in-Zahedan
* [6] Uganda Pledges 1,200 Troops as Burundi Eyes Gaza Force - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787653495.040422/
* [7] U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787653495.040287/
* [8] USS George Washington’s Mideast Arrival Highlights Strain On Carrier Force - https://www.twz.com/sea/uss-george-washingtons-mideast-arrival-highlights-strain-on-carrier-force
* [9] US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after Russian hazardous space activity warning - https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/08/20/us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-turns-back-after-russian-hazardous-space-activity-warning/

== How this page is made ==
Assembled directly from the war archive and an archived reference work: no model writes any part of it. The Overview is retrieved and archived, the Reporting is the archived headline record. Overview source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

[[Category:Organizations]]

United Nations

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:17 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from Global

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{{Infobox org|name=United Nations|otype=Intergovernmental organization|region=Global|rows=55|asof=2026-08-23|image=}}

'''United Nations''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-23|summary=Most recent archived item: The United States lift the enhanced surveillance measures imposed on ships from Nigeria - reported by RFI|latest=RFI}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-02-27 and 2026-08-23}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== History ===

In the century prior to the UN's creation, several international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were formed to ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. During World War I, several major leaders, especially then-U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, advocated for a world body to guarantee peace. The winners of the war, the Allied Powers, met to decide on formal peace terms at the Paris Peace Conference. The League of Nations was approved and started operations, but the United States never joined. On 10 January 1920, the League of Nations formally came into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, took effect. The League of Nations Council acted as an executive body directing the Assembly's business, though with few powers explicitly vested in either body, the League's operation was mostly derived from informal convention than the Covenant itself. With few exceptions, all of the League's substantive decisions required unanimity, a provision negotiated in the name of upholding national sovereignty. [1]

=== Overview ===

The United Nations (UN) is an international intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals. The United Nations headquarters is located in New York City, with several other offices located in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna and The Hague. The UN comprises six principal organizations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat and Trusteeship Council which, together with several specialized agencies and related agencies, make up the UN System. There is a total of 193 member states, representing nearly all of the world's sovereign states, as well as two observer states, the Holy See and the State of Palestine. The United Nations has primarily focused on economic and social development, particularly during the wave of decolonization in the mid-twentieth century. The UN currently operates 11 peacekeeping missions, by order of inception, in the Middle East, Kashmir, Cyprus, the Golan Heights, [[Lebanon]], the Western Sahara, Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of the [[DR Congo|Congo]], [[Sudan]], South Sudan and the Central African Republic. The UN has been recognized as a global leader of peace and human development, with many officials and agencies having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize but has also been criticized for perceived ineffectiveness, bias, and corruption. [2]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [3] 2026-08-23 - RFI: The United States lift the enhanced surveillance measures imposed on ships from Nigeria
* [4] 2026-08-23 - RFI: The United States lifts the reinforced surveillance measures imposed on ships from Nigeria
* [5] 2026-08-22 - Middle East Monitor: Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ undermining support even in ‘pro-Israel’ nations: Poland
* [6] 2026-08-22 - US State Department: United States Participates in Third APEC 2026 Senior Officials’ Meetings in Dalian, China
* [7] 2026-08-21 - outlet not recorded: Pakistan, 11 Muslim nations urge global action to halt Israeli strikes on Syria
* [8] 2026-08-20 - US State Department: U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah
* [9] 2026-08-14 - outlet not recorded: Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’ | Donald Trump
* [10] 2026-08-02 - yabiladi.com: United States: New proposal in Congress to classify Polisario as terrorist
* [11] 2026-07-24 - outlet not recorded: United States completes 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran
* [12] 2026-07-17 - outlet not recorded: The Truth About Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
* [13] 2026-07-01 - outlet not recorded: Israel-Lebanon Deal: A Path to Peace or Another Ceasefire Illusion?
* [14] 2026-06-15 - outlet not recorded: How Family Offices Align Legacy and Philanthropy
* ...and 43 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=Global}}

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] In the century prior to the UN's creation, several international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were formed to ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. During World War I, several major leaders, especially then-U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, advocated for a world body to guarantee peace. The winners of the war, the Allied Powers, met to decide on formal peace terms at the Paris Peace Conference. The League of Nations was approved and started operations, but the United States never joined. On 10 January 1920, the League of Nations formally came into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, took effect. The League of Nations Council acted as an executive body directing the Assembly's business, though with few powers explicitly vested in either body, the League's operation was mostly derived from informal convention than the Covenant itself. With few exceptions, all of the League's substantive decisions required unanimity, a provision negotiated in the name of upholding national sovereignty. - 1787714402.58404
* [2] The United Nations (UN) is an international intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals. The United Nations headquarters is located in New York City, with several other offices located in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna and The Hague. The UN comprises six principal organizations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat and Trusteeship Council which, together with several specialized agencies and related agencies, make up the UN System. There is a total of 193 member states, representing nearly all of the world's sovereign states, as well as two observer states, the Holy See and the State of Palestine. The United Nations has primarily focused on economic and social development, particularly during the wave of decolonization in the mid-twentieth century. The UN currently operates 11 peacekeeping missions, by order of inception, in the Middle East, Kashmir, Cyprus, the Golan Heights, Lebanon, the Western Sahara, Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, South Sudan and the Central African Republic. The UN has been recognized as a global leader of peace and human development, with many officials and agencies having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize but has also been criticized for perceived ineffectiveness, bias, and corruption. - 1787714402.58404
* [3] The United States lift the enhanced surveillance measures imposed on ships from Nigeria - https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260823-les-%C3%A9tats-unis-l%C3%A8vent-les-mesures-de-surveillance-renforc%C3%A9e-impos%C3%A9es-aux-navires-en-provenance-du-nigeria
* [4] The United States lifts the reinforced surveillance measures imposed on ships from Nigeria - https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260823-les-%C3%A9tats-unis-l%C3%A8vent-les-mesures-de-surveillance-renforc%C3%A9e-impos%C3%A9es-aux-navires-en-provenance-du-nigeria
* [5] Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ undermining support even in ‘pro-Israel’ nations: Poland - https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260822-gaza-humanitarian-catastrophe-undermining-support-even-in-pro-israel-nations-poland/
* [6] United States Participates in Third APEC 2026 Senior Officials’ Meetings in Dalian, China - https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/united-states-participates-in-third-apec-2026-senior-officials-meetings-in-dalian-china/
* [8] U.S. Sanctions Smuggling Network for Qods Force and Hizballah - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787653495.040287/
* [10] United States: New proposal in Congress to classify Polisario as terrorist - https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/199894/etats-unis-nouvelle-proposition-congres-pour.html

== How this page is made ==
Assembled directly from the war archive and an archived reference work: no model writes any part of it. The Overview is retrieved and archived, the Reporting is the archived headline record. Overview source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

[[Category:Organizations]]

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:16 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from Iran

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{{Infobox org|name=Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|otype=Military branch|region=[[Iran]]|rows=48|asof=2026-08-21|image=}}

'''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-21|summary=Most recent archived item: New Beach Landing Vessel For The Marine Corps Breaks Cover (Updated) - reported by The War Zone|latest=The War Zone}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-02-27 and 2026-08-21}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== Overview ===

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Forces. It consists of five service branches: Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, [[Quds Force]], and Basij. It is led by a commander-in-chief, who is appointed by and reports to the supreme leader of [[Iran]]. The IRGC was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. Whereas the Iranian Army (the Artesh) protects the country's sovereignty in a traditional capacity, the IRGC's constitutional mandate is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic. Most interpretations of this mandate assert that it entrusts the IRGC with preventing foreign interference in Iran, thwarting coups by the traditional military, and crushing "deviant movements" that harm the ideological legacy of the Islamic Revolution. The IRGC has approximately 125,000 personnel, as of 2024. The main body is the IRGC Ground Forces, which focus on maintaining internal order, but have recently moved towards expeditionary warfare also, projecting power for the Islamic Republic. [1]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [2] 2026-08-21 - The War Zone: New Beach Landing Vessel For The Marine Corps Breaks Cover (Updated)
* [3] 2026-08-21 - drudge.com: Middle East Just Built Its Own NATO
* [4] 2026-08-20 - outlet not recorded: IDF Besieges Hezbollah Complex Holding Iranian Officers
* [5] 2026-08-15 - outlet not recorded: Can Jared Kushner Get Hamas Disarmament Moving?
* [6] 2026-08-13 - haberler.com: İsrailden Lübnana Uzun Süreli Konuşlanma Talimatı
* [7] 2026-08-13 - outlet not recorded: Israel Evicted Settlers Besieging Palestinian Homes. Hours Later, They Were Back.
* [8] 2026-08-03 - outlet not recorded: Defense Minister Katz announces live on air he will replace IDF Central Command chief; officials caught off guard - i24NEWS
* [9] 2026-07-31 - outlet not recorded: Russia appears to infiltrate first ‘fortress city’ as Ukraine changes guard
* [10] 2026-07-30 - outlet not recorded: Celebrating LA’s Culinary Visionaries
* [11] 2026-07-22 - outlet not recorded: Israel Plans Crocodile-Infested Moats to Guard Hamas Prisoners
* [12] 2026-07-17 - outlet not recorded: The Truth About Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
* [13] 2026-07-15 - outlet not recorded: Hezbollah Litani River Reinforcement Amid Iran Tensions
* ...and 36 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=Iran}}

== Publication history ==
What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

* rev 1, 2026-08-26 — first published from 13 source(s)

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Forces. It consists of five service branches: Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij. It is led by a commander-in-chief, who is appointed by and reports to the supreme leader of Iran. The IRGC was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. Whereas the Iranian Army (the Artesh) protects the country's sovereignty in a traditional capacity, the IRGC's constitutional mandate is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic. Most interpretations of this mandate assert that it entrusts the IRGC with preventing foreign interference in Iran, thwarting coups by the traditional military, and crushing "deviant movements" that harm the ideological legacy of the Islamic Revolution. The IRGC has approximately 125,000 personnel, as of 2024. The main body is the IRGC Ground Forces, which focus on maintaining internal order, but have recently moved towards expeditionary warfare also, projecting power for the Islamic Republic. - 1787714252.310301
* [2] New Beach Landing Vessel For The Marine Corps Breaks Cover (Updated) - https://www.twz.com/sea/new-beach-landing-vessel-for-the-marine-corps-breaks-cover
* [3] Middle East Just Built Its Own NATO - https://drudge.com/news/293996/middle-east-just-built-its-own-nato
* [6] İsrailden Lübnana Uzun Süreli Konuşlanma Talimatı - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787694306.464256/

== How this page is made ==
Assembled directly from the war archive and an archived reference work: no model writes any part of it. The Overview is retrieved and archived, the Reporting is the archived headline record. Overview source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

[[Category:Organizations]]

Houthi movement

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:16 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from Yemen

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{{Infobox org|name=Houthi movement|otype=Political and armed movement|region=[[Yemen]]|rows=64|asof=2026-08-26|image=}}

'''Houthi movement''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-26|summary=Most recent archived item: Yemeni forces claim killing of eight Houthi fighters - reported by Middle East Eye|latest=Middle East Eye}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-03-05 and 2026-08-26}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== History ===

According to Ahmed Addaghashi, a professor at Sanaa University, the Houthis began as a moderate theological movement that preached tolerance and held a broad-minded view of all the Yemeni peoples. Their first organization, "the Believing Youth" (BY), was founded in 1992 in Saada Governorate by either Mohammed al-Houthi, or his brother Hussein al-Houthi. The Believing Youth established school clubs and summer camps in order to "promote a Zaydi revival" in Saada. By 1994–95, between 15,000 and 20,000 students had attended BY summer camps. The religious material included lectures by Mohammed Hussein Fadhlallah (a Lebanese Shia scholar) and Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General of [[Hezbollah]]). The formation of the Houthi organisations has been described by Adam Baron of the European Council on Foreign Relations as a reaction to foreign intervention. Their views include shoring up Zaydi support against the perceived threat of Saudi-influenced ideologies in [[Yemen]] and a general condemnation of the former Yemeni government's alliance with the United States, which, along with complaints regarding the government's corruption and the marginalisation of much of the Houthis' home areas in Saada, constituted the group's key grievances. Although Hussein al-Houthi, who was killed in 2004, had no official relation with Believing Youth (BY), according to Zaid, he contributed to the radicalisation of some Zaydis after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. [1]

=== Overview ===

The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from [[Yemen]] in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, whose namesake leadership is drawn largely from the al-Houthi family. The Houthis are backed by [[Iran]], and they are widely considered part of the Iranian-led "Axis of Resistance". The group has been a central player in Yemen's civil war, drawing widespread international condemnation for its human rights abuses, including targeting civilians and using child soldiers. The movement is designated as a terrorist organization by some countries. Under the leadership of Zaydi religious leader Hussein al-Houthi, the Houthis emerged as an opposition movement to Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom they accused of corruption and being backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States. In 2003, influenced by the Lebanese Shia political and military organization [[Hezbollah]], the Houthis adopted their official slogan against the United States, Israel, and the Jews. Al-Houthi resisted Saleh's order for his arrest, and was afterwards killed by the Yemeni military in Saada in 2004, sparking the Houthi insurgency. [2]

=== Ideology ===

The Houthi movement follows a mixed ideology with religious, Yemeni nationalist, and big tent-populist elements, imitating [[Hezbollah]]. Outsiders have argued that the group's ideological tenets are often vague and self-contradictory and that many of its slogans do not accurately reflect its aims. According to American historian Bernard Haykel, the movement's founder, Hussein al-Houthi, was influenced by a variety of religious traditions and political ideologies, making it difficult to fit him or his followers into existing categories. The Houthis have portrayed themselves as a national resistance [[Quds Force|force]], defending all Yemenis from outside aggression and influences, as champions against corruption, chaos, and extremism, and as representatives for the interests of marginalized tribal groups and the Zaydi sect. Haykel argues that the Houthi movement has two central religious-ideological tenets. The first is the "Quranic Way", which encompasses the belief that the Quran does not allow for interpretation and contains everything needed to improve Muslim society. The second is the belief in the absolute, divine right of Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet's descendants) to rule, a belief attributed to Jaroudism, a fundamentalist offshoot of Zaydism. The group has also exploited the popular discontent over corruption and the reduction of government subsidies. [3]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [4] 2026-08-26 - Middle East Eye: Yemeni forces claim killing of eight Houthi fighters
* [5] 2026-08-25 - Middle East Monitor: Children in Gaza protest at Gaza against the occupation for threatening to bomb them for their kites
* [6] 2026-08-24 - Ukrinform, Ukrainian state: The Russians launched a strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv, killing at least three people.
* [7] 2026-08-23 - Middle East Eye: Yemen, US officials meet to discuss ‘countering Houthi propaganda’
* [8] 2026-08-21 - outlet not recorded: How a Swedish Palestinian minister raised controversy with Star of David
* [9] 2026-08-19 - themarysue.com: Netanyahu smear campaign against Mamdani is backfiring
* [10] 2026-08-19 - outlet not recorded: I drove a friend to a protest in Jerusalem. Now Israel's government wants to send me to prison.
* [11] 2026-08-15 - star.com.tr: Reaction from Hezbollah to Netanyahu: He wants to raise tensions for election goals.
* [12] 2026-07-31 - outlet not recorded: Hope follows Hamas's disarmament plan, but Israel remains silent
* [13] 2026-07-27 - outlet not recorded: U.S. pauses Iran strikes for second straight night as talks move in positive direction
* [14] 2026-07-26 - hispantv.com: Iran's leader: Resistance is the only way to confront the US and Israel
* [15] 2026-07-26 - ria.ru: WSJ: Graham wanted to convince Trump to join the attacks on Hezbollah.
* ...and 52 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=Yemen}}

== Publication history ==
What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

* rev 1, 2026-08-26 — first published from 13 source(s)

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] According to Ahmed Addaghashi, a professor at Sanaa University, the Houthis began as a moderate theological movement that preached tolerance and held a broad-minded view of all the Yemeni peoples. Their first organization, "the Believing Youth" (BY), was founded in 1992 in Saada Governorate by either Mohammed al-Houthi, or his brother Hussein al-Houthi. The Believing Youth established school clubs and summer camps in order to "promote a Zaydi revival" in Saada. By 1994–95, between 15,000 and 20,000 students had attended BY summer camps. The religious material included lectures by Mohammed Hussein Fadhlallah (a Lebanese Shia scholar) and Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General of Hezbollah). The formation of the Houthi organisations has been described by Adam Baron of the European Council on Foreign Relations as a reaction to foreign intervention. Their views include shoring up Zaydi support against the perceived threat of Saudi-influenced ideologies in Yemen and a general condemnation of the former Yemeni government's alliance with the United States, which, along with complaints regarding the government's corruption and the marginalisation of much of the Houthis' home areas in Saada, constituted the group's key grievances. Although Hussein al-Houthi, who was killed in 2004, had no official relation with Believing Youth (BY), according to Zaid, he contributed to the radicalisation of some Zaydis after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. - 1787714317.814491
* [2] The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, whose namesake leadership is drawn largely from the al-Houthi family. The Houthis are backed by Iran, and they are widely considered part of the Iranian-led "Axis of Resistance". The group has been a central player in Yemen's civil war, drawing widespread international condemnation for its human rights abuses, including targeting civilians and using child soldiers. The movement is designated as a terrorist organization by some countries. Under the leadership of Zaydi religious leader Hussein al-Houthi, the Houthis emerged as an opposition movement to Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom they accused of corruption and being backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States. In 2003, influenced by the Lebanese Shia political and military organization Hezbollah, the Houthis adopted their official slogan against the United States, Israel, and the Jews. Al-Houthi resisted Saleh's order for his arrest, and was afterwards killed by the Yemeni military in Saada in 2004, sparking the Houthi insurgency. - 1787714317.814491
* [3] The Houthi movement follows a mixed ideology with religious, Yemeni nationalist, and big tent-populist elements, imitating Hezbollah. Outsiders have argued that the group's ideological tenets are often vague and self-contradictory and that many of its slogans do not accurately reflect its aims. According to American historian Bernard Haykel, the movement's founder, Hussein al-Houthi, was influenced by a variety of religious traditions and political ideologies, making it difficult to fit him or his followers into existing categories. The Houthis have portrayed themselves as a national resistance force, defending all Yemenis from outside aggression and influences, as champions against corruption, chaos, and extremism, and as representatives for the interests of marginalized tribal groups and the Zaydi sect. Haykel argues that the Houthi movement has two central religious-ideological tenets. The first is the "Quranic Way", which encompasses the belief that the Quran does not allow for interpretation and contains everything needed to improve Muslim society. The second is the belief in the absolute, divine right of Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet's descendants) to rule, a belief attributed to Jaroudism, a fundamentalist offshoot of Zaydism. The group has also exploited the popular discontent over corruption and the reduction of government subsidies. - 1787714317.814491
* [4] Yemeni forces claim killing of eight Houthi fighters - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemeni-forces-claim-killing-eight-houthi-fighters
* [5] Children in Gaza protest at Gaza against the occupation for threatening to bomb them for their kites - https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260825-children-in-gaza-protest-at-gaza-against-the-occupation-for-threatening-to-bomb-them-for-their-kites/
* [6] The Russians launched a strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv, killing at least three people. - https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/4157016-rosiani-zavdali-udaru-po-peredmistu-harkova-zaginuli-sonajmense-troe-ludej.html
* [7] Yemen, US officials meet to discuss ‘countering Houthi propaganda’ - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787693124.229173/
* [9] Netanyahu smear campaign against Mamdani is backfiring - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787680558.529671/
* [11] Reaction from Hezbollah to Netanyahu: He wants to raise tensions for election goals. - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787693124.229412/
* [14] Iran's leader: Resistance is the only way to confront the US and Israel - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787692975.900834/
* [15] WSJ: Graham wanted to convince Trump to join the attacks on Hezbollah. - https://ria.ru/20260726/grem-2107083457.html

== How this page is made ==
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Chinese Communist Party

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:15 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from China

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{{Infobox org|name=Chinese Communist Party|otype=Political party|region=[[China]]|rows=64|asof=2026-08-25|image=}}

'''Chinese Communist Party''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-25|summary=Most recent archived item: A fire occurred at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex. A Chinese citizen died. More than 100 people were injured - reported by Meduza|latest=Meduza}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-02-26 and 2026-08-25}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== History ===

The October Revolution and Marxist theory inspired the founding of the CCP. Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao were among the first to publicly support Leninism and world revolution. Both regarded the October Revolution in [[Russia]] as groundbreaking, believing it to herald a new era for oppressed countries everywhere. Some historical analysis views the May Fourth [[Houthi movement|Movement]] as the beginning of the revolutionary struggle that led to the founding of the People's Republic of [[China]]. Following the movement, trends towards social transformation increased. Writing in 1939, Mao Zedong stated that the Movement had shown that the bourgeois revolution against imperialism and China had developed to a new stage, but that the proletariat would lead the revolution's completion. The May Fourth Movement led to the establishment of radical intellectuals who went on to mobilize peasants and workers into the CCP and gain the organizational strength that would solidify the success of the Chinese Communist Revolution. Chen and Li were among the most influential promoters of Marxism in China during the May Fourth period. [1]

=== Overview ===

The Communist Party of [[China]] (CPC), commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War against the Kuomintang and proclaimed the establishment of the PRC under the chairmanship of Mao Zedong in October 1949. The CCP has since governed China and has had sole control over the country's armed forces and law enforcement. As of 2025, the CCP has more than 101 million members, making it the second largest political party by membership in the world. In 1921, Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao founded the CCP with the help of the Far Eastern Bureau of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and Far Eastern Bureau of the Communist International. Although the CCP aligned with the Kuomintang (KMT) during its initial years, the rise of the KMT's right-wing under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and subsequent massacres of tens of thousands of CCP members resulted in a split and a prolonged civil war between the CCP and KMT. During the next ten years of guerrilla warfare, Mao Zedong rose to become the most influential figure in the CCP and the party established a strong base among the rural peasantry with its land reform policies. Support for the CCP continued to grow throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War. [2]

=== Ideology ===

The core ideology of the party has evolved with each distinct generation of Chinese leadership. As both the CCP and the People's Liberation Army promote their members according to seniority, it is possible to discern distinct generations of Chinese leadership. Marxism–Leninism is the official ideology of the CCP. According to the CCP, "Marxism–Leninism reveals the universal laws governing the development of history of human society." To the CCP, Marxism–Leninism provides a "vision of the contradictions in capitalist society and of the inevitability of a future socialist and communist societies". According to the People's Daily, Mao Zedong Thought "is Marxism–Leninism applied and developed in [[China]]". Mao Zedong Thought was conceived not only by Mao Zedong, but by leading party officials, according to Xinhua News Agency. Deng Xiaoping Theory was added to the party constitution at the 14th National Congress in 1992. The concepts of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "the primary stage of socialism" were credited to the theory. [3]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [4] 2026-08-25 - Meduza: A fire occurred at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex. A Chinese citizen died. More than 100 people were injured
* [5] 2026-08-24 - The Diplomat: No Surprises in Kazakh Politics: New Presidential Party Wins Majority
* [6] 2026-08-23 - timesofoman.com: Panama - flagged vessel with 20 Chinese crew sinks off India east coast ; rescue operations underway
* [7] 2026-08-20 - outlet not recorded: Chinese-made drones could expose Israeli soldiers' locations, IDF officials warn
* [8] 2026-08-20 - dailymail.com: Gwyneth Paltrow sparks MORE controversy as she rumored to be hosting off - the - record dinner party for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
* [9] 2026-08-19 - outlet not recorded: Netanyahu’s party puts Mamdani on a billboard with Iran, Hezbollah leaders
* [10] 2026-08-19 - outlet not recorded: Jill Stein, repeat Green Party candidate, faces assault charges in Missouri
* [11] 2026-08-19 - outlet not recorded: Head of National Liberal Party Camille Chamoun: Lebanon needs a definitive separation from Iran, arms outside state control hinder its functioning
* [12] 2026-08-18 - outlet not recorded: Russia's Lavrov says Britain risks being seen as party to Ukraine war
* [13] 2026-08-15 - outlet not recorded: Can Jared Kushner Get Hamas Disarmament Moving?
* [14] 2026-08-13 - haberler.com: İsrailden Lübnana Uzun Süreli Konuşlanma Talimatı
* [15] 2026-08-13 - outlet not recorded: Israel Evicted Settlers Besieging Palestinian Homes. Hours Later, They Were Back.
* ...and 52 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=China}}

== Publication history ==
What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

* rev 1, 2026-08-26 — first published from 13 source(s)

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] The October Revolution and Marxist theory inspired the founding of the CCP. Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao were among the first to publicly support Leninism and world revolution. Both regarded the October Revolution in Russia as groundbreaking, believing it to herald a new era for oppressed countries everywhere. Some historical analysis views the May Fourth Movement as the beginning of the revolutionary struggle that led to the founding of the People's Republic of China. Following the movement, trends towards social transformation increased. Writing in 1939, Mao Zedong stated that the Movement had shown that the bourgeois revolution against imperialism and China had developed to a new stage, but that the proletariat would lead the revolution's completion. The May Fourth Movement led to the establishment of radical intellectuals who went on to mobilize peasants and workers into the CCP and gain the organizational strength that would solidify the success of the Chinese Communist Revolution. Chen and Li were among the most influential promoters of Marxism in China during the May Fourth period. - 1787713258.372441
* [2] The Communist Party of China (CPC), commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War against the Kuomintang and proclaimed the establishment of the PRC under the chairmanship of Mao Zedong in October 1949. The CCP has since governed China and has had sole control over the country's armed forces and law enforcement. As of 2025, the CCP has more than 101 million members, making it the second largest political party by membership in the world. In 1921, Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao founded the CCP with the help of the Far Eastern Bureau of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and Far Eastern Bureau of the Communist International. Although the CCP aligned with the Kuomintang (KMT) during its initial years, the rise of the KMT's right-wing under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and subsequent massacres of tens of thousands of CCP members resulted in a split and a prolonged civil war between the CCP and KMT. During the next ten years of guerrilla warfare, Mao Zedong rose to become the most influential figure in the CCP and the party established a strong base among the rural peasantry with its land reform policies. Support for the CCP continued to grow throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War. - 1787713258.372441
* [3] The core ideology of the party has evolved with each distinct generation of Chinese leadership. As both the CCP and the People's Liberation Army promote their members according to seniority, it is possible to discern distinct generations of Chinese leadership. Marxism–Leninism is the official ideology of the CCP. According to the CCP, "Marxism–Leninism reveals the universal laws governing the development of history of human society." To the CCP, Marxism–Leninism provides a "vision of the contradictions in capitalist society and of the inevitability of a future socialist and communist societies". According to the People's Daily, Mao Zedong Thought "is Marxism–Leninism applied and developed in China". Mao Zedong Thought was conceived not only by Mao Zedong, but by leading party officials, according to Xinhua News Agency. Deng Xiaoping Theory was added to the party constitution at the 14th National Congress in 1992. The concepts of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "the primary stage of socialism" were credited to the theory. - 1787713258.372441
* [4] A fire occurred at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex. A Chinese citizen died. More than 100 people were injured - https://meduza.io/news/2026/08/25/na-amurskom-gazohimicheskom-komplekse-proizoshel-pozhar-po-dannym-telegram-kanalov-est-pogibshiy-i-desyatki-postradavshih
* [5] No Surprises in Kazakh Politics: New Presidential Party Wins Majority - https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/no-surprises-in-kazakh-politics-new-presidential-party-wins-majority/
* [6] Panama - flagged vessel with 20 Chinese crew sinks off India east coast ; rescue operations underway - https://timesofoman.com/article/175947-panama-flagged-vessel-with-20-chinese-crew-sinks-off-indias-east-coast-rescue-operations-underway
* [8] Gwyneth Paltrow sparks MORE controversy as she rumored to be hosting off - the - record dinner party for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman - https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16065967/Gwyneth-Paltrow-rumored-party-OpenAI-CEO-Sam-Altman.html
* [14] İsrailden Lübnana Uzun Süreli Konuşlanma Talimatı - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787694306.464256/

== How this page is made ==
Assembled directly from the war archive and an archived reference work: no model writes any part of it. The Overview is retrieved and archived, the Reporting is the archived headline record. Overview source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

[[Category:Organizations]]

Hamas

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:15 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from Palestine

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{{Infobox org|name=Hamas|otype=Political and militant organization|region=Palestine|rows=56|asof=2026-08-21|image=}}

'''Hamas''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-21|summary=Most recent archived item: Muslim Charity in Britain Faces Scrutiny for Possible Links to Hamas - reported by outlet not recorded|latest=outlet not recorded}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-02-27 and 2026-08-21}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== History ===

Hamas was established in 1987, and allegedly has its origins in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood [[Houthi movement|movement]], which had been active in the [[Gaza]] Strip since the 1950s and gained influence through a network of mosques and various charitable and social organizations. Unlike other Palestinian factions, after the Israeli occupation of Gaza in 1967, the Brotherhood in Gaza refused to join the resistance boycott against Israel. In the 1980s, Hamas emerged as a powerful political factor, challenging the influence of the PLO, whose Fatah faction it had played a core role in creating. In December 1987, the Brotherhood adopted a more nationalist and activist line under the name of Hamas. Hamas was initially discreetly supported by Israel as a counter-balance to the secular PLO. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the organization conducted numerous suicide bombings and other attacks against Israel. In the Palestinian legislative election of January 2006, Hamas gained a large majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliament, defeating the ruling Fatah [[Chinese Communist Party|party]]. After the elections, conflicts arose between Hamas and Fatah, which they were unable to resolve. [1]

=== Overview ===

The Islamic Resistance [[Houthi movement|Movement]], abbreviated Hamas (an acronym from the Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah), is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied [[Gaza]] Strip since 2007. In July 2026 it announced the resignation of its civilian administration under the Gaza peace plan and US President Donald Trump announced that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement to disarm Hamas. The Hamas movement was founded by Palestinian Islamic scholar Ahmed Yassin in 1987 after the outbreak of the First Intifada against the Israeli occupation. It emerged from his 1973 Mujama al-Islamiya Islamic charity affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Initially, Hamas was discreetly supported by Israel, as a counter-balance to the secular Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to prevent the creation of an independent Palestinian state. In the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Hamas secured a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council by campaigning on promises of a corruption-free government and advocating for resistance as a means to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation. In the 2007 Battle of Gaza, Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip from rival Palestinian faction Fatah. [2]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [3] 2026-08-21 - outlet not recorded: Muslim Charity in Britain Faces Scrutiny for Possible Links to Hamas
* [4] 2026-08-19 - juancole.com: Is Hamas Really the reason there is no Mideast Peace ?
* [5] 2026-08-18 - outlet not recorded: Make No Mistake, Hamas Is Still the Spoiler in Gaza
* [6] 2026-08-15 - outlet not recorded: Can Jared Kushner Get Hamas Disarmament Moving?
* [7] 2026-08-11 - ng.ru: Hamas militants were given softer disarmament conditions
* [8] 2026-07-24 - outlet not recorded: Mother of St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, fallen soldier whose remains were held by Hamas, passes away
* [9] 2026-07-22 - outlet not recorded: Israel Plans Crocodile-Infested Moats to Guard Hamas Prisoners
* [10] 2026-07-03 - outlet not recorded: How Hamas is trying to rebuild after 1,000 days of war
* [11] 2026-06-23 - outlet not recorded: Dispatch from Ukraine
* [12] 2026-06-11 - outlet not recorded: The world ignores Gaza’s suffering when it’s at Hamas’ hands
* [13] 2026-06-08 - outlet not recorded: Show Us the Money
* [14] 2026-06-06 - ynet.co.il: Gaza is a step away from catastrophe
* ...and 44 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=Palestine · [[Gaza]]}}

== Publication history ==
What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

* rev 1, 2026-08-26 — first published from 13 source(s)

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] Hamas was established in 1987, and allegedly has its origins in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement, which had been active in the Gaza Strip since the 1950s and gained influence through a network of mosques and various charitable and social organizations. Unlike other Palestinian factions, after the Israeli occupation of Gaza in 1967, the Brotherhood in Gaza refused to join the resistance boycott against Israel. In the 1980s, Hamas emerged as a powerful political factor, challenging the influence of the PLO, whose Fatah faction it had played a core role in creating. In December 1987, the Brotherhood adopted a more nationalist and activist line under the name of Hamas. Hamas was initially discreetly supported by Israel as a counter-balance to the secular PLO. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the organization conducted numerous suicide bombings and other attacks against Israel. In the Palestinian legislative election of January 2006, Hamas gained a large majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliament, defeating the ruling Fatah party. After the elections, conflicts arose between Hamas and Fatah, which they were unable to resolve. - 1787714122.186395
* [2] The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (an acronym from the Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah), is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007. In July 2026 it announced the resignation of its civilian administration under the Gaza peace plan and US President Donald Trump announced that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement to disarm Hamas. The Hamas movement was founded by Palestinian Islamic scholar Ahmed Yassin in 1987 after the outbreak of the First Intifada against the Israeli occupation. It emerged from his 1973 Mujama al-Islamiya Islamic charity affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Initially, Hamas was discreetly supported by Israel, as a counter-balance to the secular Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to prevent the creation of an independent Palestinian state. In the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Hamas secured a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council by campaigning on promises of a corruption-free government and advocating for resistance as a means to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation. In the 2007 Battle of Gaza, Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip from rival Palestinian faction Fatah. - 1787714122.186395
* [4] Is Hamas Really the reason there is no Mideast Peace ? - https://www.juancole.com/2026/08/really-reason-mideast.html
* [7] Hamas militants were given softer disarmament conditions - https://www.ng.ru/world/2026-08-11/1_9557_gaza.html
* [14] Gaza is a step away from catastrophe - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787653495.040124/

== How this page is made ==
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[[Category:Organizations]]

Hezbollah

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:54:15 GMT

Sheldon: 12 items shown, overview from Lebanon

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{{Infobox org|name=Hezbollah|otype=Political and militant organization|region=[[Lebanon]]|rows=64|asof=2026-08-20|image=}}

'''Hezbollah''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name it. Nothing here is written by a model. The Overview is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

{{Situation|asof=2026-08-20|summary=Most recent archived item: US redesignates Hezbollah as Iranian proxy, sanctions cash-smuggling network - reported by Ynet|latest=Ynet}}

{{Coverage note|rows=12|days=2026-02-27 and 2026-08-20}}

== Overview ==
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not war reporting and is not counted as any.

=== History ===

In 1982, Hezbollah was conceived by Lebanese clerics and funded by [[Iran]] primarily to fight the Israeli invasion of [[Lebanon]]. The 1982 and the 1978 Israeli invasions had created a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon; many villages in the south had been destroyed and large numbers of Shias had been displaced from their homes. In addition, the Shia had long been underrepresented in Lebanese politics. Both these factors fostered resentment among the local Shia population, making them a fertile ground for recruitment. Hezbollah was set up by local Shia committees, under the leadership of Ruhollah Khomeini. Its forces were trained and organised by a contingent of 1,500 Iranian Revolutionary Guards that arrived from Iran with permission from the Syrian government, which occupied Lebanon's eastern highlands, permitted their transit to a base in the Beqaa Valley. Scholars differ as to when Hezbollah came to be a distinct entity. Various sources list the official formation of the group as early as 1982, whereas Diaz and Newman maintain that Hezbollah remained an amalgamation of various violent Shia extremists until as late as 1985. [1]

=== Overview ===

Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political [[Chinese Communist Party|party]] with an active paramilitary wing whose military and security activities have been prohibited by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid the 2026 [[Lebanon]] war. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016. Hezbollah was founded in 1982 by Lebanese Shiite clerics in close cooperation with [[Iran]]. It emerged in the context of the Lebanese civil war, the collapse of central authority, Iran's strategic interests in Lebanon, and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The [[Houthi movement|movement]]'s formation was shaped by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's model of Islamic governance. Hezbollah subsequently established strong ties with Iran as part of the "Axis of Resistance". The group was initially supported by 1,500 [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) instructors, who helped unify various Lebanese Shia factions under Hezbollah's leadership. [2]

=== Ideology ===

The ideology of Hezbollah has been summarised as Shia Islamist radicalism; Hezbollah follows the Islamic Shia theology developed by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Hezbollah was largely formed with the aid of the Khomeini's followers in the early 1980s in order to spread Islamic revolution and follows a distinct version of Islamic Shia ideology (Wilayat al-faqih or Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists) developed by Khomeini, who was the leader of the "Islamic Revolution" in [[Iran]]. Although Hezbollah originally aimed to transform [[Lebanon]] into an Islamic republic, this goal has been abandoned in favour of a more inclusive approach. Early on, Hezbollah was influenced by ideas from prominent Sunni Islamists. Hezbollah's own rhetoric was Islamist in general, rather than Shia in particular. Hezbollah's position on the Sunni-Shia divide was that instead of dwelling on theological differences, Sunnis and Shias ought to cooperate with one another to oppose the Israeli occupation of Arab lands. To maintain a sense of Muslim unity, Hezbollah avoided direct criticism of Saudi Arabia; even during the 2007 Lebanon's conflict with the Salafis, Al-Manar TV's employees had instructions "not to talk badly about Saudi Arabia". This changed, however, after the beginning of the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. [3]

== Reporting ==
The tag records where a report came from, not who is fighting.

=== Other archived reporting ===

* [4] 2026-08-20 - Ynet: US redesignates Hezbollah as Iranian proxy, sanctions cash-smuggling network
* [5] 2026-08-20 - outlet not recorded: IDF Besieges Hezbollah Complex Holding Iranian Officers
* [6] 2026-08-15 - star.com.tr: Reaction from Hezbollah to Netanyahu: He wants to raise tensions for election goals.
* [7] 2026-08-15 - maariv.co.il: Flipping off Beirut: Kalibaf proudly admits I am in direct contact with Hezbollah
* [8] 2026-08-04 - arabnews.com: Hezbollah leader says no objection to meeting with Syrian authorities
* [9] 2026-07-26 - ria.ru: WSJ: Graham wanted to convince Trump to join the attacks on Hezbollah.
* [10] 2026-07-15 - outlet not recorded: Hezbollah Litani River Reinforcement Amid Iran Tensions
* [11] 2026-07-02 - outlet not recorded: Diplomatic Shifts: Syria and Hezbollah's Possible Engagement
* [12] 2026-06-23 - outlet not recorded: Dispatch from Ukraine
* [13] 2026-06-08 - outlet not recorded: Show Us the Money
* [14] 2026-06-06 - ynet.co.il: Gaza is a step away from catastrophe
* [15] 2026-05-31 - outlet not recorded: Israel locates Hezbollah's weapons in South Lebanon
* ...and 52 more not listed here.

{{See also|pages=Lebanon · [[Iran]] · [[Sanctions]]}}

== Publication history ==
What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

* rev 1, 2026-08-26 — first published from 13 source(s)

== Sources ==
Where a durable link was recorded, it is here. Google News items carry a redirect stub rather than an article and are listed above without one.

* [1] In 1982, Hezbollah was conceived by Lebanese clerics and funded by Iran primarily to fight the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The 1982 and the 1978 Israeli invasions had created a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon; many villages in the south had been destroyed and large numbers of Shias had been displaced from their homes. In addition, the Shia had long been underrepresented in Lebanese politics. Both these factors fostered resentment among the local Shia population, making them a fertile ground for recruitment. Hezbollah was set up by local Shia committees, under the leadership of Ruhollah Khomeini. Its forces were trained and organised by a contingent of 1,500 Iranian Revolutionary Guards that arrived from Iran with permission from the Syrian government, which occupied Lebanon's eastern highlands, permitted their transit to a base in the Beqaa Valley. Scholars differ as to when Hezbollah came to be a distinct entity. Various sources list the official formation of the group as early as 1982, whereas Diaz and Newman maintain that Hezbollah remained an amalgamation of various violent Shia extremists until as late as 1985. - 1787714173.117831
* [2] Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing whose military and security activities have been prohibited by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid the 2026 Lebanon war. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016. Hezbollah was founded in 1982 by Lebanese Shiite clerics in close cooperation with Iran. It emerged in the context of the Lebanese civil war, the collapse of central authority, Iran's strategic interests in Lebanon, and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The movement's formation was shaped by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's model of Islamic governance. Hezbollah subsequently established strong ties with Iran as part of the "Axis of Resistance". The group was initially supported by 1,500 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) instructors, who helped unify various Lebanese Shia factions under Hezbollah's leadership. - 1787714173.117831
* [3] The ideology of Hezbollah has been summarised as Shia Islamist radicalism; Hezbollah follows the Islamic Shia theology developed by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Hezbollah was largely formed with the aid of the Khomeini's followers in the early 1980s in order to spread Islamic revolution and follows a distinct version of Islamic Shia ideology (Wilayat al-faqih or Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists) developed by Khomeini, who was the leader of the "Islamic Revolution" in Iran. Although Hezbollah originally aimed to transform Lebanon into an Islamic republic, this goal has been abandoned in favour of a more inclusive approach. Early on, Hezbollah was influenced by ideas from prominent Sunni Islamists. Hezbollah's own rhetoric was Islamist in general, rather than Shia in particular. Hezbollah's position on the Sunni-Shia divide was that instead of dwelling on theological differences, Sunnis and Shias ought to cooperate with one another to oppose the Israeli occupation of Arab lands. To maintain a sense of Muslim unity, Hezbollah avoided direct criticism of Saudi Arabia; even during the 2007 Lebanon's conflict with the Salafis, Al-Manar TV's employees had instructions "not to talk badly about Saudi Arabia". This changed, however, after the beginning of the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. - 1787714173.117831
* [4] US redesignates Hezbollah as Iranian proxy, sanctions cash-smuggling network - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787653495.040359/
* [6] Reaction from Hezbollah to Netanyahu: He wants to raise tensions for election goals. - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787693124.229412/
* [7] Flipping off Beirut: Kalibaf proudly admits I am in direct contact with Hezbollah - https://www.maariv.co.il/news/world/article-1356078
* [8] Hezbollah leader says no objection to meeting with Syrian authorities - https://www.arabnews.com/node/2653331/middle-east
* [9] WSJ: Graham wanted to convince Trump to join the attacks on Hezbollah. - https://ria.ru/20260726/grem-2107083457.html
* [14] Gaza is a step away from catastrophe - https://archive.isnull.dev/archive/1787653495.040124/

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	'''Lai Ching-te''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Lai Ching-te''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Nawaf Salam''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Nawaf Salam''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.
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	=== Biography ===		=== Biography ===

	Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (Arabic: نوّاف عبد الله سليم سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist, and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of [[Lebanon]] since 8 February 2025. Salam previously sat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a nine-year term beginning in 2018, and additionally served as Lebanon's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in New York from 2007 to 2017, during which time he held the positions of president of the Security Council and vice president of the General Assembly. In 2024, he was elected the 27th president of the ICJ, becoming the second Arab and the first Lebanese judge to hold the office. He resigned from the court after the parliament of Lebanon nominated him as prime minister. [1]		Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (Arabic: نوّاف عبد الله سليم سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist, and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of [[Lebanon]] since 8 February 2025. Salam previously sat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a nine-year term beginning in 2018, and additionally served as Lebanon's ambassador and permanent representative to the [[United Nations]] in New York from 2007 to 2017, during which time he held the positions of president of the Security Council and vice president of the General Assembly. In 2024, he was elected the 27th president of the ICJ, becoming the second Arab and the first Lebanese judge to hold the office. He resigned from the court after the parliament of Lebanon nominated him as prime minister. [1]

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	'''Abdul Fatah al-Burhan''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Abdul Fatah al-Burhan''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Assimi Goita\|role=Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021)\|country=[[Mali]]\|rows=48\|asof=2026-08-20\|image=}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Assimi Goita\|role=Chief of state: Transition President Assimi GOITA (since 7 June 2021)\|country=[[Mali]]\|rows=48\|asof=2026-08-20\|image=[[File:assimi-goita-portrait.png\|thumb\|220px\|Assimi Goita. (VOA (Moctar Barry), Public domain)]]}}

	'''Assimi Goita''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Assimi Goita''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Shehbaz Sharif''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Shehbaz Sharif''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Asif Ali Zardari''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Asif Ali Zardari''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Ahmad al-Shara''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Ahmad al-Shara''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Rashad al-Alimi''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Rashad al-Alimi''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Joseph Aoun''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Joseph Aoun''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Bashar al-Assad''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Bashar al-Assad''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.
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	Bashar Hafez al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a former Syrian politician, medical doctor, and military officer who served as the president of [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil war. As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1970 to 2000. In the 1980s, Assad became a doctor, and in the early 1990s he was training in London as an ophthalmologist. In 1994, after his elder brother Bassel al-Assad died in a car crash, Assad was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent. Assad entered the military academy and in 1998 took charge of the Syrian occupation of [[Lebanon]] begun by his father. On 17 July 2000, Assad became president, succeeding his father, who had died on 10 June 2000. Hopes that the UK-educated Assad would bring reform to Syria and relax the occupation of Lebanon were dashed following a series of crackdowns in 2001–2002 that ended the Damascus Spring, a period defined by calls for transparency and democracy. [1]		Bashar Hafez al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a former Syrian politician, medical doctor, and military officer who served as the president of [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil war. As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath [[Chinese Communist Party\|Party]]. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1970 to 2000. In the 1980s, Assad became a doctor, and in the early 1990s he was training in London as an ophthalmologist. In 1994, after his elder brother Bassel al-Assad died in a car crash, Assad was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent. Assad entered the military academy and in 1998 took charge of the Syrian occupation of [[Lebanon]] begun by his father. On 17 July 2000, Assad became president, succeeding his father, who had died on 10 June 2000. Hopes that the UK-educated Assad would bring reform to Syria and relax the occupation of Lebanon were dashed following a series of crackdowns in 2001–2002 that ended the Damascus Spring, a period defined by calls for transparency and democracy. [1]

	=== Presidency ===		=== Presidency ===

	After the death of Hafez al-Assad on 10 June 2000, the Constitution of [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] was amended. The minimum age requirement for the presidency was lowered from 40 to 34, which was Bashar's age at the time. The sole candidate of the presidential referendum, Assad was subsequently confirmed president on 10 July 2000, with 97.29% support for his leadership. In line with his role as President of Syria, he was also appointed the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party. A series of state elections were held every seven years which Assad won with overwhelming majority of votes. The elections are unanimously regarded by independent observers as a sham process and boycotted by the opposition. The last two elections – held in 2014 and 2021 – were conducted only in areas controlled by the Syrian government during the country's ongoing civil war and condemned by the United Nations. In the five years before 2011 the government of Bashar consolidated state power over the economy and political system. [2]		After the death of Hafez al-Assad on 10 June 2000, the Constitution of [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] was amended. The minimum age requirement for the presidency was lowered from 40 to 34, which was Bashar's age at the time. The sole candidate of the presidential referendum, Assad was subsequently confirmed president on 10 July 2000, with 97.29% support for his leadership. In line with his role as President of Syria, he was also appointed the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath [[Chinese Communist Party\|Party]]. A series of state elections were held every seven years which Assad won with overwhelming majority of votes. The elections are unanimously regarded by independent observers as a sham process and boycotted by the opposition. The last two elections – held in 2014 and 2021 – were conducted only in areas controlled by the Syrian government during the country's ongoing civil war and condemned by the [[United Nations]]. In the five years before 2011 the government of Bashar consolidated state power over the economy and political system. [2]

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	'''Felix Tshisekedi''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Felix Tshisekedi''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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	'''Mikhail Mishustin''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Mikhail Mishustin''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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Li Qiang

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Li Qiang\|role=Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023)\|country=[[China]]\|rows=56\|asof=2026-08-20\|image=}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Li Qiang\|role=Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023)\|country=[[China]]\|rows=56\|asof=2026-08-20\|image=[[File:li-qiang-portrait.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Li Qiang. (Christophe Licoppe / European Union, 2025 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0)]]}}

	'''Li Qiang''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Li Qiang''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.
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	=== Biography ===		=== Biography ===

	Li Qiang (Chinese: 李强; pinyin: Lǐ Qiáng; born July 1959) is a Chinese politician who is the premier of [[China]] and the second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Li joined the CCP in 1983, and first worked in the Communist Youth League in Rui'an. Later serving in provincial department of civil affairs, he became the party secretary of Yongkang in 1996, the party secretary of Wenzhou in 2002, the Political Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang in 2011 and later the deputy party secretary of the province. He served as the governor of Zhejiang from 2012 to 2016, later serving as the party secretary of Jiangsu from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he was elevated to become a member of the CCP Politburo. He subsequently served as the party secretary of Shanghai from 2017 to 2022. During his tenure in Shanghai, he pursued pro-business policies and handled the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, he was promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee. [1]		Li Qiang (Chinese: 李强; pinyin: Lǐ Qiáng; born July 1959) is a Chinese politician who is the premier of [[China]] and the second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP). Li joined the CCP in 1983, and first worked in the Communist Youth League in Rui'an. Later serving in provincial department of civil affairs, he became the party secretary of Yongkang in 1996, the party secretary of Wenzhou in 2002, the Political Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang in 2011 and later the deputy party secretary of the province. He served as the governor of Zhejiang from 2012 to 2016, later serving as the party secretary of Jiangsu from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he was elevated to become a member of the CCP Politburo. He subsequently served as the party secretary of Shanghai from 2017 to 2022. During his tenure in Shanghai, he pursued pro-business policies and handled the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, he was promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee. [1]

	=== Early Life ===		=== Early Life ===
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	{{See also\|pages=China}}		{{See also\|pages=China}}

			== Publication history ==
			What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

Masoud Pezeshkian

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	'''Masoud Pezeshkian''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Masoud Pezeshkian''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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Ali Khamenei

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Ali Khamenei\|role=Chief of state: Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989)\|country=[[Iran]]\|rows=56\|asof=2026-08-21\|image=}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Ali Khamenei\|role=Chief of state: Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989)\|country=[[Iran]]\|rows=56\|asof=2026-08-21\|image=[[File:ali-khamenei-portrait.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Ali Khamenei. (khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0)]]}}

	'''Ali Khamenei''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Ali Khamenei''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.
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	=== Biography ===		=== Biography ===

	Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of [[Iran]] from 1989 until his assassination in 2026. A member of the Khamenei family who held the title Grand Ayatollah, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His 36-year tenure as supreme leader made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death. Born in Mashhad to the Khamenei family, he studied at a hawza there before settling in Qom in 1958, where he attended the classes of Ruhollah Khomeini. Khamenei became involved in opposition to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was arrested six times before being exiled for three years by the Pahlavi government. Khamenei was a mainstream figure in the Iranian Revolution, and upon its success, held many posts in the newly established Islamic republic. In the aftermath of the revolution, he was the target of an attempted assassination that paralysed his right arm. Khamenei served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 during the Iran–Iraq War, when he also developed close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). [1]		Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of [[Iran]] from 1989 until his assassination in 2026. A member of the Khamenei family who held the title Grand Ayatollah, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His 36-year tenure as supreme leader made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death. Born in Mashhad to the Khamenei family, he studied at a hawza there before settling in Qom in 1958, where he attended the classes of Ruhollah Khomeini. Khamenei became involved in opposition to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was arrested six times before being exiled for three years by the Pahlavi government. Khamenei was a mainstream figure in the Iranian Revolution, and upon its success, held many posts in the newly established Islamic republic. In the aftermath of the revolution, he was the target of an attempted assassination that paralysed his right arm. Khamenei served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 during the Iran–Iraq War, when he also developed close ties to the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC). [1]

	=== Early Life ===		=== Early Life ===
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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	'''Recep Tayyip Erdogan''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Recep Tayyip Erdogan''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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	'''Volodymyr Zelenskyy''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Volodymyr Zelenskyy''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

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Vladimir Putin

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	'''Vladimir Putin''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Vladimir Putin''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

Xi Jinping

Sheldon — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:52:23 GMT

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	{{Infobox person\|name=Xi Jinping\|role=Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)\|country=[[China]]\|rows=64\|asof=2026-08-20\|image=}}		{{Infobox person\|name=Xi Jinping\|role=Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)\|country=[[China]]\|rows=64\|asof=2026-08-20\|image=[[File:xi-jinping-portrait.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Xi Jinping. (Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation / Roman Kubanskiy (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY 4.0)]]}}

	'''Xi Jinping''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Xi Jinping''' as this archive records it. The Reporting section below lists the archived headlines that name them. Nothing here is written by a model. The Biography is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.
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	=== Biography ===		=== Biography ===

	Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of [[China]]. He has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Party Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and as the president of China and chairman of the State Central Military Commission since 2013. The elder son of Xi Zhongxun's second marriage to Qi Xin, Xi was born in Beijing. He is considered a princeling but kept a low-key image in his early career. As a teenager, his father was purged, and he was sent down to the rural village of Liangjiahe, Shaanxi, during the Cultural Revolution. He lived in a yaodong there, joined the CCP after several failed attempts, and served as the local party secretary. After studying chemical engineering at Tsinghua University as a worker-peasant-soldier student, Xi rose through the party ranks. He served as governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002 before serving as governor and party secretary of Zhejiang from 2002 to 2007. [1]		Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of [[China]]. He has served as the general secretary of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) and chairman of the Party Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and as the president of China and chairman of the State Central Military Commission since 2013. The elder son of Xi Zhongxun's second marriage to Qi Xin, Xi was born in Beijing. He is considered a princeling but kept a low-key image in his early career. As a teenager, his father was purged, and he was sent down to the rural village of Liangjiahe, Shaanxi, during the Cultural Revolution. He lived in a yaodong there, joined the CCP after several failed attempts, and served as the local party secretary. After studying chemical engineering at Tsinghua University as a worker-peasant-soldier student, Xi rose through the party ranks. He served as governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002 before serving as governor and party secretary of Zhejiang from 2002 to 2007. [1]

	=== Early Life ===		=== Early Life ===

	Xi Jinping was born on 15 June 1953 in Beijing as the third child of Xi Zhongxun and his second wife Qi Xin. A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) revolutionary, Xi's father held a series of posts after the founding of the People's Republic of [[China]] in 1949, including head of the Party Publicity Department, vice premier, and vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Xi has two older sisters, Qi Qiaoqiao, born in 1949, and Qi An'an (齐安安), born in 1952. Xi's father was from Fuping County, Shaanxi. Xi went to Beijing Bayi School, where students were primarily the children of high-ranking military officials. In 1963, when Xi was ten years old, his father was purged from the CCP and sent to work in a factory in Luoyang, Henan. Following the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, Xi was persecuted due to his father's status. Student militants ransacked the Xi family home. [2]		Xi Jinping was born on 15 June 1953 in Beijing as the third child of Xi Zhongxun and his second wife Qi Xin. A [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) revolutionary, Xi's father held a series of posts after the founding of the People's Republic of [[China]] in 1949, including head of the Party Publicity Department, vice premier, and vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Xi has two older sisters, Qi Qiaoqiao, born in 1949, and Qi An'an (齐安安), born in 1952. Xi's father was from Fuping County, Shaanxi. Xi went to Beijing Bayi School, where students were primarily the children of high-ranking military officials. In 1963, when Xi was ten years old, his father was purged from the CCP and sent to work in a factory in Luoyang, Henan. Following the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, Xi was persecuted due to his father's status. Student militants ransacked the Xi family home. [2]

	=== Leadership ===		=== Leadership ===

	Political observers have called Xi the most powerful Chinese leader since Chairman Mao Zedong, especially since the ending of presidential two-term limits in 2018. Xi has departed from the CCP's previous collective leadership practices. Observers have said that Xi has seriously diluted the influence of the once-dominant Tuanpai, also called the Youth League Faction, which were CCP officials who rose through the Communist Youth League (CYLC). Xi has had a cult of personality constructed around himself since entering office with books, cartoons, pop songs and dance routines honouring his rule. Xi's cult of personality has been especially pronounced in Xinjiang. In 2016, the sixth plenary session of the 18th Central Committee officially announced Xi as the leadership core, making him the fourth leader to have been given this designation after Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin; Hu Jintao was never given this designation. Xi was re-elected as general secretary and CMC chairman by the 19th Central Committee after the 19th Party National Congress, held between 18 and 24 October 2017; the 19th Politburo was noted for containing no potential successor. In March 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress passed constitutional amendments including removal of term limits for the president and vice president, the creation of a National Supervisory Commission, as well as codifying the leading role of the CCP. [3]		Political observers have called Xi the most powerful Chinese leader since Chairman Mao Zedong, especially since the ending of presidential two-term limits in 2018. Xi has departed from the CCP's previous collective leadership practices. Observers have said that Xi has seriously diluted the influence of the once-dominant Tuanpai, also called the Youth League Faction, which were CCP officials who rose through the Communist Youth League (CYLC). Xi has had a cult of personality constructed around himself since entering office with books, cartoons, pop songs and dance routines honouring his rule. Xi's cult of personality has been especially pronounced in Xinjiang. In 2016, the sixth plenary session of the 18th Central Committee officially announced Xi as the leadership core, making him the fourth leader to have been given this designation after Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin; Hu Jintao was never given this designation. Xi was re-elected as general secretary and CMC chairman by the 19th Central Committee after the 19th [[Chinese Communist Party\|Party]] National Congress, held between 18 and 24 October 2017; the 19th Politburo was noted for containing no potential successor. In March 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress passed constitutional amendments including removal of term limits for the president and vice president, the creation of a National Supervisory Commission, as well as codifying the leading role of the CCP. [3]

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Sudan

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	Chief of state: Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fattah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (since 11 November 2021) [18]		Chief of state: Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fattah [[Abdul Fatah al-Burhan\|al-BURHAN]] Abd-al-Rahman (since 11 November 2021) [18]


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	Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur [24]		Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur [24]

	Sudan has a rich and unique musical culture that has been through chronic instability and repression during the modern history of Sudan. Beginning with the imposition of strict Salafi interpretation of sharia law in 1983, many of the country's most prominent poets and artists, like Mahjoub Sharif, were imprisoned while others, like Mohammed el Amin (returned to Sudan in the mid-1990s) and Mohammed Wardi (returned to Sudan 2003), fled to Cairo. [25]		Sudan has a rich and unique musical culture that has been through chronic instability and repression during the modern history of Sudan. Beginning with the imposition of strict Salafi interpretation of sharia law in 1983, many of the country's most prominent poets and artists, like Mahjoub [[Shehbaz Sharif\|Sharif]], were imprisoned while others, like Mohammed el Amin (returned to Sudan in the mid-1990s) and Mohammed Wardi (returned to Sudan 2003), fled to Cairo. [25]

	Religions: Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority [26]		Religions: Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority [26]
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	Life expectancy: 67.8 years (2024 est.) [35]		Life expectancy: 67.8 years (2024 est.) [35]

	The population of Greater Khartoum (including Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North) is growing rapidly and was recorded to be 5.2 million. Aside from being a refugee-generating country, Sudan also hosts a large population of refugees from other countries. According to UNHCR statistics, more than 1.1 million refugees and asylum seekers lived in Sudan in August 2019. The majority of this population came from South Sudan (858,607 people), Eritrea (123,413), Syria (93,502), Ethiopia (14,201), the Central African Republic (11,713) and Chad (3,100). Apart from these, the UNHCR report 1,864,195 Internally displaced persons (IDP's). [36]		The population of Greater Khartoum (including Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North) is growing rapidly and was recorded to be 5.2 million. Aside from being a refugee-generating country, Sudan also hosts a large population of refugees from other countries. According to UNHCR statistics, more than 1.1 million refugees and asylum seekers lived in Sudan in August 2019. The majority of this population came from South Sudan (858,607 people), Eritrea (123,413), [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] (93,502), Ethiopia (14,201), the Central African Republic (11,713) and Chad (3,100). Apart from these, the UNHCR report 1,864,195 Internally displaced persons (IDP's). [36]


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Taiwan

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	Chief of state: President LAI Ching-te (since 20 May 2024) Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) [19]		Chief of state: President [[Lai Ching-te\|LAI Ching-te]] (since 20 May 2024) Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) [19]


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	Population: 23,600,776 (2025 est.) [30]		Population: 23,600,776 (2025 est.) [30]

	Taiwan has a population of about 23.3 million, most of whom are on the island of Taiwan. [31]		Taiwan has a population of about 23.3 million, most of whom are on the [[USS Makin Island\|island]] of Taiwan. [31]

	Median age: 45.1 years (2025 est.) [32]		Median age: 45.1 years (2025 est.) [32]
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Russia

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	Chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich [[Vladimir Putin\|PUTIN]] (since 7 May 2012) Head of government: Premier Mikhail Vladimirovich MISHUSTIN (since 16 January 2020) [17]		Chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich [[Vladimir Putin\|PUTIN]] (since 7 May 2012) Head of government: Premier Mikhail Vladimirovich [[Mikhail Mishustin\|MISHUSTIN]] (since 16 January 2020) [17]


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	=== Leaders ===		=== Leaders ===

	Chief of state: President [[Xi Jinping\|XI Jinping]] (since 14 March 2013) Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023) [19]		Chief of state: President [[Xi Jinping\|XI Jinping]] (since 14 March 2013) Head of government: Premier [[Li Qiang\|LI Qiang]] (since 11 March 2023) [19]


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