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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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US Police Arrest Muslim Woman at Black Lives Matter Protest, Forcibly Removes Hijab
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US Police Arrest Muslim Woman at Black Lives Matter Protest, Forcibly Removes Hijab

Thursday 25 June 2020
The US Police has arrested a Muslim woman during a recent Black Lives Matter protest and forced the 18-year-old woman to remove her hijab for a booking photo. She was not allowed to put it back on for several hours, an advocacy group has said. Alwaght- The US Police has arrested a Muslim woman durin ...
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Saudi-Emirati Clash Over Southern Yemen Possible: Expert
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Saudi-Emirati Clash Over Southern Yemen Possible: Expert

Monday 29 June 2020 ،
Abu Dhabi boosted its influence in southern Yemen as it supported the southern separatist forces. That is while the Hadi government holds no sway in the south. The resigned president and his cabinet fled the south while it was their de facto capital as they lost Sana’a and the whole north to t ...
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Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump over Gen. Soleimani Assassination
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Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump over Gen. Soleimani Assassination

Monday 29 June 2020 ،
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis- in a set of drone strikes targeting Baghdad’s civilian airport on January 3. General Soleimani, who had earned reputation as the region’s most popular anti-terror military figure, was on an official visit to the Iraqi capital when the attack took place. The popula ...
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Iraqi-Syrian Border’s Geopolitical Riddle
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Iraqi-Syrian Border’s Geopolitical Riddle

Thursday 2 July 2020 ،
Abu Kamal) border crossing, the focal point in the competition      A look at the alliances demonstrates that the strategic rivalry between the two sides in the Iraqi-Syrian developments is focusing on a border crossing known in Iraq Al-Qa’em and in Syria Abu Kamal. On the Syri ...
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Iraq Condemns Saudi Daily’s Insulting Cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani
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Iraq Condemns Saudi Daily’s Insulting Cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani

Saturday 4 July 2020 ،
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. He was assassinated in a US drone attack in January along with top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.  
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What Are Erdogan’s Strategic Goals Behind Qatar Visit?
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What Are Erdogan’s Strategic Goals Behind Qatar Visit?

Sunday 5 July 2020 ،
Abu Dhabi, telling them that Ankara is still a backer to Doha. He wants to tell the Saudis and Emiratis that despite their moves to end the crisis with the Qataris, Ankara remains Doha’s strategic ally in the region’s future political equations.  Turkish-Qatari unity of positions o ...
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Iraqis Protest Saudi Daily’s Insulting Cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani
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Iraqis Protest Saudi Daily’s Insulting Cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani

Sunday 5 July 2020 ،
Iraqi people protested in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspaper over an offensive cartoon depicting Iraq’s most prominent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Alwaght- Iraqi people protested in the capital Baghdad to condemn Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat newspap ...
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World’s Voice Of Conscience Condemns US Gen. Soleimani Assassination
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World’s Voice Of Conscience Condemns US Gen. Soleimani Assassination

Monday 13 July 2020 ،
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and eight others while their convoy was leaving Baghdad airport.  US anger at the report  As the report and the condemnation were published, the White House officials reacted several times.  First was John Bolt ...
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New UN Proposal To Yemen Crisis: Potentials and Requirements
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New UN Proposal To Yemen Crisis: Potentials and Requirements

Tuesday 14 July 2020 ،
Abu Dhabi. The efforts by the UAE have been a source of new clashes between the loyalists of resigned President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the separatist southerners. After the clashes erupted between the Saudi and Emirati mercenary militias in the southern city of Lahij on Sunday night, the ...
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Iran’s Zarif Visit To Baghdad: Cooperation To Face The Challenges
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Iran’s Zarif Visit To Baghdad: Cooperation To Face The Challenges

Tuesday 21 July 2020 ،
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis to commemorate them. They were assassinated just outside Baghdad airport in January by the US military with a direct order from Trump. He told reports that he would discuss the crime with the Iraqi officials.  In addition to insisting that the right response to the attack ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.