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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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US Terror Drone Strike Kills 28 in Eastern Afghanistan
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US Terror Drone Strike Kills 28 in Eastern Afghanistan

Thursday 16 July 2015
Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Alwaght-  At least 28 people have lost their lives following yet another US terror drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Reports say the drone attack struck the Haska Mina district of the province, situated over 150 kilomet ...
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Old Challenges and New Opportunities in India-Pakistan Relations
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Old Challenges and New Opportunities in India-Pakistan Relations

Friday 17 July 2015 ،
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and even some regions in India. Currently, due to short distance between the states of India and Pakistan, Indian authorities are concerned about the spread of ISIS to India which could create a serious security threat for India. In fact, if ISIS spreads across Afghanistan, Pa ...
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Palestinian Muslims Massively Attend Eid-ul-Fitra Prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque
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Palestinian Muslims Massively Attend Eid-ul-Fitra Prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque

Saturday 18 July 2015 ،
Afghanistan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, however, are among those nations that have declared Saturday as Eid al-Fitr since the moon crescent which marks the beginning of the new month could not be sighted in those countries by Friday.   Like millions of M ...
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Syria Warns of Destructive Role of Media in Regional Conflicts
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Syria Warns of Destructive Role of Media in Regional Conflicts

Friday 24 July 2015 ،
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria, Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Cyprus, Britain, Germany and Kuwait are participating in the two-day conference, in addition to Syrian journalists. Discussions are focusing on the role of the national, friendly and hostile media ...
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Saudi Arabia Left Southern Aden to al-Qaeda: Adeni Tribe Leader:
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Saudi Arabia Left Southern Aden to al-Qaeda: Adeni Tribe Leader:

Monday 27 July 2015 ،
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Senegal. They are brought to Aden by Western and Arabian battleships. In these heavy operations, they widely used some al-Qaeda forces known as Khalifi powers who had fought in the wars in Libya and Syria, and were present in conflicts of Iraq and Egypt.
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Hezb-e-Islami Stance towards ISIS Presence in Afghanistan
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Hezb-e-Islami Stance towards ISIS Presence in Afghanistan

Wednesday 29 July 2015 ،
Afghanistan was heard, but Afghan authorities denied the claims. However, as the clashes between ISIS and Taliban and the central government broke out, the authorities have to confirm the presence of the ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan. But the news that Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) supports IS ...
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Over 2,000 Russians Fighting for ISIS: Report
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Over 2,000 Russians Fighting for ISIS: Report

Friday 31 July 2015 ،
Afghanistan. The terrorists, who recruit young fighters from across the globe using social media, are known for their grave human rights violations, such as mass killings and beheadings. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) estimates that about 1,700 Russians have been recruited by Islamic S ...
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Split within Taliban Amid Claims Mullah Omar was Killed
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Split within Taliban Amid Claims Mullah Omar was Killed

Sunday 2 August 2015 ،
Afghanistan after a faction linked to the militant claimed that Mullah Mohammed Omar, the former head of the group, was poisoned to death. Alwaght-A major split is emerging within the Taliban terrorist group in Afghanistan after a faction linked to the militant claimed that Mullah Mohammed Omar, the ...
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Mullah Akhtar Mansoor Taliban's New Leader

Mullah Akhtar Mansoor Taliban's New Leader

Sunday 2 August 2015 ،
Afghan government in the resort town of Murree in Islamabad and Urumqi of China, their credibility was upheld by the signature of Mullah Mansoor. Various Pakistani sources suggest that Mullah Mansoor is a moderate leader and supports peace talks. However, he does not have the credibility and chari ...
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ISIS Presence in Saudi Arabia, Feasible or Not Feasible?
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ISIS Presence in Saudi Arabia, Feasible or Not Feasible?

Wednesday 5 August 2015 ،
Afghans or even those who have fought in Iraq, is significantly low. 4209 prisoners are jailed in Saudi Arabia who are associated with terrorist activities, said to Reuters a Saudi colonel who called himself Abu-Salman.   The prisoners, a great number of whom are young, sought to aggravate th ...

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