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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, Turkey to Create ISIS-Free Buffer Zone in Syria
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US, Turkey to Create ISIS-Free Buffer Zone in Syria

Saturday 1 August 2015
Air Base to stage airstrikes and target the ISSI positions. Alwaght- The US officials have confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Turkey based on which Washington will make way for Turkey to create a safe zone and launch attacks against the Kurds. In return, Turkey will l ...
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Syrian Forces in Major Advances against Terrorists
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Syrian Forces in Major Advances against Terrorists

Saturday 1 August 2015 ،
strikes against positions and supply routes of the Takfiri terrorist organizations on the direction of Bshantara –Kafr Dael in the western countryside of the province. The source added that a convoy of terrorists’ vehicles was destroyed in the strikes and all terrorists onboard were killed, some of ...
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Saudi Warplanes Attack Yemeni Civilians Again, 8 Killed
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Saudi Warplanes Attack Yemeni Civilians Again, 8 Killed

Saturday 1 August 2015 ،
strikes also targeted an administrative building in the Harad district of the northwestern Hajjah Province, but no reports of fatalities were immediately available. The Saudi aircraft also pounded sites in the northern province of Sa'ada and a district located between the southern provinces of ...
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Turkey Worse than ISIS: Iraqi Kurds
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Turkey Worse than ISIS: Iraqi Kurds

Monday 3 August 2015 ،
strikes on northern Iraq has claimed lives of many innocent Kurds and made many others to abandon their homeland. Alwaght- Turkey's airstrikes on northern Iraq has claimed lives of many innocent Kurds and made many others to abandon their homeland.         & ...
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Syrian Army Kills More Terrorists Across the Country
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Syrian Army Kills More Terrorists Across the Country

Friday 7 August 2015 ،
Air Academy in Aleppo eastern countryside. Idleb The army’s air force destroyed dens and gatherings of terrorists in al-Msherfeh, north of Zaizoun, Tal A’awar, Tal Khatab, al-Mintar and Ariha, Jis al-Shoughour, al-Sirmaniyah and Abu al-Dhour in Idleb countryside. Lattakia The army units killed ...
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Iraqi Forces Kill 60 ISIS Terrorists in Al-Anbar
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Iraqi Forces Kill 60 ISIS Terrorists in Al-Anbar

Friday 7 August 2015 ،
strikes against terrorist hideouts in the city of Husaybah, which lies seven kilometers (4.5 miles) east of Anbar’s provincial capital city of Ramadi, as well as al-Malahmeh and Albu Alwan regions on Thursday. The report added that 58 ISIS terrorists also sustained injuries in the aerial attacks. ...
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US Position on U-turn in Turkish Policies
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US Position on U-turn in Turkish Policies

Sunday 9 August 2015 ،
Air Base. Accordingly, the coalition attacks were not effective enough and the air strikes lacked the required promptitude. From the day the coalition was organized, the US officials made attempts to persuade the Turkish politicians to join the coalition, eventually their efforts proved fruitful. No ...
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Car Bomb Hits Libya's Derna, Killing Seven
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Car Bomb Hits Libya's Derna, Killing Seven

Monday 10 August 2015 ،
strikes of the opposition forces;  3. The connection of Libyan Desert to Sahara Desert, and neighboring with six African countries;  4. Rich oil and mineral resources;  5. Libya’s experience in training the leading member of al-Qaeda, and other militant and Takfiri groups.
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Iraq Army Kills over 100 ISIS Terrorists
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Iraq Army Kills over 100 ISIS Terrorists

Saturday 15 August 2015 ،
strikes on the war-torn country’s Salahuddin province, killing 125 terrorists of the ISIS terror group. Alwaght- Iraq’s air force has conducted several airstrikes on the war-torn country’s Salahuddin province, killing 125 terrorists of the ISIS terror group.   Press TV cited A security ...
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Saudi Warplanes Hit Yemen's Main Entry for Aid Supplies
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Saudi Warplanes Hit Yemen's Main Entry for Aid Supplies

Wednesday 19 August 2015 ،
strikes will be felt most strongly by innocent children and families, he added. Saudi warplanes raids demolished the port's four derricks and also destroyed storehouses. While, according to UN figures, 80 percent of the country's 21 million people are in desperate need for aid and protecti ...

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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.