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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 Evacuates ISIS Wives from Syria’s Al-Hawl: Report
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US Evacuates ISIS Wives from Syria’s Al-Hawl: Report

Monday 21 October 2019
Al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria amid the Turkish incursion into the Arab country. Alwaght- Syria's state-run television station Ikhbariya reported on Sunday US troops are evacuating wives of ISIS terrorists from the Al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria amid the Turkish incursion into the Arab country. U ...
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Syrian Refugee Camps At High Risk Amid Pandemic Outbreak
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Syrian Refugee Camps At High Risk Amid Pandemic Outbreak

Monday 13 April 2020 ،
Al-Hawl in Syria’s north,” the statement read.   The International Organization for Migration has recently said that despite the fact that the movement of the refugees from one country to the other can accelerate the spread process, the stay of the refugees in camps lacking health ...
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US Seeking to Expand Terrorist Groups in Syria by Training ISIS Captives: Russia
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US Seeking to Expand Terrorist Groups in Syria by Training ISIS Captives: Russia

Wednesday 11 November 2020 ،
Al-Hawl camp in Syria with the purpose of recruiting them to illegal armed formations, the head of the Russian-Syrian co-ordination centre for refugees return said on Wednesday. The prisoners underwent a two-month course of special training under the guidance of US instructors, Mikhail Mizintsev sa ...
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Terrorists Increasing Presence in Two Areas in Syria’s Idlib: Russia
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Terrorists Increasing Presence in Two Areas in Syria’s Idlib: Russia

Saturday 12 June 2021 ،
The Russian Defense Ministry has warned that foreign-backed terrorists are moving military equipment and armored vehicles to two districts in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, and have stepped up their mortar attacks on neighboring districts. Alwaght- The Russian Defense Ministry has warned th ...
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Russia, Syria Hold Meeting in Damascus on Return of Refugees
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Russia, Syria Hold Meeting in Damascus on Return of Refugees

Wednesday 17 November 2021 ،
Russia and Syria held a joint meeting on the return of Syrian refugees in Damascus, with representatives of the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations in attendance. Alwaght- Russia and Syria held a joint meeting on the return of Syrian refugees&nb ...
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US-Backed Militias Abduct Syrian Minors in Raqqah
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US-Backed Militias Abduct Syrian Minors in Raqqah

Saturday 12 February 2022 ،
Kurdish-led militias, known as Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF,) have abducted dozens of teenagers in the northern province of Raqqah, and moved them to their own barracks for training, SANA reported. Alwaght- Kurdish-led militias, known as Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF,) have abducted dozens of ...
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Al-Hawl camp in Syria. She maintained that al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, which includes the families of ISIS fighters, can be a recruitment place for terrorism. Jacobsen promised to work to close the camp and bring the women and children more quickly to Iraq for rehabilitation and reintegration ...
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Thursday 4 July 2024 ،
Syria and Turkey are on their way to a détente, but they Ankara first needs to review its behavior and respect Syrian sovereignty. Alwaght- After several rounds of reconciliation talks in Russia, Syrian and Turkish negotiators are planned to meet in Iraq in quest of a solution to bridge the gaps and ...
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus
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New Syria and the Project to Remove Palestinian Resistance Factions from Damascus

Tuesday 29 April 2025 ،
Al-Hawl refugee camp, an open-air prison for ISIS terrorists and their families.  The US State Department had previously outlined its list of conditions for the resumption of some sanctions waivers for Syria. These include those imposed under the Caesar Act in 2019, as well as an extension of ...
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp
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Iraq May Self-harm Repatriating ISIS Members from Al-Hawl Camp

Monday 1 December 2025 ،
Al-Hawl Refugee Camp to Iraq. A security source active in the camp was cited as saying, adding that the administrative and logistical preparations are being made for the transfer. The source added that on Tuesday, Iraq will send 20 busses to Syria through Al-Walid border crossing for the purpose. Ac ...

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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.