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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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Afghanistan Occupation Planned by USA

Afghanistan Occupation Planned by USA

Saturday 1 March 2014
American soldiers, they decreased this objection by delegating security responsibility of Afghanistan to Afghan forces and taking its soldiers into US military bases in this country. 3. Taliban in Afghanistan is a crisis left unsolved. Taliban's viewpoint about peace negotiation in Afghanistan, ...
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Hagel Resigns over Apparent Disagreements with White House

Hagel Resigns over Apparent Disagreements with White House

Tuesday 25 November 2014 ،
American Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down from his post atop the Pentagon, the Obama-appointee said Monday from the White House. Alwaght- American Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down from his post atop the Pentagon, the Obama-appointee said Monday from the White House. Flank ...
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Two Foreigners Killed in Rocket Attack on Bagram
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Two Foreigners Killed in Rocket Attack on Bagram

Monday 8 December 2014 ،
American-controlled Bagram air base, near the capital, Kabul. Alwaght-At least two foreigners have been killed in Afghanistan in a fresh rocket attack on the American-controlled Bagram air base, near the capital, Kabul. Local officials confirmed that Bagram air base, located next to the ancient city ...
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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem
Interview

Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem

Friday 13 February 2015 ،
Americans, since these countries do not decide independently and align themselves to the US and the US biases eventually serve the Zionist regime’s interests. Press TV: How do Turkey and its president benefit from the conflict in Syria and why did the bilateral relations sour? Muallem: At the beginn ...
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Saudi Arabia Refuses to Admit Defeat in Yemen War
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Saudi Arabia Refuses to Admit Defeat in Yemen War

Sunday 11 October 2015 ،
American arms sales to the Saudi regime due to absence of a clear strategy for the war in Yemen. The Washington-based Al-Monitor news website reported on Wednesday that a group of the US Senate Democrats have held up new arms sales for Riyadh’s war in Yemen after the Yemeni civilians death tolls rem ...
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Four Reasons Cancelled US' Afghanistan Exit Strategy

Four Reasons Cancelled US' Afghanistan Exit Strategy

Sunday 29 November 2015 ،
American government’s new decision, 9,500 of the country’s troops would stay in Afghanistan, and of this number, 5,500 troops would keep stationed in Afghanistan through 2017. Alwaght- In mid-October 2015, the US media reported that according to the American government’s new decision, 9,500 of the ...
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Significance of Afghanistan’s Peace  for China
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Significance of Afghanistan’s Peace for China

Tuesday 2 February 2016 ،
American forces in Afghanistan could tighten the encirclement of China by the West. Meanwhile, it seems that the Chinese are unhappy with an Afghanistan which implements the NATO’s policies in the region. Therefore, distancing Kabul from the West, especially from NATO, stands out as one of Be ...
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How Does US Elections Work?
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How Does US Elections Work?

Wednesday 10 February 2016 ،
Americans, 50 states, two candidates and well over a billion dollars in campaign spending. How does this election work? The campaign comes down to one number: 270. That's the number of Electoral College votes both sides need to win and to claim the White House. The Electoral College was created ...
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Suspension of Geneva 3 Talks, Process of Resistance Axis Victories in Syria
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Suspension of Geneva 3 Talks, Process of Resistance Axis Victories in Syria

Monday 15 February 2016 ،
American officers’ cover. The tasks of this room are studying Syria’s filed developments and coordinating, directing, and arming terrorist forces in Syria.  During this period,  the command room of Jabhat al-Nusra has been directed by Hatay operation room, but due to American& ...

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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.