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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 Warships Heading to Singapore amid Regional Disputes
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US Warships Heading to Singapore amid Regional Disputes

Wednesday 18 February 2015
CS) will be sent to Singapore on a rotational deployment as part of the US Seventh Fleet ships, Rear Admiral Charles Williams confirmed on Tuesday. “We envision four ships here by May 2017 to sometime in 2018... but I think what you have is that by 2018, four LCS ships will be rotationally deployed ...
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14 Boko Haram Extremists Killed in Niger
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14 Boko Haram Extremists Killed in Niger

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
Chad on Friday night.” “Seven Niger soldiers were killed and two others wounded” in the assault, the report said, adding, “Boko Haram lost 14 members.” A Chadian security source, meanwhile, said that fighting occurred in Karouga, near the border dividing Niger, Nigeria, and Chad. The Takfiri militan ...
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130 Killed in Myanmar’s Battle against Ethnic Chinese Rebels
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130 Killed in Myanmar’s Battle against Ethnic Chinese Rebels

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
Chinese border, casting further doubt on the prospects of a nationwide ceasefire ahead of the next general elections, as Press TV reports. Alwaght-More than 130 people have been killed in fighting between Myanmar's army and rebels near the Chinese border, casting further doubt on the prospects o ...
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Azerbaijani Soldier Killed in Armenia Border Clashes
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Azerbaijani Soldier Killed in Armenia Border Clashes

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
Cooperation in Europe. The Azerbaijani officials further claimed Saturday that Armenians have violated the ceasefire “32 times in numerous positions in the last 24 hours.”  The Trend news agency quoted a statement by the Defense Ministry as saying that the attacks ended after Azerbaijani forces ...
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Hamas Condemns Egypt’s pro-Israel Campaign against Resistance
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Hamas Condemns Egypt’s pro-Israel Campaign against Resistance

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
Cairo, claimed that the Egyptian army has raised the alert level in Sinai following reports that militants have crossed into the region from Gaza.  Cairo has yet to make any statement on the report. Deteriorating ties Hamas and Egypt have considerably downgraded their relations after a pro-Hama ...
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Six Killed In Afghanistan Violence
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Six Killed In Afghanistan Violence

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
City as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. Although the US-led invasion removed the Taliban from power, insecurity continues in Afghanistan. The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. However, at least 13,000 foreign forces, mainly from the United States, will re ...
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Turkish Troop Invades the Syrian Sovereign
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Turkish Troop Invades the Syrian Sovereign

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
Consulate in Istanbul, but it did not wait for the approval of the Syrian side. The Syrian source added, “ISIS did not attack the tomb of Suleyman Shah, this confirms the deep relation between the Turkish government and this terrorist group.” The Syrian vice Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Miqdad, said ...
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How ISIS deceives Youth to Attracts them
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How ISIS deceives Youth to Attracts them

Tuesday 24 February 2015 ،
CNN”. But, the new terrorist who appeared later on in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi caliphate, take the lead on social communication means namely Twitter and Facebook and the using Google applications. What raises more questions is that these applications and activities are run on Western servers, especially ...
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How ISIS Funds its Finances.
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How ISIS Funds its Finances.

Tuesday 24 February 2015 ،
Central Bank and other Banks in the city. Earlier, the International Security Council criminalized the action of buying oil from ISIS and the other terrorist groups in an attempt to pauperize terrorism’s funds. However, Turkey has not done enough to adhere to the Council’s ruling. It has not done e ...
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The Return of Golan Heights to Syria: Countdown has started
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The Return of Golan Heights to Syria: Countdown has started

Tuesday 24 February 2015 ،
Alwaght-Israeli regime captured the Golan Heights during 1967 war, then unilaterally annexed the territory in 1981, a move that remains unrecognized by the international community and condemned by the UN. (Israel says it needs a presence in the Golan Heights to protect itself, arguing that UN Resolu ...

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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.