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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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Turkey Lets Terrorists Cross Its Borders, Does Nothing to Fight ISIS
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Turkey Lets Terrorists Cross Its Borders, Does Nothing to Fight ISIS

Saturday 22 November 2014
zone in Syria and President Bashar al-Assad's removal. Turkey, a reluctant partner in the American-led coalition, has drawn criticism for letting thousands of foreign rebels cross its borders and for surprisingly doing little to end the ISIS siege of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a battle th ...
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UN Details Israeli Regime Helping Syrian Rebels at Golan Heights
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UN Details Israeli Regime Helping Syrian Rebels at Golan Heights

Monday 8 December 2014 ،
zone in September after Al-Qaeda-linked fighters kidnapped dozens of peacekeepers. Stretching for 70 kilometers from Lebanon to Jordan, Israel regime seized the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War. Syria unsuccessfully tried to retake the Golan Heights during the 1973 Yom Kippur Wa ...
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Lavrov: Attempts to Pressure Russia Are Futile
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Lavrov: Attempts to Pressure Russia Are Futile

Monday 15 December 2014 ،
zone, demanded a pullback of troops and mercenaries, and banned military aviation flybys over the area. Source: Russia Today
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Terrorist Attacks in Sinai, in the Favor of Israeli Regime Interest
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Terrorist Attacks in Sinai, in the Favor of Israeli Regime Interest

Sunday 1 February 2015 ،
zone with Gaza. Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, has claimed responsibility for most of the terrorist attacks in the region. Experts say the terrorists carrying out attacks in Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula are aiding Israeli regime. It is said, that such terrorist moves are aimed at keeping Muslim and regio ...
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Israel, al-Saud support terrorists, in Syria
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Israel, al-Saud support terrorists, in Syria

Monday 9 February 2015 ،
zone on the Golan Heights would not succeed, warning that the “Syrian army and popular resistance forces are ready to continue military efforts to counter terrorist group al-Nusra Front and Zionist plots along Syria’s border.” He also noted that the “narrow-minded policies” of Tel Aviv would surely ...
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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem
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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem

Friday 13 February 2015 ،
zones, no-fly zones, and the ouster of the Syrian government), none of which were practical. In doing so, he [both] showed the height of his ambition and exempted his country from joining the coalition. Therefore, Erdogan would not join the international coalition due to his beliefs, although Turkey ...
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Top EU Diplomat Vows to Resist Bid to Confront Russia
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Top EU Diplomat Vows to Resist Bid to Confront Russia

Sunday 8 March 2015 ،
zones while accusing the Ukrainian government of not living up to commitments . Meanwhile, the prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic Aleksandr Zakharchenko stated that they removed all their mortars from the town of Snizhne in the presence of six international monitors . ...
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ISIS Terrorist Attacks Alert in Turkey
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ISIS Terrorist Attacks Alert in Turkey

Tuesday 14 July 2015 ،
zone to protect the Turkish borders against the threat of the foreign-backed terrorist groups.
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Turkey Concerns over Developments in Syrian Kurdistan: Causes and Consequences
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Turkey Concerns over Developments in Syrian Kurdistan: Causes and Consequences

Sunday 26 July 2015 ،
zone in border areas between Turkey and Syria, a no-fly zone, ouster of Bashar al-Assad, etc. Now, Turkey sees its national interests at risk if the US and the West embark on strengthening the Kurds in Syria .   Turkey's future approach to Syrian Kurdistan Over the past four years, the ...
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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 ،
zone" and launch attacks against the Kurds. In return, Turkey will let the US use Incirlik 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 Turke ...

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