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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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West African Leaders Want to Create anti-Boko Haram Force
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West African Leaders Want to Create anti-Boko Haram Force

Saturday 17 January 2015
Cameroon . Boko Haram is seen as the most serious security threat to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and its biggest energy producer, but Mahama said the group and militants in Somalia, Kenya, Mali and elsewhere posed a wider risk . Terrorism is like a cancer and if we don’t deal with it ...
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No oil, no ‘protection’? Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria sees little reaction
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No oil, no ‘protection’? Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria sees little reaction

Saturday 17 January 2015 ،
Cameroon . Source: Russia Today
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Boko Haram terror casts shadow over Nigeria elections
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Boko Haram terror casts shadow over Nigeria elections

Saturday 7 February 2015 ،
Cameroon has raised legitimate concerns regarding the ability of a significant portion of Nigerian voters to participate in the upcoming presidential elections. Reports indicate that there is possibility of disenfranchisement of up to 1.5 million voters displaced due to the bloody insurgency by Bok ...
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At least Five People Killed in Bomb Explosion in Niger
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At least Five People Killed in Bomb Explosion in Niger

Monday 9 February 2015 ،
Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. The fight against Boko Haram has taken on a regional dimension.  Benin, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad have pledged to send 87,000 troops, police, and civilians to defeat the Takfiri militants.  
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Niger President Urges Nation to Stand Firm against Boko Haram
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Niger President Urges Nation to Stand Firm against Boko Haram

Thursday 12 February 2015 ،
Cameroon, and Benin have pledged to create an 8,700-strong force to fight the militancy. The worsening militancy has killed at least 13,000 people and rendered more than a million others homeless since 2009, according to AFP.  
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UN Food Agency Concerned over Situation of 125k Nigerian Refugees
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UN Food Agency Concerned over Situation of 125k Nigerian Refugees

Friday 13 February 2015 ،
Cameroon and Chad in the battle against Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” and controls parts of northeastern Nigeria. The Takfiri militants say their goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a spate of deadly shooting attack ...
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Boko Haram CIA's Clandestine Operation to Eliminate Nigeria as a Strategic Rival to the US

Boko Haram CIA's Clandestine Operation to Eliminate Nigeria as a Strategic Rival to the US

Saturday 14 February 2015 ،
Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad are being sent to fight against Boko Haram . This new war on yet another shadowy terrorist entity in Africa is reminiscent of the failed Kony 2012 propaganda campaign cloaked in humanitarian ideals. It is used as a smoke screen to avoid addressing the issue of the ...
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Niger Arrests Boko Haram-Affiliated Suspects
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Niger Arrests Boko Haram-Affiliated Suspects

Monday 16 February 2015 ،
Cameroon and Niger, killing tens of people and leaving thousands homeless. Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government. It has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings in various parts of Nige ...
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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 ،
Cameroon, and Benin pledged earlier in February to deploy an 8,700-strong force to fight the Boko Haram militancy in the region around Lake Chad.  Boko Haram waged its brutal militancy six years ago; the conflict has killed over 13,000 people since then. The extremist group has claimed respons ...
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Joint Offensive against Boko Haram
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Joint Offensive against Boko Haram

Tuesday 10 March 2015 ،
Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.    
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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution