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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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Russian Military Presence in Iraq, Reality or Illusion

Russian Military Presence in Iraq, Reality or Illusion

Wednesday 21 October 2015
Chechenia terrorists or other elements that could be risky to Moscow. For that reason, the Russian military presence in Iraq is of great significance, and it could have a remarkable impact on developments in Iraq as well the West Asia, as it could decrease the danger of the terrorist groups' p ...
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Russian Backyard Subject to Regional Tensions

Russian Backyard Subject to Regional Tensions

Thursday 17 March 2016 ،
Chechenian and Pakistani dissenters who led the war. So, Pakistan itself or its radical organizations and groups could take their share in encouraging such attacks. Such a role could be taken directly or indirectly. In fact the double-sided policy of Islamabad towards Taliban’s affiliates and ...
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Afghanistan Tough Times with Three Warring Sides

Afghanistan Tough Times with Three Warring Sides

Wednesday 30 March 2016 ،
Chechenian, Uzbek, Uygur and Tajik forces, would be sent to Afghanistan’s north. It is for this reason that Russia has begun boosting its military presence in Tajikistan and it is trying to get close to Taliban to push ISIS back from its areas of security interests. The Russians are well aware of IS ...
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US, Pakistan Interests Bring ISIS in Afghanistan

US, Pakistan Interests Bring ISIS in Afghanistan

Sunday 5 June 2016 ،
Chechenians, and the Arab Afghans. That is why a majority of the groups that formed in Afghanistan are actually from Pakistan and foreign countries. Swearing allegiance to ISIS and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, these groups benefited from financial support of the group, as they went under indire ...
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Terrorism Exportation; Riyadh’s Tool to Pressure Kremlin

Terrorism Exportation; Riyadh’s Tool to Pressure Kremlin

Tuesday 27 September 2016 ،
Chechenia groups, those that threatened the Olympics. The Saudi offer of securing the Sochi Olympics against terrorist attacks in exchange for Moscow’s halting backing for the Syrian government indicates that the Saudis hold a sway over the terrorists and religious extremists in Russia– ...
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Syria Wahhabist Terrorism could Transfer to Russia via Fighters’ Return

Syria Wahhabist Terrorism could Transfer to Russia via Fighters’ Return

Sunday 2 October 2016 ،
Chechenia war styles, and that they happen under direct supervision of the Turkish intelligence agencies. It is not an accident that three Chechens lead battles of Aleppo and Kessab in northwestern Syria. The command was passed from Salahaddin al-Shishani to his deputy Mohammad al-Shishani and then ...
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How Saudi Arabia Loses Place in Russian Policy?

How Saudi Arabia Loses Place in Russian Policy?

Tuesday 4 October 2016 ،
Chechenia in which Sunni scholars and clerics from around the world were invited but the Saudi Wahhabist clerics were dropped from the list. In this concern, Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm news and opinion website, in a note maintained that Grozny conference dealt a heavy blow ...
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Russia; Feeling of Threats, Requirements of New Rise

Russia; Feeling of Threats, Requirements of New Rise

Saturday 22 October 2016 ،
Chechenia separatism from 1994 to 1996. This loss was very humiliating for the Russian army. The Chechenia crisis pushed the newly-founded post-Soviet Russian government to the brink of collapse. In March 1999, the three countries of Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary became members of NATO. This ...
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St Petersburg Blast: Russia Contains Aftermath

St Petersburg Blast: Russia Contains Aftermath

Tuesday 4 April 2017 ،
Chechenia and Dagestan– are fighting along with other fellow ISIS fighters, what happened was way less damaging than what could happen if it was not for Moscow’s anti-terror campaign run in association with its allies like Iran and Syria.  Actually these moves built for Russia a pre ...
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Karabakh Crisis Solution Impossible Without Iran-Turkey Engagement: Expert

Karabakh Crisis Solution Impossible Without Iran-Turkey Engagement: Expert

Monday 12 October 2020 ،
Chechenia, and Dagestan crises, was determined to block entry of terrorist and takfiri groups to the Caucasus, a region highly damageable from this aspect.”  Alwaght asked how successful the two countries could be in reaching a peace deal with the consideration of the interests of variou ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies