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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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Lawmakers to End US Army Complicity in Saudi Aggression on Yemen
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Lawmakers to End US Army Complicity in Saudi Aggression on Yemen

Saturday 14 October 2017
Constitution, Khanna wrote alongside Jones and Pocan in a New York Times op-ed that went up on Tuesday. We believe that the American people, if presented with the facts of this conflict, will oppose the use of their tax dollars to bomb and starve civilians. Dan DePetris, a fellow at Defense Priorit ...
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Syrian Opposition Timeline: From Initial Vigor to Present Frailty
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Syrian Opposition Timeline: From Initial Vigor to Present Frailty

Monday 16 October 2017 ،
Opposition developed out of foreign support and so are obliged to pursue foreign agenda beside own goals, something immersing them in division. Alwaght- With the eruption of the crisis in the country, the Syrian opposition groups found ground to challenge the Damascus government politically, and als ...
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Iraqi Forces Advance on in Kurdish-Held Kirkuk to Protect State’s Unity
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Iraqi Forces Advance on in Kurdish-Held Kirkuk to Protect State’s Unity

Monday 16 October 2017 ،
Iraqi forces have launched an overnight operation on Monday to liberate oil-rich Kirkuk from Kurdish militias, known as Peshmerga, with Prime Minister describing it as government’s constitutional duty to protect country’s unity. Alwaght- Iraqi forces have launched an overnight operation on Monday to ...
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Iraqi Forces Enter Disputed Kirkuk, Kurdish Militias Withdraw
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Iraqi Forces Enter Disputed Kirkuk, Kurdish Militias Withdraw

Monday 16 October 2017 ،
- Iraqi government troops entered the city of Kirkuk on Monday after Kurdish fighters withdrew, the Iraqi military command said. Alwaght- Iraqi government troops entered the city of Kirkuk on Monday after Kurdish militias withdrew, the Iraqi military command said. A convoy of Iraqi Counter-Ter ...
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Iraqi Forces Liberate Sinjar from Kurdish Militia
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Iraqi Forces Liberate Sinjar from Kurdish Militia

Tuesday 17 October 2017 ،
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) took full control on Tuesday of Sinjar city, west of Mosul, after the Kurdish militias, Peshmerga, withdrew from their positions. Alwaght- Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) took full control on Tuesday of Sinjar city, west of Mosul, after the Kurdish mil ...
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Iraqi President Slams Kurdistan Referendum as Provocative, Unilateral
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Iraqi President Slams Kurdistan Referendum as Provocative, Unilateral

Tuesday 17 October 2017 ،
Constitution. Since Monday Iraqi forces have launched large-scale operations to retake disputed area from KRG militias, known as Peshmerga. Disputed regions label covers some parts of Kirkuk, Diyala, Nineveh and Saladin provinces on which the Iraqi government and Kurds struggle for control and dem ...
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How Op to Free Disputed Areas from Kurdish Militias Works for Iraq’s Benefits
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How Op to Free Disputed Areas from Kurdish Militias Works for Iraq’s Benefits

Wednesday 18 October 2017 ،
Kirkuk operation comes as a last option, after Baghdad efforts for peaceful solution were apparently thwarted by Kurdistan’s Barzani. Alwaght- Despite a wide range of internal, regional, and international opposition, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a referendum on independence late on S ...
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Turkey’s EU Bid Between European Rejection, Approval
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Turkey’s EU Bid Between European Rejection, Approval

Saturday 21 October 2017 ،
The bloc is yet to accept Turkey as a member due to discrepancies, however it knows that Ankara is a weighty bidder. Alwaght- Since foundation of the modern Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, being a European nation has been a Turkish dream. The will was an open demand in 1987, the year Ankara said it ...
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Bahrain Rulers Take Protesting Civilians to Military Court
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Bahrain Rulers Take Protesting Civilians to Military Court

Sunday 22 October 2017 ،
The ruling monarchy in Bahraini has referred a group of civilians to a military court, state media said Sunday, Alwaght- The west-backed Bahraini regime has referred a group of civilian protesters to a military court, state media said Sunday, months after a constitutional amendment expanded the cour ...
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Kurdish Region Defeated, Divided: Who Is Traitor?
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Kurdish Region Defeated, Divided: Who Is Traitor?

Tuesday 24 October 2017 ،
Barzani accuses PUK of betraying the Kurds after Kirkuk loss, but the Kurdish party defends the de-confliction decision as in best interests of the Kurdish people. Alwaght- In past few days, the two major political factions of Iraq's Kurdistan region, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the ...

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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.