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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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Terrorists Planning Chemical Weapons Use in Syria for US Attack Pretext: Russia
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Terrorists Planning Chemical Weapons Use in Syria for US Attack Pretext: Russia

Thursday 6 July 2017
Eastern Ghouta where they previously delivered warfare poisonous agents, the diplomat specified, adding In particular, the militants of the Jaysh al-Islam and Faylaq ar-Rahman terrorist groups based in Eastern Ghouta are known to have a few missiles with warfare chemical agents 150 kg each. Zakharo ...
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ISIS, Secret of Chemical Attacks
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ISIS, Secret of Chemical Attacks

Sunday 9 July 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta, a suburb in east of the Syrian capital Damascus. The attack was blamed by the West on the Syrian government. The West declined to provide evidence for its anti-Damascus claims, but the Syrian government as an act of good faith agreed to a deal to destroy chemical weapons and transfer ...
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Jordan’s Policy on Syrian Crisis
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Jordan’s Policy on Syrian Crisis

Friday 21 July 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta in Damascus outskirts, apparently tipping the scales in favor of the Syrian government. Elsewhere in southeastern Syria, government forces, backed by allies, are heading to Al-Tanf region which includes a border crossing with the same name. Al-Tanf is on a border triangle that links ...
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Russian Jets Conducted 6,000 Strikes on Terrorists in Syria in 2 Months
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Russian Jets Conducted 6,000 Strikes on Terrorists in Syria in 2 Months

Monday 24 July 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta, two checkpoints and four observation points have already been deployed there. Thus, thanks to the measures taken by Russia, hostilities have been stopped in Syria’s two major areas, Rudskoi stressed. Russia to remain in Syria until terrorists are vanquished According to the ...
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More Militants Surrender to Syrian Army
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More Militants Surrender to Syrian Army

Tuesday 25 July 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta de-escalation zone in Syria on July 25. The first humanitarian convoy to the Eastern Ghouta de-escalation zone in Syria will be sent tomorrow, July 25, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said in a statement on Monday. The humanitarian convoy will deliver food and m ...
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Prior to Astana Talks, Accords Make Syria Crisis Solution Look in Sight
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Prior to Astana Talks, Accords Make Syria Crisis Solution Look in Sight

Monday 21 August 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta, and Homs are now in place. The expected talks, the Russian ministry said, will be meant to facilitate the creation of a fourth zone this time in Idlib, where significant concentrations of Takfiri terrorists, notably Al-Nusra Front's, are operating, according to the statement. R ...
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Syrian Civil War Essentially Over: Russian Defense Minister
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Syrian Civil War Essentially Over: Russian Defense Minister

Thursday 24 August 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta, in the Damascus governorate, Idlib in the north, Homs in the east, and in southern Syria – were agreed upon during Astana talks in May. The proposal to establish the zones was signed by Russia, Iran and Turkey, with the approval of the Syrian government. The UN has welcomed the ...
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Syria De-Escalation Zones not aimed at Balkanization: Russian FM
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Syria De-Escalation Zones not aimed at Balkanization: Russian FM

Sunday 10 September 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta, as well as the Daraa and al-Quneitra Provinces in southern Syria. Elsewhere in his remarks, Lavrov said Russia support Saudi Arabia’s efforts in organization of the Syrian opposition’s delegation for talks with Damascus. We support actively the efforts of the Saudi coun ...
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Syria Crisis Talks Begun in Kazakhstan’s Astana
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Syria Crisis Talks Begun in Kazakhstan’s Astana

Thursday 14 September 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta, Homs and southwestern Syria (the provinces of Daraa, al-Quneitra and al-Suwayda. The first round of the Astana talks, organized by guarantor states took place on January 23-24 and brought together representatives from the Damascus government and opposition groups. The conflict in S ...
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Syrian Army Destroys 300-Meter Terrorists’ Tunnel in Ghouta
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Syrian Army Destroys 300-Meter Terrorists’ Tunnel in Ghouta

Monday 18 December 2017 ،
Eastern Ghouta part of Damascus Countryside. Alwaght- Syrian forces on Sunday uncovered and destroyed a 300-meter tunnel used by terrorist groups in the Eastern Ghouta part of Damascus Countryside. A military source told the country's official news agency SANA that an army unit, in cooperation ...

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