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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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Iraqi Popular Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga Agreed to End Tuz Khurmatu Clashes

Iraqi Popular Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga Agreed to End Tuz Khurmatu Clashes

Thursday 28 April 2016
Kurdish forces, Peshmerga, and Popular Mobilization force have agreed to call it a draw and leave Tuz Khurmatu with local police forces so temporarily the clashes end. Alwaght- Kurdish forces, Peshmerga, and Iraqi Popular Mobilization force have agreed to call it a draw and leave Tuz Khurmatu with l ...
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Turkmens Objection to Iraqi Kurdistan Region Independence Referendum

Turkmens Objection to Iraqi Kurdistan Region Independence Referendum

Wednesday 2 August 2017 ،
Driven by a history of feud with Kurds, Iraq’s Turkmens reject Kurdish Regional Government’s independence bid. Alwaght- Like other regional countries, Iraq is home to multiple ethno-sectarian groups, including Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, and minorities such as the Assyrians, Akkadians, Yazidis, and Armen ...
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What Factors Destabilize Afghanistan?

What Factors Destabilize Afghanistan?

Monday 14 August 2017 ،
The country is victim to sectarian divisions, beside a weak government that facilitates further foreign intervention. Alwaght- These days Afghanistan is grappling with increasing violence. Last week, Sar-e Pol province in north of the country witnessed one of the most appalling massacres as the loca ...
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Shedding Light on Israeli Military Diplomacy

Shedding Light on Israeli Military Diplomacy

Friday 8 March 2019 ،
Tel Aviv is engaged in heavy military diplomacy worldwide, but its aggressive behavior degrades its diplomatic work’s influence. Alwaght- The Israeli army’s foreign relations office calls its policies to expand military cooperation with the African states as military diplomacy. What is militar ...
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Ayatollah Sistani Urges Reforming Electoral Laws as Only Way to End Protests

Ayatollah Sistani Urges Reforming Electoral Laws as Only Way to End Protests

Saturday 23 November 2019 ،
Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, urged politicians and legislators to speed up reforming electoral laws, arguing that nothing but the changes can resolve weeks of protests across the Arab country. Alwaght- Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, urg ...
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90 More Palestinians Injured amid Continued Israeli Regime Violence

90 More Palestinians Injured amid Continued Israeli Regime Violence

Sunday 9 May 2021 ،
Some 90 more Palestinians were injured on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and elsewhere in the holy occupied city of al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the Israeli regime sustains its brutal attacks against the Palestinians there. Alwaght- Some 90 more Palestinians were injured on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and el ...
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Hosting Palestinian Resistance Meeting: Damascus’s Long Jump to Restore Balance with Tel Aviv

Hosting Palestinian Resistance Meeting: Damascus’s Long Jump to Restore Balance with Tel Aviv

Sunday 5 March 2023 ،
Syria is working on restoration of its traditional role in the regional anti-Israeli front by boosting ties with Palestinians. Alwaght- Amid broadening insecurity and clashes between the Israelis and the Palestinian groups in various parts of the occupied West Bank and only a week after Naqab 2 summ ...

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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