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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem
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Syria Facing US-Led International Conspiracy, Says Foreign Minister Muallem

Friday 13 February 2015
Faisal Mekdad, deputy foreign minister, to Tehran to announce the results of the session to our brothers in Tehran. We are always in continuous and constant relationship with Tehran. Regarding our ties with Russia, I should say that our relations with the country are likewise strategic and historica ...
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Iran’s Support Enabled Syrians Combat Terrorism: President Assad
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Iran’s Support Enabled Syrians Combat Terrorism: President Assad

Thursday 20 July 2017 ،
Faisal Mekdad. During his talks with Muallem, Jaberi Ansari said Iran would keep up its support for the Syrian nation in all areas, including anti-terror battles, until the restoration of peace to the country, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported. The senior Iranian official further hi ...
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Border Security Force: New US-designed Syria Partition Scenario
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Border Security Force: New US-designed Syria Partition Scenario

Thursday 18 January 2018 ،
Faisal Mekdad on January 15 maintained that any foreign bases on the Syrian soil without the Syrian permission are unacceptable because this is the act of aggression and occupation, and Damascus will deal with them on this basis. Doomed-to-fail plan The complex of the regional and international op ...
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Syrian Army Finds Terrorists’ Chemical Weapons Workshop in E Ghouta
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Syrian Army Finds Terrorists’ Chemical Weapons Workshop in E Ghouta

Monday 12 March 2018 ،
Faisal Mekdad stressed that Damascus was ready to assist any investigation of chemical attacks in Syria but the international organizations declined to cooperate with the Syrian government. Last week, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation informed that terrorists were planning provocations i ...
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Syria Reiterates Withdrawal of Iran, Hezbollah Forces Not on Agenda
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Syria Reiterates Withdrawal of Iran, Hezbollah Forces Not on Agenda

Thursday 24 May 2018 ،
Faisal Mekdad, said Wednesday that the withdrawal of Iran and Hezbollah resistance forces from the Arab country was not up for discussion. “This topic is not even on the agenda of discussion, since it concerns the sovereignty of Syria. We cannot let anyone even raise this issue,” he tol ...
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How Are Saudi, UAE Petrodollars Impacting Syria War?
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How Are Saudi, UAE Petrodollars Impacting Syria War?

Monday 20 August 2018 ،
Faisal Mekdad said that the Arab countries had disbursed $137 billion to finance illegal armed groups fighting in his country. The Syrian deputy foreign minister declined to specify by name the countries that support terorists, but Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar were definitely t ...

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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