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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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Afghanistan and Pakistan Set up Anti-terrorism Talks
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Set up Anti-terrorism Talks

Tuesday 30 December 2014
General Raheel Sharif and President Ashraf Ghani made the pledge while holding talks in Kabul on Wednesday December 17, 2014 . The time has come for Afghanistan and Pakistan to work together in sincerity and jointly take effective actions against terrorism and extremism, Ghani said in a statement . ...
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Riyadh Seeks Islamabad Backing in Row with Tehran
Analysis

Riyadh Seeks Islamabad Backing in Row with Tehran

Tuesday 12 January 2016 ،
General Raheel Sharif, the chief of staff of  Pakistan's army. The visit aims at increasing the Islamabad-Riyadh’s military and defense cooperation, negotiating Pakistan’s participation in the so-called anti-terror Saudi Arabia’s military coalition and talking about West A ...
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Tahir ul-Qadri Movement; Third Way Project of Pakistan Army
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Tahir ul-Qadri Movement; Third Way Project of Pakistan Army

Thursday 15 September 2016 ،
General Musharraf as Pakistan’s savior. At the same time, many domestic political experts in Pakistan spoke of a possible link between Minhaj-ul-Quran and army generals, and this suspicion still exists. It has been said that Minhaj-ul-Quran and Dr. Qadri himself are part of army’s playin ...
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Qadri-led Movement, Pakistani Army’s Third Way Plan
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Qadri-led Movement, Pakistani Army’s Third Way Plan

Friday 16 September 2016 ،
General Pervez Musharraf, Qadri was among the first prominent figures in the country to support his military coup, and found that necessary. Qadri assessed the political parties as incompetent and corrupt and branded Musharraf as savior of the country. At that time, many internal analysts in Pakista ...
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Pakistan to Quit Saudi Coalition if Iran Targeted: Defense Minister
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Pakistan to Quit Saudi Coalition if Iran Targeted: Defense Minister

Wednesday 12 April 2017 ،
Raheel Sharif was selected last year by Riyadh as the commander of the Saudi-led alliance of Muslim-majority countries allegedly aimed at counter-terrorism. But this prompted concerns among politicians and within the army command that Pakistan was becoming too involved in an organization that exclud ...
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Consequences of Appointing Pakistani Gen. to Anti-Yemen Coalition
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Consequences of Appointing Pakistani Gen. to Anti-Yemen Coalition

Tuesday 9 May 2017 ،
General Sharif, who formerly served as the country’s chief of army staff, to be head of the anti-Yemen alliance led by Saudi Arabia. The opponents of the idea have strongly reacted to the Islamabad leaders' decision. The critics of the Sharif appointment as the chief of the Saudi-led mili ...
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Pakistani Cmdr. Mulls Leaving Saudi-Led Alliance over US Interference: Report
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Pakistani Cmdr. Mulls Leaving Saudi-Led Alliance over US Interference: Report

Tuesday 30 May 2017 ،
General Raheel Sharif is mulling over leaving Saudi-led ‘Islamic’ Military Alliance’s command protesting US interference. Alwaght- Pakistan's former army chief General Raheel Sharif mulling leaving Saudi-led Military Alliance's command protesting US interference. The military coalition laun ...
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Pakistan’s Appeasement Diplomacy, Yemen Crisis
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Pakistan’s Appeasement Diplomacy, Yemen Crisis

Monday 24 July 2017 ،
General Raheel Sharif said that he was offered the post of commander of the so-called Islamic Military Alliance led by Saudi Arabia. The Pakistani general took the job after his conditions were met by Riyadh. Sharif's assumption of the post raised questions about the Pakistan's neutrality p ...
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Will Dollar Diplomacy Bring Pakistan Back to Saudis?
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Will Dollar Diplomacy Bring Pakistan Back to Saudis?

Tuesday 11 May 2021 ،
General Raheel Sharif, the former chief of staff of Pakistan, was appointed as the coalition's first commander. However, this ostensible accompaniment did not last long, and with the bill of the Pakistani parliament, any participation of the Pakistani army in the Yemeni war was outlawed, dealing ...
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PM Imran Khan’s Riyadh Visit: Goals, Prospects
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PM Imran Khan’s Riyadh Visit: Goals, Prospects

Tuesday 26 October 2021 ،
General Raheel Sharif, the former Pakistani army chief, is in charge of the 41-nation Saudi-led Islamic military organization. In recent years, several joint military exercises have been held between the two countries. The latest was held on October 2, with Saudi naval vessels joining training with ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

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