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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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What Does Israeli Regime Seek in the Caucasus?

What Does Israeli Regime Seek in the Caucasus?

Saturday 1 August 2015
Georgian army and allowed Israeli private sector companies to equip the military of Georgian with drones and advanced equipment. After the South Ossetia war in 2008, Zionist regime reduced its visible presence in Georgia in order to avoid provoking the hostility of Moscow. In order to comp ...
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Corpse  of  ISIS ‘Minister of War’ Al-Shishani Found by Iraqi Forces
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Corpse of ISIS ‘Minister of War’ Al-Shishani Found by Iraqi Forces

Tuesday 22 March 2016 ،
Georgian-born Abu Omar al-Shishani, who was also an ISIS recruiter in the Caucasus region, is thought to have been killed in an air raid in Syria almost two weeks ago. His killing would have a negative impact on the ability of ISIS to recruit foreign militants, particularly those from Chechnya and t ...
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Wounded in Iraq: Report
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Wounded in Iraq: Report

Friday 10 June 2016 ،
Georgian-born Chechen known by the name of Abu Omar al-Shishani. Al-Shishani was “in charge of Daesh [ISIS] propagations.” The report of the commanders’ death has not been officially verified as of yet. Early Marc, intelligence sources said al-Baghdadi had moved from Turkey to Lib ...
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ISIS Confirms Top Commander, Al Shishani, Killed in Iraq
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ISIS Confirms Top Commander, Al Shishani, Killed in Iraq

Thursday 14 July 2016 ،
Georgian armed forces during the country’s short war against Russia in 2008. Hisham al-Hashimi, a Baghdad-based security expert who advises the Iraqi government, said a source in Shirqat said Shishani had been killed there along with several other militants. Iraqi forces are advancing toward ...
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Why Israel Trying Deepen its Influence over Eurasia?
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Why Israel Trying Deepen its Influence over Eurasia?

Monday 5 December 2016 ،
Georgian Jews with the population of over 16,000 people. The Azeri independence was accompanied by a growing rise of Jewish and pro-Zionist institutions and organizations that aimed at supporting and restoring the Jewish culture in post-Soviet Azerbaijan. The new constitution of Azerbaijan took secu ...
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Goals of Netanyahu Visit to Azerbaijan
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Goals of Netanyahu Visit to Azerbaijan

Thursday 15 December 2016 ،
Georgian territories. Furthermore, Azerbaijan launched a project to build a gas pipeline, dubbed Southern Gas Corridor, which sends big Azerbaijani gas supplies to the European countries. At the same time, the human factor is decisive in bolstering the Israeli-Azerbaijani relations. Tel Aviv sees A ...
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Russia Voices Concern over NATO’s Military Activities in South Caucasus
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Russia Voices Concern over NATO’s Military Activities in South Caucasus

Wednesday 13 December 2017 ،
Georgian peacekeepers’ course to train regular units. Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia are alarmed, and naturally, we cannot take it calmly, he said. We focused attention on this fact at the Geneva meeting.  A regular round of Geneva International Discussions on security and stability in ...
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US Producing Bio-Weapons Globally, Violating UN Conventions: Report
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US Producing Bio-Weapons Globally, Violating UN Conventions: Report

Friday 23 February 2018 ،
Georgian contract. According to CH2M Hill, the US Company has secured biological agents and employed former bio warfare scientists at The Lugar Center. These are scientists who are working for another American company involved in the military program in Georgia – Battelle Memorial Institute. ...
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Why Is Georgia Conservative about Hosting US Base?
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Why Is Georgia Conservative about Hosting US Base?

Wednesday 8 May 2019 ،
Georgian government says it is inappropriate to host a US military base as it will provoke Russian response. Alwaght- The US activities in Central Asia and the Caucasus has a long record, dating back to the Cold War and the bipolar world. Still, even after the collapse of the rival Soviet Union in t ...
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US Gradual Steps to Cordon Off Russia in Caucasus
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US Gradual Steps to Cordon Off Russia in Caucasus

Wednesday 27 November 2019 ،
Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday, the two countries signed a three-year agreement for military and security cooperation. The Georgian minister said the priority of cooperation is given to military and security and is expected to upgrade the bilateral ties to a new level as G ...

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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