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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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Year after US MOAB Strike, ISIS Growing Fast in Afghanistan

Year after US MOAB Strike, ISIS Growing Fast in Afghanistan

Tuesday 17 April 2018
Ghor province in central Afghanistan. But the unity government, in a statement, maintained that ISIS did not exist in the region. After the incident, the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his remarks dismissed ISIS presence in Afghanistan, saying that the terrorist group's existence was limited t ...
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Despite US-Led Troops’ Presence ISIS Growing in Afghanistan

Despite US-Led Troops’ Presence ISIS Growing in Afghanistan

Monday 23 April 2018 ،
Ghor in the central west. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani recently said there were around 40 militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, which could make the prospects of a negotiated peace even bleaker.  Daesh began establishing presence in Afghanistan almost a year after making sweeping lan ...
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Why Kabul Turns Blind Eye to ISIS Expansion in Afghanistan?

Why Kabul Turns Blind Eye to ISIS Expansion in Afghanistan?

Wednesday 25 April 2018 ،
Ghor province were massacred, the government officials rushed to hold Taliban accountable for the incident. But shortly after, ISIS claimed it was behind the attack. Taliban denied involvement at the same time. The government officials, showing consistency with Ghani’s mindset, are leaning tow ...
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Taliban Attack Afghan City of Farah

Taliban Attack Afghan City of Farah

Tuesday 15 May 2018 ،
Ghor and Badakhshan province ended in high casualty rates.  “In the last week we retook a few districts from the Taliban and this would not happen without suffering losses. We had casualties in Farah, Baghlan and Ghor,” defense ministry’s deputy spokesman Mohammad Radmanish s ...
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Saudi-Led Warplanes Bomb Yemen’s Hudaydah during Eid Prayers

Saudi-Led Warplanes Bomb Yemen’s Hudaydah during Eid Prayers

Friday 15 June 2018 ،
Ghor area of Ghamer district. Also in Saada, the warplane of aggression launched two strikes on Jahla area of Razih district. Meanwhile, aggression forces targeted Khadhwan area of Ketaf district by two cluster missiles and artillery and missile shells were fired toward residential areas of Munabe ...
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Multiple Casualties Reported after Blast Hit Police Head Quarter  in Western Afghanistan

Multiple Casualties Reported after Blast Hit Police Head Quarter in Western Afghanistan

Sunday 18 October 2020 ،
Ghor. Alwaght- At least 12 Afghan civilians were killed and more than 100 others wounded, after a huge explosion hit the police headquarters in the western Afghan province of Ghor. Afghan officials said the explosion on Sunday morning took place in front of the police headq ...
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US Withdrawal, Looming Shadow of War in Afghanistan

US Withdrawal, Looming Shadow of War in Afghanistan

Sunday 20 June 2021 ،
Ghor province, Gizab and Chenarto in Oruzgan province, Jaghtu and Ab Band in Ghazni province, Sang Atash and Jund in Badghis province, Ashkmesh and Chah Ab in Takhar province, Arghanjkha in Badakhshan province, Patu in Daykundi province, Suzmeh Ghaleh in Sar-e Pol province, and Zare in Balkh provinc ...
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Taliban Detain 18 NGO Staff, Including American Woman

Taliban Detain 18 NGO Staff, Including American Woman

Sunday 17 September 2023 ،
Ghori said, referring to the staffers of the Swiss-registered NGO. He said security and intelligence forces had been observing the group for some time. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) confirmed its staffers were picked up on two separate occasions this month from the NGO's offi ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barz ...
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Formation of European Coalition in the Red Sea; Uncalculated Conflict with Ansarullah

Formation of European Coalition in the Red Sea; Uncalculated Conflict with Ansarullah

Tuesday 20 February 2024 ،
Previously, European nations objected to participating in the American coalition in the Red Sea, citing their disapproval of rising tensions in the region. Previously, European nations objected to participating in the American coalition in the Red Sea, citing their disapproval of rising tensions in ...

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