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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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Toyota List Implicates Arab States in ISIS Funding
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Toyota List Implicates Arab States in ISIS Funding

Tuesday 25 October 2016
ISIS. In fact, it clearly shows that they are providing logistical support for the militants. At the same time, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan have joined the anti-ISIS coalition in Syria, supposedly taking part in airstrikes against militant positions. Yet this is a smokescreen that aims ...
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What are ISIS’ Scenarios, Goals to Avoid Mosul Loss?
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What are ISIS’ Scenarios, Goals to Avoid Mosul Loss?

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
ISIS tries to distract attention of the Iraqi forces from Mosul operation by attacking other places and showing off its power. Alwaght- Last week a coalition of Iraqi forces launched operation to take back the ISIS-held city of Mosul. The operation includes the army forces, Public Mobilization Force ...
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Turkey Claims Mosul Op Involvement, Iraq Denies
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Turkey Claims Mosul Op Involvement, Iraq Denies

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
ISIS. There are also four F-16 fighter jets on standby for an air operation as part of the international coalition, ready for air strikes. How they are deployed will depend on decisions by members of the coalition and our military, he added. Turkish minister claimed Ankara had begun fighting the I ...
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ISIS Kills 200 Civilians as Iraqi Army Closes in on Mosul
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ISIS Kills 200 Civilians as Iraqi Army Closes in on Mosul

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
ISIS terrorists kill 200 civilians in the Iraqi northern city of Mosul as national army closes in on them Alwaght- ISIS terrorists kill 200 civilians in the Iraqi northern city of Mosul as national army closes in on them, Turkish Anadolu news agency reported on Monday. Iraqi parliament member, ...
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Iraqi Military Liberates Villages 6km from Mosul
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Iraqi Military Liberates Villages 6km from Mosul

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
Army, Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and the Assyrian Nineveh Liberation Units are now just within 6km of Mosul's eastern outskirts. The PMF have made it clear however that they will not participate in any battles within Mosul city. A recent report by Reuters says the ISIS group has lost 80 ...
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Iraqi Official Explains Why Turkey Insists on Involving in Mosul Op
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Iraqi Official Explains Why Turkey Insists on Involving in Mosul Op

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
The spokesman for PMF asserted that ISIS’ defenses are falling one after another. Alwaght- The Iraqi forces’ operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS has entered its second week, with the participating forces making sweeping victories over the terrorist group that has been taking the northern Ira ...
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Iraqi Army Liberates More Areas from ISIS, Reaches 2km to Mosul
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Iraqi Army Liberates More Areas from ISIS, Reaches 2km to Mosul

Wednesday 26 October 2016 ،
Iraqi army has liberated more areas around Mosul on the eighth day of an operation to liberate the city on Wednesday. Alwaght- Iraqi army has liberated more areas around Mosul on the eighth day of an operation to liberate the city on Wednesday. The Iraqi Joint Operations Command said the national a ...
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ISIS Captures City in Somalian after Defeats in Iraq
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ISIS Captures City in Somalian after Defeats in Iraq

Wednesday 26 October 2016 ،
ISIS terrorist group captured a city in the African country of Somalia Alwaght- ISIS terrorist group captured a city in the African country of Somalia, al-Masdar news site reported on Wednesday. The report says ISIS terrorists captured Qandala port in the county’s northern Puntland region aft ...
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Head of ISIS Treasury Escapes Mosul with Millions of Dollars as Army Advances
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Head of ISIS Treasury Escapes Mosul with Millions of Dollars as Army Advances

Thursday 27 October 2016 ،
Alwaght- A high-ranking ISIS commander, who was in charge of terrorists group’s financial affairs, went missing along with millions of dollars, al-Sumaria News cited a local source in Iraq’s ISIS-held Mosul city. Alwaght- A high-ranking ISIS commander, who was in charge of terrorists group’s f ...
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Turkey’s Security Threatened by Anti-ISIS Operation in Mosul?
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Turkey’s Security Threatened by Anti-ISIS Operation in Mosul?

Thursday 27 October 2016 ،
Turkey will launch a ground invasion in Iraq if it feels threatened by developments there Alwaght-Turkey will launch a ground invasion in Iraq if it feels threatened by developments there, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday amid an Iraqi offensive to drive ISIS ter ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.