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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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Iraqi Forces Retake Two Towns from ISIS Terrorists
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Iraqi Forces Retake Two Towns from ISIS Terrorists

Monday 24 November 2014
Iraqi forces said on Sunday they retook two towns north of Baghdad from ISIS terrorists, driving them from strongholds they had held for months and clearing a main road from the capital to Iran. Alwaght- According to Reuters, Iraqi forces said on Sunday they retook two towns north of Baghdad from IS ...
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American led-Airstrikes Kill Syrian Citizens
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American led-Airstrikes Kill Syrian Citizens

Monday 24 November 2014 ،
Iraq and Syria, who continue to pour in by their thousands, according to multiple reports. “The flow of fighters making their way to Syria remains constant, so the overall number continues to rise,” an American intelligence official told the Washington Post. Concrete changes might not be apparent f ...
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Hagel Resigns over Apparent Disagreements with White House

Hagel Resigns over Apparent Disagreements with White House

Tuesday 25 November 2014 ،
Iraq and statements critical of the Zionists' lobby in America; his confirmation was met with significant controversy. Following Monday's announcement, Hagel will have served just longer than the 20 months his predecessor Leon Panetta held the position. “For nearly two years, Chuck has been ...
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Iran's Leader Met Muslim Scholars
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Iran's Leader Met Muslim Scholars

Wednesday 26 November 2014 ،
Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Lebanon led to demolition of these countries' precious infrastructures. Takfiri movements distorted Islam's face in the world, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to as the forth evidence. Another evidence [fifth one] is that they [Takfiris] left Resistance Axis alone. Gaza f ...
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Ahmad Shafeyi: ISIS Terrorists Have to Go
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Ahmad Shafeyi: ISIS Terrorists Have to Go

Thursday 27 November 2014 ،
Iraq who holds a PhD in Interpretation of Quran and Hadith.  The Al-waght reporter has run a short interview with him as follows: Q: According to your mind, what is the first solution in order to fight Takfirist groups and extremist movements? A: The unity of all Muslims as the first anti-ISIS ...
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Ahmad Shafeyi: ISIS Terrorists Have to Go
Interview

Ahmad Shafeyi: ISIS Terrorists Have to Go

Thursday 27 November 2014 ،
Iraq who holds a PhD in Interpretation of Quran and Hadith.  The Al-waght reporter has run a short interview with him as follows: Q: According to your mind, what is the first solution in order to fight Takfirist groups and extremist movements? A: The unity of all Muslims as the first anti-ISIS ...
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Indonesian MP: Like the Story of Usama Bin Ladin, ISIS Terrorists are Supported
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Indonesian MP: Like the Story of Usama Bin Ladin, ISIS Terrorists are Supported

Thursday 27 November 2014 ،
Iraq, some from Syria, and some from Europ. They are not like other nations[that have history and land]. ISIS and Extremist  and Takifiri groups don’t have base in any community. Muslims have to work together and cooperate. Q: There are some countries that are supporting ISIS terrorists and ot ...
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A Big Lie: America Fights ISIS Terrorist

A Big Lie: America Fights ISIS Terrorist

Thursday 27 November 2014 ،
Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a creation of American intelligence service. Washington’s Counter-terrorism Agenda in Iraq and Syria consists in supporting the Terrorists. The incursion of the ISIS brigades into Iraq starting in June 2014 was part of a carefully planned military-intelligence operation sup ...
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Syrian FM: America-led Coalition Airstrikes Failed to Weaken ISIS
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Syrian FM: America-led Coalition Airstrikes Failed to Weaken ISIS

Sunday 30 November 2014 ،
Iraq has given greater urgency to international efforts to find a solution for Syria's conflict. Previous attempts and two rounds of peace talks in Switzerland earlier this year failed to yield any progress as the West insisting to support armed group in Syria. Moallem stated that the Geneva - M ...
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Nearly Quarter of Iraq’s 2015 Budget for Defense
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Nearly Quarter of Iraq’s 2015 Budget for Defense

Tuesday 2 December 2014 ،
Iraq. Although, he assured that any support to the tribes is exclusively an internal Iraqi decision, as well as they welcome any support that comes to Iraq, where each of the volunteer forces, tribes, and Peshmerga (Kurd forces) must benefit from because their enemy is one. Zebari added that Iraq is ...

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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.