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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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How ISIS Funds its Finances.
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How ISIS Funds its Finances.

Tuesday 24 February 2015
Jabhat Al-Nusra in order to destabilize the region. The American journal adds that Qatari institutions are aiding terrorism, working in money laundering, providing job opportunities and official documents, stressing that Qatar has pumped tens of million dollars through financing networks to the Syri ...
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Taking-Hostages; Method for Financing Terrorist Groups
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Taking-Hostages; Method for Financing Terrorist Groups

Saturday 14 March 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra, that are already subject to UN sanctions, and that all countries are required to freeze such funds. Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin considered the resolution as an important step in suppressing funding of terrorists.  Additionally, both Syria and Iraq welcomed the adopti ...
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Saudi Deteriorating policies in the Region

Saudi Deteriorating policies in the Region

Wednesday 25 March 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra. He rejects negotiations with Assad.       Yemen   The Saudi Arabian political repertoire continues to extend into the darkest depths. Yemen Voice reports that Wahhabi Saudi Arabia has launched an all out political offensive against the Ansar-Allah Movement w ...
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Syrian Army Controls Some Regions of Daraa Southern Province
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Syrian Army Controls Some Regions of Daraa Southern Province

Monday 20 April 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the villages of Saida, Kafr Shams and al-Ghariyeh al-Sharqiyeh were exploded and destroyed by Syrian army and armed forces on Sunday 19 April 2015. Near al-Sultan gas station on the road of Gharaz prison to the south of al-Nu’eima town in the eastern countryside of th ...
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Israeli Regime Continues to Treat Terrorists Wounded in Syria
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Israeli Regime Continues to Treat Terrorists Wounded in Syria

Tuesday 5 May 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization as well as providing military and intelligence support directly to other armed terrorist organizations in Syria are the flagrant violations of the UN relevant resolutions on counterterrorism.
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Qatar Struggles to Mainstream Al-Nusra Terrorist Group: Prominent Expert
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Qatar Struggles to Mainstream Al-Nusra Terrorist Group: Prominent Expert

Tuesday 2 June 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra [al-Nusra Front] and nudge them away from al-Qaeda,” Russian Sputnik news agency cited Kamran Bokhari, Middle East geopolitics expert, as saying. During an interview with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV channel last week, al-Nusra Front leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani claimed his group ...
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Syria Says Turkey Supports Terrorism, Cannot Purport to Be Victim
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Syria Says Turkey Supports Terrorism, Cannot Purport to Be Victim

Thursday 30 July 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham, and other Al Qaeda-affiliated organizations. The letters noted that the Syrian government has sent many letters to the head of the Security Council and the UN Secretary-General documenting the Turkish plotting against Syria. In the letters, the Syrian government rej ...
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Syrian Army Kills More Terrorists Across the Country
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Syrian Army Kills More Terrorists Across the Country

Friday 7 August 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization’s hideouts and gatherings in the northern countryside of the coastal province of Lattakia.
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Syrian Army Makes Further Progress in War Against Terrorists
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Syrian Army Makes Further Progress in War Against Terrorists

Wednesday 12 August 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra and other organizations in the northern countryside of the southern province. Elsewhere in the central region of Hama, Syrian forces eliminated a number of terrorists while in Homs province ISIS terrorists were targeted southwest of Palmyra city. Similar operations were carried ou ...
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75 US-Trained Militants Surrendered Arms to Al-Qaeda Branch in Syria
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75 US-Trained Militants Surrendered Arms to Al-Qaeda Branch in Syria

Wednesday 23 September 2015 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra.” The loss of trainees and weapons is a second major setback for the US-backed program. Last month, the first group of 54 recruits was attacked by al-Nusra Front as they were returning to Syria and several people were kidnapped. Senior US-trained rebel resigns, says program ‘not se ...

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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