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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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Israeli Premier Admits Alliance with Some Arab states
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Israeli Premier Admits Alliance with Some Arab states

Saturday 27 January 2018
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front. In November 2017, Israeli minister of military affairs Avigdor Lieberman extended the hand of “friendship” to Arab countries, calling on them to form an alliance against the Islamic Republic. Lieberman’s comments came t ...
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UNSC Votes in Favor of Syria Truce Resolution amid US-Russia Spat
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UNSC Votes in Favor of Syria Truce Resolution amid US-Russia Spat

Sunday 25 February 2018 ،
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, as well as other militant outfits that are shelling civilians in Syria's militant-held Eastern Ghouta. The Syrian people should not have to die waiting for Russia to organize instructions from Moscow or discuss it with the Syrians, Ha ...
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Syria Reiterates Resolve to Liberate Golan Heights Occupied by Israeli Regime
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Syria Reiterates Resolve to Liberate Golan Heights Occupied by Israeli Regime

Friday 27 April 2018 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations,” al-Jaafari said during the meeting. He proceeded to say that the United States has always protected the Zionist entity, granting it immunity, despite the fact that Tel Aviv has consistently violated UNSC resolutions, demanding that the pre-June 1967 s ...
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Syrian Army Discovers Israeli-Made Arms Destined for Terrorists
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Syrian Army Discovers Israeli-Made Arms Destined for Terrorists

Friday 4 May 2018 ،
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Hasoon, in a post published on his Facebook page, said the extremists were shelling the Druze village of Khadr under the generous support and protection of Israeli Minist ...
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Assad Slams West for Supporting Terrorists in Syria to Topple President
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Assad Slams West for Supporting Terrorists in Syria to Topple President

Monday 11 June 2018 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra to get possession of an abundance of US and British-made arms, which they used against the government and population. On several occasions, the US-led coalition carried out strikes against Syrian government forces, which were claimed to have been carried out by mistake, but they wer ...
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Syrian Forces Ejected Terrorists, Restored Security in Parts of Daraa Countryside
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Syrian Forces Ejected Terrorists, Restored Security in Parts of Daraa Countryside

Friday 6 July 2018 ،
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, Takfiri terror group are positioned. The operation inflicted heavy losses on militant ranks. A number of rocket launch pads belonging to Takfiri terrorists were destroyed in the process as well. Syrian army soldiers then entirely recaptured S ...
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ISIS Terrorists Increasing in Syria’s Al-Tanaf where US Troops are Deployed: Russia
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ISIS Terrorists Increasing in Syria’s Al-Tanaf where US Troops are Deployed: Russia

Thursday 2 August 2018 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra in Sweida, Daraa and Quneitra. The Syrian army carried out its operations upon a demand by the residents to protect them from the terrorist activities of the two organizations listed on the international terrorism list, according to the Russian military official. He added that in li ...
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Syria War: Meeting Idlib-Based Militant Groups
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Syria War: Meeting Idlib-Based Militant Groups

Thursday 23 August 2018 ،
Jabhat Tahrir al-Sham, the largest and strongest militia in Idlib. Their alliance did not last long, however. In mid-2017, clashes between Tahrir al-Sham and Ahrar al-Sham Movement brought their alliance to an end, leading to Ahrar Al-Sham-Nurrudin Zanki alliance. Soghour al-Sham: The group has Mus ...
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Russia Hands to UN Proof of Planned Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib
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Russia Hands to UN Proof of Planned Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib

Friday 31 August 2018 ،
Jabhat al-Nusra [banned in Russia] and other organizations recognized as terrorist by the UN Security Council. Terrorists oppose such separation, Lavrov said. He said terrorists are trying financially and by other means, including through intimidation, not to let the armed groups that do not make p ...
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Israel Admits Aiding Terrorists in Syria, Bombing Country over 200 Times
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Israel Admits Aiding Terrorists in Syria, Bombing Country over 200 Times

Wednesday 5 September 2018 ،
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, filled with Israeli-made medical equipment in the country’s strategic southwestern province of Quneitra. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that Syrian troopers made the discovery in the village of a ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures