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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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Over 20 Shiite Muslims Killed in Nigeria Terrorist Attack
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Over 20 Shiite Muslims Killed in Nigeria Terrorist Attack

Friday 27 November 2015
Kaduna. Among those killed was 18-year-old Syed Mahmud Ibrahim Zakzaky, a son of Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which had called for the rally.  Sheikh Zakzaky is a fierce critic the Boko Haram  Takfiri terrorist group.
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  20 Shiite Muslims Killed by Nigerian Troops
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20 Shiite Muslims Killed by Nigerian Troops

Saturday 12 December 2015 ،
Kaduna State. In a statement on Saturday, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria which organized the religious  ceremony said, “the Nigerian soldiers have opened fire this afternoon at Husainiyyah (religious ceremonies hall) Baqiyyatullah Zaria killing scores and injuring many. The combat ready soldi ...
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Nigerian Shiite Muslims Leader Detained by Army
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Nigerian Shiite Muslims Leader Detained by Army

Sunday 13 December 2015 ،
Kaduna. Alwaght- The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and leader of  Shiite Muslims Sheikh  Ibrahim Zakzaky, has been arrested by Nigerian troops, following a siege on his residence in Zaria town in the northern state of Kaduna. Sources  say a top leader of the movement, Muh ...
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Nigerian Army Massacres Over 450 Innocent Shiite Muslims
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Nigerian Army Massacres Over 450 Innocent Shiite Muslims

Monday 14 December 2015 ،
Kaduna State, in which at least 15 people were killed and many more injured. Reports said troops opened fire on the people attending a ceremony in Hussainiyyah Baqeeyatullah, a religious center. The Shiite Muslims had reportedly stopped the convoy of the Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Ge ...
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Nigeria’s Shiites, Beleaguered by Two Enemies
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Nigeria’s Shiites, Beleaguered by Two Enemies

Tuesday 15 December 2015 ،
Kaduna state. Alwaght- Boko Haram is Nigeria’s number one enemy and that is an irrefutable fact. However, in the past few days, the Nigerian army has launched a heavy-handed attack against the Shiite Muslims of the northern Kaduna state. This has triggered a wave of anger in the country where autho ...
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Iran’s President Urges Nigeria to Investigate Massacre of Shiite Muslims
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Iran’s President Urges Nigeria to Investigate Massacre of Shiite Muslims

Wednesday 16 December 2015 ،
Kaduna State. The military claimed the Shiite attempted to assassinate Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the chief of the Nigerian army staff. Nigerian soldiers opened fire on the people attending a religious ceremony at Hussainiyyah Baqeeyatullah, a religious center belonging to the Islamic Movem ...
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Hezbollah Slams Massacre of Shiite Muslims in Nigeria, Demands Probe
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Hezbollah Slams Massacre of Shiite Muslims in Nigeria, Demands Probe

Thursday 17 December 2015 ،
Kaduna State. The military claimed the Shiite attempted to assassinate Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the chief of the Nigerian army staff. Nigerian soldiers opened fire on the people attending a religious ceremony at Hussainiyyah Baqeeyatullah, a religious center belonging to the Islamic Movem ...
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Global Rallies to Condemn Massacre of Shiite Muslims in Nigeria
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Global Rallies to Condemn Massacre of Shiite Muslims in Nigeria

Saturday 19 December 2015 ،
Kaduna State. The clashes broke out when Nigerian troops opened fire on the people attending a religious ceremony at Hussainiyyah Baqeeyatullah, a religious center belonging to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The Nigerian military claimed the Shiites were trying to stop the passing convoy o ...

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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