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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Leader of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam Pakistan Pledge Allegiance to New Taliban Leader
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Leader of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam Pakistan Pledge Allegiance to New Taliban Leader

Wednesday 12 August 2015
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" together with other scholars of this school, have pledged allegiance to "Mullah Akhtar Mansoor" the new leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The allegiance pledge was made at a function presided over by Maulana Sami-ul Haq, known as the ‘Father of the Taliban’, at the Islamic s ...
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Bus Bomb Blast Kills 15 in Pakistan’s Peshawar
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Bus Bomb Blast Kills 15 in Pakistan’s Peshawar

Wednesday 16 March 2016 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 15, injuring 40 more. Alwaght- A bomb blast has ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 15, injuring 40 more. Around 40 other people were wounded as blast happened early on Wedne ...
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Over 70 Killed in Pakistan Park Terrorist Attack
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Over 70 Killed in Pakistan Park Terrorist Attack

Sunday 27 March 2016 ،
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, about 30km from Peshawar. In 2014, Pakistan launched an offensive against Taliban and affiliated terrorists in North Waziristan, seeking to deprive them of safe havens from which to launch attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.  
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Taliban Claimed Responsibility for Pakistan’s Attacks that Killed 15
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Taliban Claimed Responsibility for Pakistan’s Attacks that Killed 15

Friday 2 September 2016 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to police, the first blast was a hand grenade attack and the second was a suicide blast. The local news website quoted a police officer Faisal Shahzad as saying that “a suicide bomber, who was stopped by police at the main gate threw a hand grenade insi ...
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Qadri-led Movement, Pakistani Army’s Third Way Plan
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Qadri-led Movement, Pakistani Army’s Third Way Plan

Friday 16 September 2016 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province come with the aim of putting strains on Nawaz Sharif to step back and accede to forming an interim government tasked with holding early election. Very likely Qadri will set out with his second rally from Lahore to Islamabad with these objectives, as he is supposed to enjo ...
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Understanding Afghanistan’s Haqqani Network
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Understanding Afghanistan’s Haqqani Network

Sunday 27 August 2017 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (also Sarhad) province and particularly provincial city of Peshawar. A former anti-Soviet force, the Shamshato Bajwa Council is led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The group is known for its moderation, compared to the Haqqani Network and Quetta Shura, and prefers to be recognized as an a ...
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ISIS Afghanistan Status As Its Leader Captured By Kabul
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ISIS Afghanistan Status As Its Leader Captured By Kabul

Tuesday 7 April 2020 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The man before his appointment was a military leader in Peshawar, Pakistan. He then moved to Afghanistan as part of the mission to serve the ISIS. Afghanistan security agency says that Farooqi has “close relations with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Haqqani Netwo ...
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Geopolitics, Profit, Poppies: How CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
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Geopolitics, Profit, Poppies: How CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State

Monday 28 June 2021 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa use illicit substances — primarily heroin. The drug crisis, of course, is also a medical crisis, with overstretched public hospitals filled with drugs-related maladies. The social stigma of addiction has ripped families apart while the money and power illicit drugs have bro ...
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Taliban Flexes Muscles to Backer Pakistan: What’s their Difference Point?
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Taliban Flexes Muscles to Backer Pakistan: What’s their Difference Point?

Monday 27 December 2021 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province northwest of Pakistan.  Exchange of fire along with agreement announcement  Field sources in Afghanistan told Alwaght that the Taliban have been sending some of their military equipment and artillery to the Pakistani border since late Saturday. Pakistan has al ...
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ISIS Mosque Attack in Pakistan Draws Muslim Condemnation
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ISIS Mosque Attack in Pakistan Draws Muslim Condemnation

Saturday 5 March 2022 ،
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,” the Turkish foreign ministry said in a written statement. “We condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, speedy recovery to the injured and convey our condolences to the friendly and broth ...

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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