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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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Taliban Terrorists Kill 22 near Mosque in Pakistan
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Taliban Terrorists Kill 22 near Mosque in Pakistan

Friday 31 March 2017
Kurram tribal region bordering Afghanistan, and it has been racked by sectarian violence in the past. The region was also once a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban terrorist group. Although the army says it has cleared the Kurram region of terrorists, violence has continued there.
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US Launches Drone Attacks on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border; 31 Killed
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US Launches Drone Attacks on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border; 31 Killed

Tuesday 17 October 2017 ،
Kurram Agency, part of Pakistan’s restive Federally Administered Tribal Areasm, told Reuters. Taliban sources said 18 members of the Pakistan-based Haqqani militants, allied to the Taliban, were killed in Monday’s strike and six in one of Tuesday’s attacks. Witnesses said they he ...
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Pakistan Slams US Drone Strike Inside Its Territory
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Pakistan Slams US Drone Strike Inside Its Territory

Wednesday 24 January 2018 ،
Kurram and Orakzai Agencies, killing two people. Pakistani government officials said it was carried out by a US drone. The US embassy in Islamabad declined to comment. The US has been using hundreds of drones to conduct surveillance flights and airstrikes since Washington and its allies invaded Af ...
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What’s Behind US Central Asia Military Presence Plans?
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What’s Behind US Central Asia Military Presence Plans?

Wednesday 26 May 2021 ،
Kurram tribal district.  However, Washington's new policy raises two new issues: First, presence in Central Asia and making challenges for the region are the main goals behind pullout of Afghanistan. Second, through its new policy, the US probably aims at putting strains on its rivals, on ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Kurram region of Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa province. Reports said that 80 were killed following shooting at buses in a route between Parachenar and Peshawar. Following the incident, new wave of a conflict between Shiite and Sunni sects has encompassed Kurram region. On Thursday, a convoy of 200 passenger ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures