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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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Boko Haram Terrorists  Control Cameroonian Town Near Nigeria
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Boko Haram Terrorists Control Cameroonian Town Near Nigeria

Friday 23 October 2015
Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria. The terrorists have been waging a seven-year insurrection against the northeast of Nigeria that has killed almost 17,000 people. Earlier September, the International Organization for Migration revised upwards its estimate of those internally displaced by the conflict ...
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Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Dozens, Burn Children Alive in Nigeria
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Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Dozens, Burn Children Alive in Nigeria

Monday 1 February 2016 ،
Maiduguri – the birthplace of Boko Haram – lasted for hours, targeting villages and camps housing some 25,000 refugees. Horrifying details of the attacks emerged on Sunday. By Sunday afternoon, 100 bodies had collected, officials said, adding that another 62 victims were being treated fo ...
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Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 60 in Northern Nigeria
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Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 60 in Northern Nigeria

Thursday 11 February 2016 ،
Maiduguri, the biggest city in the region and birthplace of Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group. A local security source said it remained unclear how the attackers infiltrated the camp which is heavily guarded by the army. The Nigerian government has faced a rise in criticism from senators angry at ...
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27 Killed in Nigeria Terrorist Attacks
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27 Killed in Nigeria Terrorist Attacks

Wednesday 16 March 2016 ،
Maiduguri state of north-eastern Nigeria. Alwaght-At least 27 people have been killed in suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacks Maiduguri state of north-eastern Nigeria. On Wednesday morning, a suspected Boko Haram bomb attack killed at least 22 Muslim worshippers in the morning at a mosque in Maid ...
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Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 18 People in Nigeria Displaced Civilians Camp
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Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 18 People in Nigeria Displaced Civilians Camp

Saturday 2 September 2017 ،
Maiduguri the capital city of the state of Borno. The Boko Haram Militants penetrated a camp for civilians displaced by Boko Harams violent insurgency in Banki on Nigeria's border with Cameroon which houses 45,000 internally displaced people (IDP). At around 12:30 am (2330 GMT Thursday) this m ...
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16 Killed as Terrorists Attack Restive Nigerian City of Maiduguri
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16 Killed as Terrorists Attack Restive Nigerian City of Maiduguri

Monday 23 October 2017 ،
Maiduguri. Alwaght- At least 16 persons were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in multiple terrorist attacks on Sunday in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The Borno state Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu, confirmed the incident in a text message sent to journalists in Ma ...
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18 Killed as 3 Suicide Bombers Hit Fish Market in Northern Nigeria
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18 Killed as 3 Suicide Bombers Hit Fish Market in Northern Nigeria

Saturday 17 February 2018 ،
Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. Alwaght- At least 18 people have been killed after three suicide bombers attacked the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. Damian Chukwu, police commissioner for Borno state, said the attack took place at a fish market around 20 kilometres ...
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27 Killed, Dozens Injured in Terrorist Attack on Nigeria Mosque, Market
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27 Killed, Dozens Injured in Terrorist Attack on Nigeria Mosque, Market

Tuesday 1 May 2018 ،
Maiduguri, the focal point of the nine-year insurgency that has killed over 20,000 in the country's northeast and displaced millions across the Lake Chad region.  
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Dozens Killed, Injured after Twin Suicide Bombing Hit Northeast Nigeria
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Dozens Killed, Injured after Twin Suicide Bombing Hit Northeast Nigeria

Sunday 17 June 2018 ،
Maiduguri. The official said the twin blasts occurred as some residents of the town returned from a live screening of a football match between Nigeria and Croatia at the ongoing Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the carnage, but the media reports suggest ...
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30 Killed in Northeast Nigeria after Triple Attack
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30 Killed in Northeast Nigeria after Triple Attack

Monday 17 June 2019 ،
Maiduguri. They said three bombers detonated their explosives outside a location where football fans were watching a match on TV on Sunday evening. The militants, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist organization, have carried out numerous attacks on civilian and military targets in ...

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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