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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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Washington Allowed the Creation of ISIS: Ex-Intelligence Chief
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Washington Allowed the Creation of ISIS: Ex-Intelligence Chief

Tuesday 11 August 2015
Michael Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), given to Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan, confirms earlier suspicions that Washington was monitoring terrorist groups emerging as opposition in Syria. Flynn believes the US government didn’t listen to his agency on purpose. “I think it ...
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ISIS Arose from US Support for Al-Qaeda: Ex-Pentagon Intelligence Chief
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ISIS Arose from US Support for Al-Qaeda: Ex-Pentagon Intelligence Chief

Tuesday 27 September 2016 ،
Michael T. Flynn, the retired head of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, says that US deliberately decided to support the al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Syria Alwaght- Michael T. Flynn, the retired head of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, says that US deliberately decided to ...
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Trump Appoints First Cabinet Members
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Trump Appoints First Cabinet Members

Tuesday 15 November 2016 ،
Michael T. Flynn former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Stephen J. Hadley National security adviser under George W. Bush and Jon Kyl former senator from Arizona are also among possible names. Second to the secretary of state, the US ambassador to the United Nations will be the primary ...
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Recent Afghanistan Bombings Muscle-Flexing from Taliban: Analyst
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Recent Afghanistan Bombings Muscle-Flexing from Taliban: Analyst

Sunday 15 January 2017 ،
Michael Flynn, who served at the CENTCOM (United States Central Command) and is the commander of the US forces in Afghanistan. Furthermore, we have Zalmay Khalilzad, who is advisor to Donald Trump. He is originally Afghan and an influential man, and served as the US ambassador to Afghanistan. Furthe ...
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N Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missile in Direction of Japan
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N Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missile in Direction of Japan

Sunday 12 February 2017 ،
Michael Flynn, spoke to his South Korean counterpart Kim Kwan Jin after the latest launch. They both condemned the test and agreed to seek all possible options to deter North Korea. The US maintains 47,000 military service members in Japan, mostly on the southern island of Okinawa. Throughout ...
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Anti-Muslim US National Security Advisor Resigns over Russia Contacts
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Anti-Muslim US National Security Advisor Resigns over Russia Contacts

Tuesday 14 February 2017 ،
Michael Flynn resigned following mounting scrutiny over his conflicting accounts of contacts with a Russian diplomat and his admission that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about the matter. Flynn’s departure, which came after several days in which Trump conspicuously refused to public ...
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What Are US-Fueled Crises in West Asia?
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What Are US-Fueled Crises in West Asia?

Wednesday 15 February 2017 ،
Michael Flynn at the White House has accused Iran of being the leading pro-terrorism state, being engaged in violent actions, and supporting such violence, which, he claimed, destabilized the West Asia region. Reacting to Iran’s test of its newest missile, Flynn in similar remarks early in Fe ...
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Congress Anti-Russianism: Roadblock to Trump-Putin Cozying Up
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Congress Anti-Russianism: Roadblock to Trump-Putin Cozying Up

Sunday 19 February 2017 ،
Michael Flynn, the US president’s national security advisor. These issues are expressive of the fact that differences with Russia are deeper than what Trump has been thinking. He thought that with some diplomatic work it was feasible to break the ice. But what is certain is that Trump after a ...
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US Appoints New National Security Advisor after Russia Contact Scandal
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US Appoints New National Security Advisor after Russia Contact Scandal

Tuesday 21 February 2017 ،
Michael Flynn, had to resign on 13 February after reports emerged of his secret discussions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama imposed on Moscow late last year. Retired vice admiral Robert Harward, Trump’s next choice, ...

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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