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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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ISIS Terrorists Escape to Turkey: UN Ambassador
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ISIS Terrorists Escape to Turkey: UN Ambassador

Wednesday 2 November 2016
Mosul nears collapse. Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman, says the terrorists who have raped women for a long time freely escape Iraq via Turkish border. The UN ambassador survived an ISIS massacre to become a human rights activist and now act as a UN Good will Ambassador. Posting on her twitter account ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces Capture Mosul-Raqqa Highway, Cut ISIS Rout to Syria
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Iraqi Popular Forces Capture Mosul-Raqqa Highway, Cut ISIS Rout to Syria

Thursday 3 November 2016 ،
Mosul and the terrorist group’s de facto capital in Syria, Raqqa. Alwaght- Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, have managed to wrestle control of the main highway connecting the ISIS-held city of Mosul and the terrorist group's de facto capital&nbs ...
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Mosul Citizens Break into ISIS-Run Jail, Liberate 45 Inmates
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Mosul Citizens Break into ISIS-Run Jail, Liberate 45 Inmates

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
Mosul on Friday and freed dozens of inmates as Iraqi army is closing in on the terrorists group’s last stronghold in northern Iraq. Alwaght- People broke into main prison of ISIS-held city of Mosul on Friday and freed dozens of inmates as Iraqi army is closing in on the terrorists group's l ...
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Iraqi Army Liberates Six ISIS-Held Mosul’s Neighborhoods
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Iraqi Army Liberates Six ISIS-Held Mosul’s Neighborhoods

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
Mosul during their operation to recapture the city. Alwaght- Iraqi forces have managed to liberate six neighborhoods in the ISIS-held Mosul during their operation to recapture the city. The units of Iraqi army continued with their comprehensive operation to liberate the northern city of Mosul ...
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US, Saudi Arabia Provide ISIS with Intelligence in Mosul Op: Iraqi Commander
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US, Saudi Arabia Provide ISIS with Intelligence in Mosul Op: Iraqi Commander

Sunday 6 November 2016 ،
Mosul Liberation Operation long. PMF's commander also noted that both the ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorist groups are the product of Saudi Arabia, and that ISIS 'psychological and media campaign is partially funded from Riyadh. He went on to praise Iran’s support for Iraq’s battle a ...
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Multiple Explosions Hit Iraq’s Capital; Kill at Least 10, Injure 37
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Multiple Explosions Hit Iraq’s Capital; Kill at Least 10, Injure 37

Sunday 6 November 2016 ،
Mosul that fell to the ISIS in 2014 and is considered the group’s last stronghold in the country.  
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2 Suicide Attacks Kill 11 in Iraq
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2 Suicide Attacks Kill 11 in Iraq

Sunday 6 November 2016 ،
Mosul that fell to the ISIS in 2014 and is considered the group’s last stronghold in the country.  
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Iraqi Army Enters North of ISIS-Held City of Mosul
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Iraqi Army Enters North of ISIS-Held City of Mosul

Sunday 6 November 2016 ،
Mosul as the comprehensive operation to liberate the city from ISIS domination continues Alwaght- Iraqi forces advanced further into northern Mosul as the large-scale operation to liberate the city from ISIS has entered its 20th day. The Iraqi Army has entered the northern residential areas of ...
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US Airstrikes Kill 9 Iraqi Civilians in Mosul
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US Airstrikes Kill 9 Iraqi Civilians in Mosul

Sunday 6 November 2016 ،
Mosul Alwaght- US-led coalition airstrikes have killed 9 civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday. Iraqi military sources who asked for anonymity, told that the airstrikes targeted the Mosul’s eastern areas. The source, who is one of the Iraqi army’s Mosul operations comma ...
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Is US Democrat Administration Managing US Elections?
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Is US Democrat Administration Managing US Elections?

Monday 7 November 2016 ،
Mosul. Also in the week preceding the presidential election, the US Army announced it will be deploying 1,700 “highly trained” paratroopers to Iraq, from a military base in North Carolina, for “training, advising, and assisting” purposes. The soldiers will join the American ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.