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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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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
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 seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania at the start of the academic year where thousands of supporters ...
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Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Pledges Allegiance to New Taliban Chief Amid Rivalry
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Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Pledges Allegiance to New Taliban Chief Amid Rivalry

Thursday 13 August 2015 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansour in an audio recording released Thursday. Alwaght- Al-Qaeda’s  Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged the terrorist group's allegiance to new Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in an audio recording released Thursday. As emir of Al-Qaeda, I pledge to you our allegiance, follow ...
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Afghan Taliban Says it Concealed Mullah Omar’s Death
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Afghan Taliban Says it Concealed Mullah Omar’s Death

Monday 31 August 2015 ،
Mullah Omar's death for two years, saying they had wanted to keep it secret until foreign forces ended their fight against the terrorists. Alwaght-The Taliban Monday admitted covering up longtime leader Mullah Omar's death for two years, saying they had wanted to keep it secret until foreign ...
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Taliban's Mullah Omar passed away in Afghanistan: Son
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Taliban's Mullah Omar passed away in Afghanistan: Son

Monday 14 September 2015 ،
Mullah Omar, founder of Afghanistan’s Taliban terrorist group, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son said in a statement dismissing rumors about his father's mysterious death. Alwaght- Mullah Omar, founder of Afghanistan’s Taliban terrorist group, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, ...
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Afghanistan's Taliban Might Split into Two Factions
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Afghanistan's Taliban Might Split into Two Factions

Monday 21 September 2015 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has issued a statement amid fears that the group may split into factions due to persistent rift following Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death – the group’s founder and supreme leader. Alwaght- Newly appointed Afghanistan's Taliban terror group Chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has issue ...
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Does West Seek to Partition Afghanistan?
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Does West Seek to Partition Afghanistan?

Wednesday 14 October 2015 ،
Mullah Omar, the Taliban’s founder and leader, was announced dead, Taliban has stepped up its attacks, managing to capture Kunduz as its first victory since the US occupation of the country in 2001, while the American and Afghan officials had emphasized that the militant group was capable only for a ...
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Internal Rifts Split Afghanistan's Taliban

Internal Rifts Split Afghanistan's Taliban

Wednesday 11 November 2015 ،
Mullah Omar died, and Mullah Akhtar succeeded him. Alwaght- Signs of division have emerged among the Afghanistan's Taliban militant group after its leader Mullah Omar died, and Mullah Akhtar succeeded him. Following the new appointment, gradually a group of Taliban announced their opposition, c ...
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Origin of Differences between ISIS and Taliban
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Origin of Differences between ISIS and Taliban

Thursday 3 December 2015 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, like Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi uses the title of Amir al-Momineen which literally means the Commander of the Faithful. ISIS believes the title implies ruling over all Muslims (Sunnis) (ISIS believes the Shias are not Muslim at all). But for Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, and Mullah Omar, t ...
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New Taliban Leader Killed or Wounded in Internal Feud: Report
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New Taliban Leader Killed or Wounded in Internal Feud: Report

Thursday 3 December 2015 ،
Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was critically injured or even killed during an internal feud in the group. Alwaght-Unconfirmed reports say the new Taliban Takfiri terrorist group chief, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was critically injured or even killed during an internal feud in the group. A di ...
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Taliban Chief Mansoor Possibly Dead: Sources
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Taliban Chief Mansoor Possibly Dead: Sources

Sunday 6 December 2015 ،
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour is possibly dead. Alwaght-Reports are emerging that the new Afghan Taliban terrorist group chief, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour is possibly dead. This is after doubt was cast on the authenticity of a purported audio message  of Taliban chief in an attempt to rub ...

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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.