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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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Yemeni Forces Attack Saudi Forces, Inflict Major Causalities
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Yemeni Forces Attack Saudi Forces, Inflict Major Causalities

Monday 23 January 2017
. The attacks included missile and artillery attacks against several Saudi border military bases that inflicted significant casualties and damage on them on Sunday. The retaliatory attacks targeted Tabat al-Hamrah, al-Qamamah, Qaem Zabid, al-Shabaka, al-Kers bases and the strategic al-Ghavieh mili ...
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Iraqi Army Liberates More Villages from ISIS in Mosul
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Iraqi Army Liberates More Villages from ISIS in Mosul

Monday 23 January 2017 ،
. The 71st Brigade of the 15th Division in the Iraqi Army had recaptured al-Milayeen neighborhood and al-Binaa al-Jahiz area east of the city, Arabic-language al-Sumaria television network reported. The report quoted Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, commander of Nineveh Liberation Operation ...
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Syrian Army Liberates Villages near Aleppo
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Syrian Army Liberates Villages near Aleppo

Tuesday 24 January 2017 ،
. In a new series of operations on Sunday, the army attacked ISIS terrorist cells around the city, pushing them out of four villages in the region. Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement which is fighting ISIS terrorists along with Syrian army declared in a statement that their forces captured the ...
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Syrian State, Militant Reps Initiate Talks in Astana
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Syrian State, Militant Reps Initiate Talks in Astana

Tuesday 24 January 2017 ،
. The negotiations brokered by Iran, Russia, and Turkey have gathered delegations representing Syrian government and militant groups to find a solution for the six-year old militancy in the Arab country. The first round of the negotiations ended yesterday as Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy, said ...
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Syrian State, Militant Reps Continue Negotiations in Astana
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Syrian State, Militant Reps Continue Negotiations in Astana

Tuesday 24 January 2017 ،
. The negotiations brokered by Iran, Russia, and Turkey has gathered delegations representing Syrian government and militant groups to find a solution for the six-year old militancy in the Arab country. The first round of the negotiations ended yesterday as Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy, said t ...
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Syria’s Idlib Powder Keg amid Terrorists Deadly Infighting
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Syria’s Idlib Powder Keg amid Terrorists Deadly Infighting

Tuesday 24 January 2017 ،
. Alwaght- Talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups have kicked off in the Kazakh capital of Astana while intensified infighting among foreign-backed terrorists continues inside Syria. The critical talks are part of an initiative led by Iran, Russia and Turkey but for now the oppos ...
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87,000 Muslims Displaced in Myanmar: UN
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87,000 Muslims Displaced in Myanmar: UN

Wednesday 25 January 2017 ،
. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in a weekly report that at least 21,000 people are estimated to be internally displaced in the northern part of Rakhine State as a result of the 9 October attacks by security forces. This is in addition to the 6 ...
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Astana Conference Aftershocks, Fath Al Sham under Siege
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Astana Conference Aftershocks, Fath Al Sham under Siege

Wednesday 25 January 2017 ،
. Alwaght- Two days of peace talks on Syria have ended in Astana with the  frosty meeting   having devastating effects on Fath al Sham terrorist group. Following the end of the meeting in Kazakhstan's capital, Russia, Iran and Turkey announced on Tuesday that they will establish a tri ...
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Iraqi PM Urges Army to Swiftly Begin Op to Liberate Western Mosul
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Iraqi PM Urges Army to Swiftly Begin Op to Liberate Western Mosul

Wednesday 25 January 2017 ،
. Haider al-Abadi, in a televised speech on Tuesday, hailed the unmatched heroism of all security forces factions and the public support for the operation as the factors that brought about the victories. The prime minister also stressed the power and capabilities of Iraqi forces to completely libe ...
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3 Bomb Attacks Hit Iraq’s Capital, 6 Killed
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3 Bomb Attacks Hit Iraq’s Capital, 6 Killed

Wednesday 25 January 2017 ،
. The local al-Sumariah news network reposted that terrorists targeted three locations in the city on Tuesday using different types of bomb traps. The first explosion hit the central al-Nahdah neighborhood when terrorists detonated a car bomb at an automobile showroom. Casualties were also caused ...

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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.