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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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Syrian Army Foils ISIS Attack in Homs
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Syrian Army Foils ISIS Attack in Homs

Saturday 12 November 2016
. Alwaght- Syrian national army managed to foil another ISIS attack to capture the eastern city of Homs on Friday. The terrorist group launched the offensive to capture the villages of Huwaysis and Jubb al-Jarrah in Homs Governorate that are under government control now. A large group of ISIS ...
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ISIS-Affiliated Terrorists Execute 4 in Syria
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ISIS-Affiliated Terrorists Execute 4 in Syria

Saturday 12 November 2016 ،
. The killings happened in the provincial capital of Idlib on Friday. One of the accused was a Syrian woman. Abu Al-Hareth Shantoot head of the Jaish Al-Fateh terrorist group had informed the pro-rebel Khatwa Agency that those killed had been accused of collaborating with the Syrian government by ...
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Aleppo Bracing for Big Battle?
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Aleppo Bracing for Big Battle?

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
Northern Fleet along with the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, the nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy, two Severomorsk-class guided-missile destroyers, and Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer arrived off the Syrian coast and are ready to strike the terrorists' command centers in the upcom ...
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Yemeni Army Kills 18 Saudi Forces in Retaliatory Attack
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Yemeni Army Kills 18 Saudi Forces in Retaliatory Attack

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. Yemeni army supported by Ansarullah resistance movement attacked the Samtah and Tawal districts in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern region of Jizan on Saturday. Four other Saudi soldiers were also injured during the attacks.   Yemeni mortar fire also hit the kingdom on Friday and left 14 ...
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Kurd’s Destruction of Iraqi Arab Villages Could Amount to War Crime: HRW
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Kurd’s Destruction of Iraqi Arab Villages Could Amount to War Crime: HRW

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. Iraq's Kurdish security forces have unlawfully destroyed Arab homes and villages in northern Iraq over the past two years in what may amount to a war crime, HRW said on Sunday. The Peshmerga forces are part of an operation to liberate northern Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS domination. They ...
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ISIS Chemical Attack Kills 3 Iraqis in Mosul
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ISIS Chemical Attack Kills 3 Iraqis in Mosul

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. The terrorists fired mortars containing chemical agents at civilian areas south of Mosul killing at least three people on Saturday. The mortar shells fired at the Sharqat district contained chlorine gas. Terrorist group is reported to have fired at least fifteen of such weapons. An unnamed Iraq ...
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Kurdish Cause: Future Key Erdogan-Trump Sticking Point
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Kurdish Cause: Future Key Erdogan-Trump Sticking Point

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Since 1984 when the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) was founded to struggle for the rights of the Kurdish minorities in the southeastern regions of Turkey, Ankara has been grappling with the Kurdish challenge in its policies. The over 40-year clashes between PKK and the Turkish forces ...
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Syrian Army Gives Terrorists 24 Hours to Leave Aleppo
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Syrian Army Gives Terrorists 24 Hours to Leave Aleppo

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. In a statement announced in the embattled city using a loud speaker, the army warned terrorists to surrender themselves to the nearest government checkpoint or leave the city. The Syrian army is planning a major attack against terrorist and militant groups active in the eastern parts of Aleppo. ...
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ISIS Not  Protector of Sunnis, Evidence Proves
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ISIS Not Protector of Sunnis, Evidence Proves

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says ISIS terrorists have staged chemical attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. As ISIS terrorists flee, they have been repeatedly attacking and endangering the civilians they left behind, increasing concerns for residents of Mosul and other contested ...
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Bomb Explosion Kills 12 Syrian near Aleppo
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Bomb Explosion Kills 12 Syrian near Aleppo

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
. The explosion also left 50 Syrians injured, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The injured people include a bus driver, passengers and businessmen, some of them in critical conditions. The bomb attack hit a checkpoint near the town of Afrin, northwest of the Aleppo city cur ...

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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.