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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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US Troops Could Be Prosecuted for Aiding, Abetting, Committing War Crimes: US Congressman
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US Troops Could Be Prosecuted for Aiding, Abetting, Committing War Crimes: US Congressman

Friday 4 November 2016
. Alwaght- A Member of US congress, Ted Lieu, expressed his deep concerns over American military’s providing material assistance to the Saudi regime’s aggression on Yemen. The American lawmaker made the warning in a letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secret ...
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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 ،
. 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 last stronghold in northern Iraq. Iraq-based   al-Sumaria satellite television network quoted an unnamed security source ...
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Saudi Regime to Execute Disabled Youth over Participation in Rally
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Saudi Regime to Execute Disabled Youth over Participation in Rally

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
North Africa spokesperson, said in a statement in July. “Saudi Arabia’s authorities must end their reliance on this cruel, inhuman and degrading form of punishment immediately,” she added.   Beheading with a sword is the most common form of execution in Saudi Arabia. E ...
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Hezbollah Calls on All Lebanese Parties to Help Form “All-Inclusive” Government
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Hezbollah Calls on All Lebanese Parties to Help Form “All-Inclusive” Government

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
.   Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said his movement has been unjustly accused of blocking the election for two and a half year but it welcomes the final result. “We were honest since the very beginning in our endorsement of Michel Aoun as president, and we spared no effort for the election to ...
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Saudi Ambassador Vows to Keep Hitting Yemen with Cluster Bombs
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Saudi Ambassador Vows to Keep Hitting Yemen with Cluster Bombs

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US says his country will continue to hit its southern neighbor, Yemen, with cluster bombs. Responding to reporter of the Intercept news site who asked Prince Abdullah al-Saud “will you continue to use cluster weapons in Yemen?” ...
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40,000 Forces Ready to Attack Syria’s ISIS-Held City of Raqqa
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40,000 Forces Ready to Attack Syria’s ISIS-Held City of Raqqa

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Up to 40,000 forces have been prepared to attack the Syrian city of Raqqa that fell to ISIS in 2014. The US-led Coalition says a group of 30,000 to 40,000 forces are ready to attack ISIS in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. The so-called Syrian Democratic Forces are supposed to at ...
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Terrorists Attack Humanitarian Corridors in Syria’s Aleppo
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Terrorists Attack Humanitarian Corridors in Syria’s Aleppo

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
. The attacks also injured two Russian troops and a Syrian journalist in the region. The humanitarian routes are special pathways secured by the Syrian national army to transit humanitarian aids into areas controlled by the militant and terrorist groups as well as for the civilians and the in-need ...
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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 ،
. 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 from ISIS domination and made terrorists withdraw ...
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Is Pakistan Losing Sway Over Taliban?
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Is Pakistan Losing Sway Over Taliban?

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
North Waziristan province and waged a fierce war against those concentrated there including al-Qaeda, Taliban, Haqqani Network, Uzbek groups, Tajik groups, and Indonesian and Indian Islamist movements. At the time being, the Pakistani military claims that it has to a large extent destroyed the comma ...
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Lebanese Soccer Player killed by Terrorists in Syrian Aleppo
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Lebanese Soccer Player killed by Terrorists in Syrian Aleppo

Saturday 5 November 2016 ،
. The player identified as Kassem Shamkha, was killed when he was fighting terrorists in eastern Aleppo as part of the forces of Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement who are helping Syrian national army in its war against terrorists. The 19-year-old soccer player was killed as he and fellow figh ...

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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.