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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 Jets Hit Terrorist Positions in Aleppo
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Syrian Jets Hit Terrorist Positions in Aleppo

Wednesday 28 September 2016
. The “concentrated airstrikes” targeted heavy vehicles and military positions used by the terrorists to attack the Syrian army during their recent attack which was foiled by the army. A source within the Syrian military said the raids are underway against militant bases in the town of ...
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Syrian Crisis Heralds Collapse of Security Council
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Syrian Crisis Heralds Collapse of Security Council

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
. Alwaght- The UN Security Council's efforts to manage the Syrian developments and find a settlement to the crisis are at dead end now, showing that the international body is incapable of directing the Syrian political and security case. This failure on the one hand is tied to the conditions dom ...
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4 Killed in Egypt Shooting
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4 Killed in Egypt Shooting

Wednesday 28 September 2016 ،
North Sinai’s city of Arish, an Egyptian security source told Anadolu Agency.  “Three policemen and the driver were killed,” the source added anonymously due to restrictions on speaking to media. The gunmen stole the weapons of the dead police officer and fled the scene. No ...
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Dimensions of Iran, Italy Military, Security Cooperation
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Dimensions of Iran, Italy Military, Security Cooperation

Wednesday 28 September 2016 ،
. Alwaght- Italian and Iranian warships have conducted joint military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf in a rare drill between a Western country and the Islamic Republic. The joint PASSEX drills were held this week in the strategic waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The Commander o ...
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Worse Times Ahead for Saudi Regime
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Worse Times Ahead for Saudi Regime

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
.. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia is facing its worst economic crisis coupled with simmering internal dissent, erroneous oil policies, a military quagmire in Yemen and dismal failure of its objectives in backing terrorists in Syria. The beleaguered Saudi regime is trying to significantly cut spending amid l ...
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Meeting US Military Bases in Persian Gulf Arab States
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Meeting US Military Bases in Persian Gulf Arab States

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
. Alwaght- The US' establishment of military bases around the world and particularly in West Asia following the Cold War and also Soviet Union collapse is one of the most important Washington’s instruments to create hegemony and save it internationally. The US military bases especially in ...
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Terrorists Preparing Chemical Attack to Blame Syrian Government: Russia
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Terrorists Preparing Chemical Attack to Blame Syrian Government: Russia

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
. Lieutenant-General Viktor Poznikhir of the Russian army's general staff said “We have come to know that terrorist groups are preparing provocative strikes with chemical shells against the positions of the Syrian army and residential areas in the eastern part of Aleppo in order to accuse ...
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Syria Army Gains Numerous Victories against Terrorists
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Syria Army Gains Numerous Victories against Terrorists

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
. The army attacked terrorist positions in Tal Sawwan in the western province of Homs on Wednesday in a bid to retake the strategic al-Sha'er Mountains. Army forces killed a large number of terrorists and many more fled their positions, Syrian government said. They also destroyed a training ca ...
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ISIS Governor Arrested Fleeing in Female Dresses
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ISIS Governor Arrested Fleeing in Female Dresses

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
. Iraqi forces liberated the northern district from ISIS control last week and a hunt for terrorists is going on in the region. “The security forces, during the liberation operation of Sharqat, managed to capture Abu Omar al-Assafi, the ISIS governor of the city while trying to flee with the ...
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OPEC United in Output Ceiling, Saudi Strategy Fails
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OPEC United in Output Ceiling, Saudi Strategy Fails

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
.5-33.0 million barrels per day (bpd) from around 33.5 million bpd. Alwaght- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on Wednesday to cut output to 32.5-33.0 million barrels per day (bpd) from around 33.5 million bpd. OPEC made an exceptional decision today ... After two and a h ...

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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.