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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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Iraq to Request Russian Assistance in Fighting ISIS: Report
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Iraq to Request Russian Assistance in Fighting ISIS: Report

Tuesday 6 October 2015
. Alwaght-As Russian airstrikes continue inflicting heavy losses on terrorists in Syria, neighboring Iraq is likely to ask Russia to expand its role in the war against the ISIS terrorist group by conducting airstrikes on the group in the country. Security sources in Baghdad confided to the Middle E ...
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Seven Killed as ISIS Terrorists Attack Mosque in Yemeni Capital
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Seven Killed as ISIS Terrorists Attack Mosque in Yemeni Capital

Tuesday 6 October 2015 ،
. Alwaght- ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack that killed seven people inside a mosque in the northwest of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. According to al-Mayadeen Arabic TV, the explosion occured near the al-Nour mosque in the al-Nahda neighborhood of Sanaa on Tues ...
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Eight Reasons Why Russia Military Intervened in Syria's Crisis
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Eight Reasons Why Russia Military Intervened in Syria's Crisis

Wednesday 7 October 2015 ،
. Alwaght- Since the beginning of Syria's crisis, more than four years ago, the Russian reaction to it has been a point of interest. In the developments of the so-called Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen, and even in the Color Revolutions in West Asia, Caucasian region and ...
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Saudi Arabia Distancing from US, Approaching towards Russia

Saudi Arabia Distancing from US, Approaching towards Russia

Wednesday 7 October 2015 ،
. Saudi Defense Minister, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, also met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum to discuss ties.   His arrival marks the first visit since relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia soured after th ...
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Six Consequences of Russia's Military Operation in Syria
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Six Consequences of Russia's Military Operation in Syria

Wednesday 7 October 2015 ،
. It is struggling to make peace in the region Alwaght-Russia is well aware that developments in Egypt and Tunisia were the onset of a series of political changes in the West Aisa. These changes included a wide-ranging spectrum of geopolitical and geostrategic transformations, introducing full-scale ...
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Russia Hits ISIS Terrorists in Syria with Missiles Fired from Caspian Sea
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Russia Hits ISIS Terrorists in Syria with Missiles Fired from Caspian Sea

Wednesday 7 October 2015 ،
. The missiles were fired from the Caspian Sea. Alwaght- Four Russian Navy warships have fired a total of 26 missiles at the position of the ISIS terrorist group in Syria, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced. The missiles were fired from the Caspian Sea. “Four missile ships launched ...
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UN Urges Libyan Rivals to Form National Unity Govt.
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UN Urges Libyan Rivals to Form National Unity Govt.

Friday 9 October 2015 ،
North African country's two rival governments. The deal must pass a vote in the rival parliaments to succeed. Libya has had rival administrations since August last year, when an alliance of militias from the city of Misrata known as Libya Dawn took over the capital, Tripoli. The group drove o ...
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Yemeni Army to Unveil Surprises against Saudi Aggressors
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Yemeni Army to Unveil Surprises against Saudi Aggressors

Friday 9 October 2015 ،
. Alwaght- A senior Yemeni military official has vowed that more surprises are awaiting the Saudi aggressors and their allies in the country. Yemeni army spokesman Col. Sharaf Luqman has called on the aggressors to leave out the women and the children out of the battle, stressing that the Yemeni ar ...
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ISIS Terrorists Suffer Heavy Losses as Russia Intensifies Airstrikes in Syria
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ISIS Terrorists Suffer Heavy Losses as Russia Intensifies Airstrikes in Syria

Saturday 10 October 2015 ،
. Alwaght- ISIS terrorists have incurred massive losses as Russian air forces hit  60 separate targets in northern Syria in a period of 24 hours. In a statement on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry has said two senior ISIS field commanders are among some 300 terrorists killed in the strikes ...
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Iraq Leans toward Russia in War on ISIS

Iraq Leans toward Russia in War on ISIS

Saturday 10 October 2015 ،
. Alwaght- Iraqis and Russians nowadays are witnessing an increasing cooperation in many fields, fighting terrorism in particular, and this collaboration is rapidly transforming into a strategic alliance. Iraq announced that it had signed an agreement to exchange intelligence with Russia that is th ...

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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.