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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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Israel Must Decide Fate of Administrative Detainees without Delay: UN
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Israel Must Decide Fate of Administrative Detainees without Delay: UN

Sunday 21 August 2016
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was arrested in 2002 and spent 14 and a half years in Israeli jails. On June 13, the day Kayed was scheduled to be freed, the Tel Aviv regime decided to extend his imprisonment term for another six months under the controversial administrative d ...
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Austerity Policy; Weakness of Egypt’s Military Government
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Austerity Policy; Weakness of Egypt’s Military Government

Monday 22 August 2016 ،
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s government is leaning towards austerity policies to revive Egypt’s economy. Alwaght- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s government is leaning towards austerity policies to revive Egypt’s economy. Consequently, the government is facing the challenge of society’s acceptanc ...
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Kurdish Militants Violate Russia-Brokered Truce with Syrian Govt. in Hasaka
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Kurdish Militants Violate Russia-Brokered Truce with Syrian Govt. in Hasaka

Monday 22 August 2016 ،
Kurdish militants have breached ceasefire in the Syrian city of Hasaka hours earlier and attacked Syrian army forces. Alwaght- Kurdish militants have breached ceasefire in the Syrian city of Hasaka hours earlier and attacked Syrian army forces. The Kurdish forces attacked the district of Nashwa in ...
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Claim on Assassination Plot against Saudi Ambassador Fake: Iraqi Commander
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Claim on Assassination Plot against Saudi Ambassador Fake: Iraqi Commander

Monday 22 August 2016 ،
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have plotted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Baghdad. Alwaght- Spokesman for the Baghdad Operations Command official rejected a Saudi-linked media's claim that fighter linked to Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have plotted to assassinate the Saudi ambas ...
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Red Cross Inaction over Palestinian Hunger Strike Fuels Protests
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Red Cross Inaction over Palestinian Hunger Strike Fuels Protests

Wednesday 24 August 2016 ،
Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine, Bilal Kayed was supposed to be released in June but instead Israel put him under “administrative detention,” a sort of imprisonment without trial or charge that allows the Tel Aviv regime to incarcerate Palestinians for up to six months, exte ...
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Allegations of Violations by Iraq’s PMF ’Fake’: Spokesman
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Allegations of Violations by Iraq’s PMF ’Fake’: Spokesman

Saturday 27 August 2016 ،
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) participate in anti-terror operations of the Iraqi army and make new gains on the ground and triumphs are made and the Iraqi cities are cleansed of the terrorists, the foreign voices accusing the voluntary PMF of violations rise. As the Iraqi government makes final ...
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Iraqi Army Asks Civilians to Raise White Flag during ISIS-Held Mosul Op
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Iraqi Army Asks Civilians to Raise White Flag during ISIS-Held Mosul Op

Sunday 28 August 2016 ،
Popular Mobilization Forces and other volunteer troops have recently managed to pull them back from most parts. Mosul is the second largest city of Iraq. General Najim al-Jabouri, the Commander of Nineveh Operations, in a statement to al-Mada news outlet on Frieday, also called on all the people in ...
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ISIS Yemen Attack Targeted Allies: Analyst
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ISIS Yemen Attack Targeted Allies: Analyst

Tuesday 30 August 2016 ،
Popular Committee Forces who are allied with Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who was the president who resigned twice before the war in Yemen. So, they targeted these people who are already in war with “Ansar Allah” also known as the Houthis in the mainstream media. So, they are now targeting su ...
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15 Killed, 51 Injured after Rocket, Bombs Rocked Iraqi capital
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15 Killed, 51 Injured after Rocket, Bombs Rocked Iraqi capital

Friday 2 September 2016 ،
Popular Mobilization Forces have been engaged in joint operations to retake last ISIS stronghold in Iraq, Mosul.
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One Year on, Mina Catastrophe Still Unexplained
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One Year on, Mina Catastrophe Still Unexplained

Monday 5 September 2016 ،
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims lost their lives in a stampede during Hajj ceremony in the Saudi city of Mina last year Alwaght- Thousands of Muslim pilgrims lost their lives in a stampede during Hajj ceremony (Pilgrimage) in the Saudi city of Mina last year; still the Kingdome refuses any officia ...

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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.