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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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Most of Syria’s Raqqa City Destroyed, Situation Dire: UN

Most of Syria’s Raqqa City Destroyed, Situation Dire: UN

Thursday 26 April 2018
Raqqa is facing dire as most of its buildings have been devastated . Alwaght- The United Nations says that Syrian Raqqa city is facing dire as 70 to 80 % of its buildings have been devastated with the government in Damascus blaming a US-led coalition for the destruction. “The UN assessment ...
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HR Group Exposes US-Led Collation’s Massacre in Syria’s Raqqa

HR Group Exposes US-Led Collation’s Massacre in Syria’s Raqqa

Tuesday 5 June 2018 ،
Raqqa has claimed lives of hundreds of civilians and injured many more, Amnesty International revealed in a new report published ahead of the offensive’s anniversary. Alwaght- Us-led coalition’s so-called anti-ISIS military campaign in Syria’s Raqqa has claimed lives of hundreds of civil ...
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Syrian Army Thwarts ISIS Offensive on Key Border Town

Syrian Army Thwarts ISIS Offensive on Key Border Town

Tuesday 12 June 2018 ،
Raqqa in the north to US-backed Kurdish militants. Separately, the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said Syrian troops backed by the Russian air force had managed to prevent the terrorists from breaking out of the southeastern al-Tanf area in Homs Province toward the city of Palmyra. During ...
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US Airstrikes in Raqqa Killed ’Many More Civilians Than It Did ISIS’: Report

US Airstrikes in Raqqa Killed ’Many More Civilians Than It Did ISIS’: Report

Monday 12 November 2018 ،
Raqqa, Syria, a digger pushes through the rubble of a building hit by an airstrike. Onlookers shield their mouths and noses from the dust and stench of corpses of those who perished beneath. Just streets away, three recovery workers pull out the delicate skeletons of two children from under the deb ...
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US-Led Coalition Killed 1600 Syrian Civilians in Raqqa: Report

US-Led Coalition Killed 1600 Syrian Civilians in Raqqa: Report

Sunday 28 April 2019 ،
Raqqa in 2017 during months of airstrikes purportedly aimed at destroying ISIS terrorists. Alwaght- The US-led military in Syria reportedly has killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa in 2017 during months of airstrikes purportedly aimed at destroying ISIS terrorists. Amnesty International (AI) a ...
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US Deal with Turkey: Last Shot to Syrian Kurds

US Deal with Turkey: Last Shot to Syrian Kurds

Wednesday 9 October 2019 ،
Raqqa and Qamishli moved to the borderline with Turkey, calling on the Americans “not to clear the scene” for the Turkish military campaign.  On the other side, the Kurdish political leaders have warned about the possible return of the ISIS terrorist group to the Al-Hol refugee cam ...
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Fear-shadowed Protests In Northern Syria Against Kurdish Forces, Their American Allies

Fear-shadowed Protests In Northern Syria Against Kurdish Forces, Their American Allies

Friday 23 October 2020 ،
Raqqa. On Tuesday night, also unknown people assassinated a Kurdish military commander. Sources close to the SDF told the New Arab newspaper that the assassinated commander was named Hawal Mazloum, killed by a couple of gunmen in Al-Haswah neighborhood near the Euphrates River. The attackers fled a ...
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Turkish Jets Strike US-Backed Militants’ Position in Raqqah, Syria: Report

Turkish Jets Strike US-Backed Militants’ Position in Raqqah, Syria: Report

Sunday 21 March 2021 ،
Raqqah Alwaght- Turkish warplanes reportedly have bombarded an area controlled by US-backed Kurdish militants, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),  in the Arab country’s northern province of Raqqah. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the military aircraft had s ...
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Raqqa: Revisiting  Big Crime by US

Raqqa: Revisiting Big Crime by US

Saturday 23 April 2022 ،
Raqqa. Alwaght- Rejecting the US claims about Raqqa, the Syrian foreign ministry recently sent a letter to the UN calling for the latter to address the case of destruction of the historical city and killing of thousands of Syrian civilians by the US-led coalition and its militant allies in 2017 oper ...
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What’s Behind Continued US Stay in Syria?

What’s Behind Continued US Stay in Syria?

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
Raqqa city.  “They are still plundering the oil and agricultural wealth of Syria,” continued the ministry referring to the American forces.  Over the past 12 years, the US vastly supported terrorist militias to take down legal government of President Bashar al-Assad, but this ...

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