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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 Muslims Slam GOP Candidate’s Islamophobic Remarks after Brussels Attacks

US Muslims Slam GOP Candidate’s Islamophobic Remarks after Brussels Attacks

Wednesday 23 March 2016
American Muslims have decried leading Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s call for law enforcement to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods”. Alwaght-United States Muslims have decried leading Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s call for law enforcement to “patrol and ...
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Chinese Warships Heading to S China Sea for Drills, Tensions with US Rise

Chinese Warships Heading to S China Sea for Drills, Tensions with US Rise

Wednesday 4 May 2016 ،
China is dispatching a fleet of some of its most advanced warships to the South China Sea for a scheduled exercise this month amid rising tensions with the US in the disputed region. Alwaght- China is dispatching a fleet of some of its most advanced warships to the South China Sea for a scheduled ex ...
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Chinese Jet Fighters Warn US Warships Sailing near Chinese Islands

Chinese Jet Fighters Warn US Warships Sailing near Chinese Islands

Tuesday 10 May 2016 ،
Alwaght- Chinese fighter jets on Tuesday warned United States navy ship that sailed close to Chinese Islands in the South China Sea. China expressed resolute opposition to the US warship patrol in the South China Sea near Yongshu Jiao in the Nansha Islands. The US warship, USS William P. Lawrence ...
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Israeli Air Force Capabilities; Can it Fulfill its Anti-Iranian Threats?

Israeli Air Force Capabilities; Can it Fulfill its Anti-Iranian Threats?

Wednesday 14 September 2016 ،
Tel Aviv keeps bolstering its air potentials as it finds them the only deterrent factor. Alwaght- Lack of strategic depth, building deterrence, and expanding the military capabilities are the three factors shaping the Israeli national security doctrine. Therefore, Tel Aviv tries to keep the enemy aw ...
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How US-Saudi Approach Makes Al-Qaeda Stronger in Yemen?

How US-Saudi Approach Makes Al-Qaeda Stronger in Yemen?

Thursday 2 March 2017 ،
Washington and Riyadh are using the terrorist group instrumentally to dominate south of the fractured Yemen for energy intentions. Alwaght- The Yemeni field developments are growing more complicated and dangerous day by day while the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s military aggression is nearing it ...
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What’s Driving Tel Aviv to Join US-led Sea Force in Persian Gulf?

What’s Driving Tel Aviv to Join US-led Sea Force in Persian Gulf?

Monday 12 August 2019 ،
Israeli presence is largely symbolic, though the Israeli leaders seek their own goals in the region. Alwaght- On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz in a meeting of the Knesset’s Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs announced that Tel Aviv will join the US-led sea coalition in ...
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Militants in Syria’s Idlib Violating Truce: Russia

Militants in Syria’s Idlib Violating Truce: Russia

Tuesday 17 March 2020 ،
Foreign-backed militants in Syria are not complying with the terms of a ceasefire reached earlier this month by Russia and Turkey to halt an escalation of violence in the Arab country’s Idlib province, Moscow Said. Alwaght- Foreign-backed militants in Syria are not complying with the terms of a ceas ...
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Syrian Villagers Make US Military Convoy to Return to Base

Syrian Villagers Make US Military Convoy to Return to Base

Friday 17 April 2020 ،
Residents of a Syria’s Abu Qasaib reported have stopped a US military convoy on Thursday, forcing the US troops to return to their occupied base Alwaght- Residents of a Syria’s Abu Qasaib reported have stopped a US military convoy on Thursday, forcing the US troops to return to their occupied ...
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US Sends Patrol Boats to Back up Ukrainian navy in Black Sea

US Sends Patrol Boats to Back up Ukrainian navy in Black Sea

Sunday 21 November 2021 ،
The US has sent two patrol boats to beef up the Ukrainian navy amid escalating tensions between Kiev and Moscow over accusations of Russian military buildup near Ukraine and in the Black Sea region. Alwaght- The US has sent two patrol boats to beef up the Ukrainian navy amid escalating tensions betw ...
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How Are Iranian Warship Worrisome to Tel Aviv in Red Sea?

How Are Iranian Warship Worrisome to Tel Aviv in Red Sea?

Saturday 9 July 2022 ،
Iran sent a group of warships for patrolling in the Red Sea, sending shivers down Israeli spine. Alwaght- While Israeli leaders spare no efforts to prevent Iran from establishing a presence close to the occupied Palestinian territories, their struggles have gone nowhere so far and Tehran is broadeni ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies