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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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Trump Accuses Obama, Clinton of Founding ISIS
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Trump Accuses Obama, Clinton of Founding ISIS

Thursday 11 August 2016
Stingers that we left all over your country… you deal with the mines that are along the border and… by the way we don’t want to have anything to do with you… in fact we’re sanctioning you… So we stopped dealing with the Pakistani military and with ISI and we n ...
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US Congress Arming Bill Prelude to Plan B in Syria?
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US Congress Arming Bill Prelude to Plan B in Syria?

Monday 12 December 2016 ،
Stinger man-portable anti-aircraft missiles to the Afghan mujahedeen fighting the Soviet Union forces in their country in the 1980s. Second, earlier the word spread that Saudi Arabia had armed the anti-Damascus terrorists with such a man-portable weapon. Still, the new American move should not be si ...
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US, Israel to Arm Syria’s Kurdish Militants with Anti-Aircraft Missiles: Report
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US, Israel to Arm Syria’s Kurdish Militants with Anti-Aircraft Missiles: Report

Wednesday 1 May 2019 ،
Stinger Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) to militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK(. The PKK, it added, has designated the towns of Rmelan and Shaddadah in Syria’s Hasakah Province as well as the Jalabiyah and al-Omar regions as launching points for its American-supplie ...
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Iran Denounces US Interference in Chinese Internal Affairs
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Iran Denounces US Interference in Chinese Internal Affairs

Saturday 13 July 2019 ،
Stinger surface-to-air missiles. Shortly after Washington's Monday announcement, the Chinese government lodged formal complaints through diplomatic channels, expressing strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the US' move. It also demanded that the US immediately cancels the arms ...
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US Gradual Steps to Cordon Off Russia in Caucasus
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US Gradual Steps to Cordon Off Russia in Caucasus

Wednesday 27 November 2019 ،
Stinger missiles in the near future, reports note.  Although Georgia is cautious not to provoke Russia, the US is rushing to block Moscow's sway over South Caucasus. They are not afraid to openly follow this policy to force the Russians into an erosive arms race. Such inconsiderate style o ...
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Biden and US Policy to Avoid Confrontation with Iraqi Anti-occupation Forces
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Biden and US Policy to Avoid Confrontation with Iraqi Anti-occupation Forces

Sunday 7 March 2021 ،
Stinger missile launchers, the Avenger is designed for protecting infantry against low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, helicopters, and drones. This illegal dispatch proves that just contrary to its claims, Washington is scared of further waves of attacks in the future as it insists on its illegi ...
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Russian Forces Enter Kharkov as Zelensky Invites Foreigners to Fight for Ukraine
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Russian Forces Enter Kharkov as Zelensky Invites Foreigners to Fight for Ukraine

Sunday 27 February 2022 ،
Stinger missiles to Ukraine.  “In addition, the Ministry of Defense is investigating the possibility of supplying a Patriot air defense unit with Germany to a NATO battle group in Slovakia,” the Dutch Defense Ministry said. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said his country ...
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US Urged Taiwan to Buy Weapons More Suited to Deter China Invasion
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US Urged Taiwan to Buy Weapons More Suited to Deter China Invasion

Wednesday 11 May 2022 ،
Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, and Javelin anti-tank missiles, which are less vulnerable to China's advanced weapons. They are concerned about a timeline that [China] might have, the urgency, and that Taiwan has not had an acquisition strategy focused on the counter-invasion scenario, sai ...
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US Plans to Help ‘Destroy’ Russian Fleet: Ukrainian Official
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US Plans to Help ‘Destroy’ Russian Fleet: Ukrainian Official

Saturday 21 May 2022 ،
Stingers, long-range artillery pieces, armored vehicles, drones, light arms and ammunition, and other gear. The latest aid bill is also expected to provide for Patriot anti-air missile batteries, despite previous comments from Pentagon officials saying the weapon was off the table. There's no d ...
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Crossing Putin’s Red Line: What’s behind Ukraine Offensive in Kursk?
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Crossing Putin’s Red Line: What’s behind Ukraine Offensive in Kursk?

Saturday 10 August 2024 ،
Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition for the Himars artillery missile systems, 155mm and 105mm rounds, Javelin missiles, AT-4 anti-tank and TOW, ammunition for small arms, and mines.  Since President Joe Biden took office, the US has sent more than $56.2 billion in military aid to Ukrain ...

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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.