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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 Air Strikes' Ineffective Strategy against ISIS Terrorist Group
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US Air Strikes' Ineffective Strategy against ISIS Terrorist Group

Sunday 12 October 2014
Alwaght-Contemporary history says that war has never been won by air power alone. Airpower alone cannot lead to military victory in this long war either. Airpower alone - no matter how punishing - simply does not cut it without “true military partners” on the ground. Washington’s new coalition me ...
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Syrian Kurdish Forces Repel ISIS Terrorist Group Attacks in Kobani
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Syrian Kurdish Forces Repel ISIS Terrorist Group Attacks in Kobani

Sunday 12 October 2014 ،
ISIS terrorist group attacks aiming at the occupation of Kobani continue on the 21st day. Mercenary groups repeatedly shell the city on three sides and attempt to enter the town. Direct confrontations and heavy clashes are continuing at the eastern and southern fronts, Megtel and Botan neighborhoo ...
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Turkey and ISIS Terrorist Group against Kurds at Kobani

Turkey and ISIS Terrorist Group against Kurds at Kobani

Tuesday 14 October 2014 ،
ISIS terrorist group attacks aiming at the occupation of Kobani continue on the twenty-third day. Mercenary groups repeatedly shell the city on three sides and attempt to enter the town. Direct confrontations and heavy clashes are continuing at the eastern and southern fronts, Megtel and Botan nei ...
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Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: Resistance Remains Strong and Present
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Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: Resistance Remains Strong and Present

Tuesday 14 October 2014 ،
According to MTV website, Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah assured during a meeting with Resistance generals and officers that his party has decided to fight Takfiris and terrorists, no matter the size of the battle. Alwaght-According to MTV website, Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as ...
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Turkey on the Eve of Civil War
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Turkey on the Eve of Civil War

Wednesday 15 October 2014 ،
Turkey’s warplanes and artillery repeatedly bombed the camps of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the country’s southeast late on Monday, marking the military’s first significant offensive against PKK, since peace talks began two years ago Alwaght-Turkey’s warplanes and artillery repeatedly bomb ...
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Only 4% of drone victims in Pakistan named as al Qaeda members
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Only 4% of drone victims in Pakistan named as al Qaeda members

Saturday 18 October 2014 ،
Contrary to the claims of America Secretary of State, who asserted last year that American drone strikes only targeted “confirmed terrorist targets at the highest level, Bureau found that 96% of people killed in Americas drone attacks could not be identified as al Qaeda member. alwaght-Research by ...
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Mahmud Abbas: Zionists have no right to go al-Aqsa and desecrate it
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Mahmud Abbas: Zionists have no right to go al-Aqsa and desecrate it

Sunday 19 October 2014 ،
Mahmud Abbas in a speech to the Revolutionary Council of Fatah party said we "will be taking the necessary legal measures, at the international level, regarding the aggression of settlers on the Al-Aqsa mosque" Fatah leader Mahmud Abbas warned that his party will seek international “legal measures” ...
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White Shrouds Strike Fear into ISIS Terrorists
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White Shrouds Strike Fear into ISIS Terrorists

Sunday 19 October 2014 ،
Attacking main base of ISIS terrorists is the most important operation by White Shroud group in which some of the main commanders of ISIS terrorist group were killed.   White Shroud spokesperson, Abu Ali Al-bukamali said that anti-ISIS operations are usually performed at nights and some other milita ...
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America's Role in the Rise of Extremism in the West Asia

America's Role in the Rise of Extremism in the West Asia

Monday 20 October 2014 ،
Shireen Hunter, a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, believes that the longstanding U.S. policy of not engaging Iran and working to contain its influence in the Middle East has in fact contributed to rising sectarian tensions and extremism in the region. Alw ...
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Humiliation Replaces Fear for the Women Kidnapped by ISIS Terrorist Group
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Humiliation Replaces Fear for the Women Kidnapped by ISIS Terrorist Group

Wednesday 22 October 2014 ،
Human Rights Watch believes hundreds of women, many of them Yazidi, are being sold into forced marriages by ISIS terrorist group. Alwaght-Human Rights Watch believes hundreds of women, many of them Yazidi, are being sold into forced marriages by ISIS terrorist group . Yazidis are predominantly ethn ...

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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.