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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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Rocket Attack Kills 2 Policemen in SW Pakistan
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Rocket Attack Kills 2 Policemen in SW Pakistan

Monday 2 February 2015
Taliban militants. Pro-Taliban militants and some Baloch militant groups often carry out attacks against security forces as well as civilians in Pakistan and have managed to spread their influence in various regions of the country despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani army.  
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Boko Haram terror casts shadow over Nigeria elections
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Boko Haram terror casts shadow over Nigeria elections

Saturday 7 February 2015 ،
Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Al Shabab. It is believed to have a number of factions with differing aims, including some with political links. In fact Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has been compelled to deny insinuations that he is behind Boko Haram insisting that no sane leader can support insurgen ...
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Why Iran Doesn’t Trust the Western Powers and IAEA
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Why Iran Doesn’t Trust the Western Powers and IAEA

Saturday 7 February 2015 ،
Taliban and al-Qaeda with a nuclear program. On the other hand in Iran, the Supreme Leader issued a fatwa, “holy order” which forbade the stockpiling, production, and use of nuclear weapons. This was hardly mentioned by most Western mainstream media outlets, rarely making headlines, while criticism ...
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 U.S. forces declassify data on Afghan troops: Objectives and reasons
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U.S. forces declassify data on Afghan troops: Objectives and reasons

Monday 9 February 2015 ،
Taliban post 2014. Under the new NATO Resolute Support Mission approximately 12,000 soldiers will remain in the country to train and advise the Afghan Security Forces. A separate U.S. so-called counter-terrorism mission, also new, will involve about 1,000 troops. However, according to U.S ...
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Taliban Militants Attack Afghan Police Station
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Taliban Militants Attack Afghan Police Station

Friday 13 February 2015 ،
Taliban militants have attacked a police headquarters in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, officials say. Alwaght-Taliban militants have attacked a police headquarters in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, officials say. Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, the provincial police spokesperson, sai ...
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Afghan Forces Kill 27 Taliban Militants during Cleanup Operations
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Afghan Forces Kill 27 Taliban Militants during Cleanup Operations

Saturday 14 February 2015 ،
Taliban militants during cleanup operations in two southern provinces of the war-wrecked country, as Press TV reports. Alwaght-Afghan security forces backed by army troops have killed 27 Taliban militants during cleanup operations in two southern provinces of the war-wrecked country, as Press TV rep ...
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Pakistanis Stage Rallies to Denounce Shia Killings
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Pakistanis Stage Rallies to Denounce Shia Killings

Saturday 14 February 2015 ،
Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for similar attacks in the violence-wracked country. On January 30, at least 60 people were killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack on a Shia mosque and religious center in the town of Shikarpur, around 470 kilometers (300 miles) north of Karachi. The ...
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Boko Haram CIA's Clandestine Operation to Eliminate Nigeria as a Strategic Rival to the US

Boko Haram CIA's Clandestine Operation to Eliminate Nigeria as a Strategic Rival to the US

Saturday 14 February 2015 ،
Taliban in Afghanistan; and al-Qaida in various parts of the world. What the Guardian fails to mention is that all these groups, including Boko Haram and the ISIS, have been, in one way or another, armed, trained and financed by the US-NATO alliance and their allies in the Middle East . Thanks to ...
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20 Afghan Police Officers Killed in Taliban Attack
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20 Afghan Police Officers Killed in Taliban Attack

Wednesday 18 February 2015 ،
Taliban militants against a police headquarters near Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul as Press TV reported. The attack was carried out in Logar Province’s Puli Alam city on Tuesday. Nine people were also wounded. Alwaght-At least 20 police officers have been killed in an attack carried out by the Tal ...
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Six Killed In Afghanistan Violence
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Six Killed In Afghanistan Violence

Monday 23 February 2015 ،
Taliban from power, insecurity continues in Afghanistan. The US-led combat mission in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014. However, at least 13,000 foreign forces, mainly from the United States, will remain in Afghanistan in what is said to be a support mission. Normal 0 fals ...

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