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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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Syrian Crisis Course after Damascus-Kurds Agreement
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Syrian Crisis Course after Damascus-Kurds Agreement

Tuesday 15 October 2019
The Kurdish factions have reached a deal with Damascus allowing the Syrian army to deploy to border areas with Turkey amid Turkish operation. Alwaght- As Turkey and its Syrian mercenaries announced capture of the Kurdish-majority town of Tell Abyad on the fourth day of their military operation, the ...
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Iraq Raises Worries about ISIS Return amid Turkish Syria Operation
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Iraq Raises Worries about ISIS Return amid Turkish Syria Operation

Friday 18 October 2019 ،
The Iraqi politicians say the country’s army and voluntary forces are watching the borders with Syria as news about ISIS prisoners’ escape spreads. Alwaght- With the US retreat from northern Syria and the Turkish incursion in the Kurdish-controlled regions in the north, the situation in the region m ...
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Arrest of Gov’t Critic, Journalist Max Blumenthal Signals Escalation in War on Alternative Media
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Arrest of Gov’t Critic, Journalist Max Blumenthal Signals Escalation in War on Alternative Media

Sunday 3 November 2019 ،
The SWAT-style raid on the home of government critic and journalist Max Blumenthal signals a new level of escalation in the US government’s war on dissent. Max Blumenthal, the editor of independent media outlet The Grayzone, was secretly arrested on October 25 in a “SWAT-style” morning r ...
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Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Gov’t Targets Foreigners With “Anti-Terror” Death Squads
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Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Gov’t Targets Foreigners With “Anti-Terror” Death Squads

Saturday 7 December 2019 ،
The new move creating an unaccountable armed security force directly aimed at foreign terror will do little to quash fears that Bolivia is heading down the road to a totalitarian dictatorship. The new move creating an unaccountable armed security force directly aimed at foreign terror will do little ...
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Israel Lobby’s Hidden Hand in Theft of Iraqi, Syrian Oil
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Israel Lobby’s Hidden Hand in Theft of Iraqi, Syrian Oil

Wednesday 11 December 2019 ،
The outsized role of U.S. Israel lobby operatives in abetting the theft of Syrian and Iraqi oil reveals how this powerful lobby also facilitates more covert aspects of U.S.-Israeli cooperation and the implementation of policies that favor Israel. “We want to bring our soldiers home. But we did ...
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11 US Troops Injured in Iran Retaliatory Attack in Iraq despite Earlier Denials
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11 US Troops Injured in Iran Retaliatory Attack in Iraq despite Earlier Denials

Saturday 18 January 2020 ،
After days of denial, the US military has confirmed that 11 of its troops were wounded in Iran’s retaliatory missile attack at US military base in Iraq, Ain al-Assad. Alwaght- After days of denial, the US military has confirmed that 11 of its troops were wounded in Iran's retaliatory missile att ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces Thwart Several ISIS Attacks as Report Warns of US-Saudi Plot to Revive Group
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Iraqi Popular Forces Thwart Several ISIS Attacks as Report Warns of US-Saudi Plot to Revive Group

Monday 4 May 2020 ،
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) repelled an ISIS assault on the al-Eith region of the eastern Salahuddin Province. Alwaght- Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) repelled an ISIS assault on the al-Eith region of the eastern Salahuddin Province. The ISIS terrorist group has launched severa ...
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New Plot Against Iraq’s PMF? Who Really Wants Voluntary Forces Out And Why?
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New Plot Against Iraq’s PMF? Who Really Wants Voluntary Forces Out And Why?

Sunday 1 November 2020 ،
Recently some Sunni voices in Iraq called for PMF to retreat from disputed regions amid ISIS efforts to revive apparently with the American assistance. Alwaght- As the October 17 murder of 12 people in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad by unknown men raised massive waves of reactions across the I ...
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Iraqi Forces Dismantle Terrorist Cell in Nineveh Province
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Iraqi Forces Dismantle Terrorist Cell in Nineveh Province

Sunday 15 November 2020 ،
Iraqi forces have dismantled a terrorist cell consisting of 15 militants in the northern province of Nineveh, Iraq’s National Security Department announced. Alwaght- Iraqi forces have dismantled a terrorist cell consisting of 15 militants in the northern province of Nineveh, Iraq's National Secu ...
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Cooperation Council Chief in Baghdad with a Luggage of Promises
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Cooperation Council Chief in Baghdad with a Luggage of Promises

Wednesday 3 February 2021 ،
The Cooperation Council’s chief arrived in Baghdad, tasked with cozying up to Baghdad and possibly negotiating other cases with aid promises. Alwaght- While the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council’s dire situation has not improved even after the recent reconciliation between Qatar and a Saudi-l ...

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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.