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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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Terrorism Increased in Iraq despite Presence of US-Led Coalition: Russian Envoy
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Terrorism Increased in Iraq despite Presence of US-Led Coalition: Russian Envoy

Saturday 7 May 2016
Russia’s UN envoy cast doubt at the effectivity of the US-led counter-terror operation in Iraq, as terrorist activity has intensified there. Alwaght- Russia’s UN envoy cast doubt at the effectiveness of the US-led counter-terror operation in Iraq, as terrorist activity has intensified there. ...
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50 Killed, 60 Injured in ISIS Car Bomb Explosion in Iraq’s Baghdad
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50 Killed, 60 Injured in ISIS Car Bomb Explosion in Iraq’s Baghdad

Wednesday 11 May 2016 ،
Car bomb explosion by ISIS terrorists in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad killed 50 people and wounded 60 others on Wednesday. Alwaght- Car bomb explosion by ISIS terrorists in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad killed 50 people and wounded 60 others on Wednesday. The attack came in a bustl ...
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ISIS Terrorists Attacked Real Madrid Fan Club in Iraq, Killed 22
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ISIS Terrorists Attacked Real Madrid Fan Club in Iraq, Killed 22

Saturday 14 May 2016 ،
ISIS terrorists killed 16 and injured 22 civilians in a local Real Madrid football fan club in Samarra, 125 kilometers north of Baghdad on Saturday. Alwaght- ISIS terrorists killed 16 and injured 22 civilians in a local Real Madrid football fan club in Samarra, 125 kilometers north of Baghdad on Sat ...
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Homemade Explosive Blast Hits Istanbul; Casualties Reported
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Homemade Explosive Blast Hits Istanbul; Casualties Reported

Monday 16 May 2016 ،
Several people injured in a homemade explosive blast in Istanbul’s Maltepe district under an overpass on Monday, Anadolu agency reported. Alwaght- Several people injured in a homemade explosive blast in Istanbul's Maltepe district under an overpass on Monday, Anadolu agency reported. Death toll ...
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Saudi Regime Delivered Chemical Weapons to Terrorists in Syria
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Saudi Regime Delivered Chemical Weapons to Terrorists in Syria

Thursday 19 May 2016 ،
Saudi Arabia is providing members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front terrorists group with internationally-banned chemical weapons Alwaght- Saudi Arabia is providing members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front terrorists group with internationally-banned chemical weapons, a senior European of ...
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Terrorism Cited as Possibility in EgyptAir Crash over Mediterranean
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Terrorism Cited as Possibility in EgyptAir Crash over Mediterranean

Friday 20 May 2016 ،
An EgyptAir flight with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea with initial reports indicating terrorism caused the crash. Alwaght-An EgyptAir Paris-to-Cairo flight with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday with initial reports i ...
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ISIS Takfiri Terrorist Kills 11 Fellow Terrorists in Afghanistan
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ISIS Takfiri Terrorist Kills 11 Fellow Terrorists in Afghanistan

Friday 20 May 2016 ،
A high ranking ISIS Takfiri terrorist has killed 11 of his fellow terrorists in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Alwaght- A high ranking ISIS Takfiri terrorist has killed 11 of his fellow terrorists in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataul ...
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Saudi Arabia Sends Chemical Munitions to Syria Terrorists
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Saudi Arabia Sends Chemical Munitions to Syria Terrorists

Monday 23 May 2016 ،
The reports suggest Riyadh supplies its backed armed groups in Syria with banned weapons. Alwaght- Secretary of the European Department for Security and Information (DESI) Haitham Abu Said asserted that Riyadh provided the terrorist group al-Nusra Front, fighting the Syrian government, with chemical ...
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Reasons of Agreement, Disagreement with Iraqi Kurdistan Independence
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Reasons of Agreement, Disagreement with Iraqi Kurdistan Independence

Monday 23 May 2016 ،
The article puts in front of each other the supporters and opposers of the Kurdish region’s independence bid. Alwaght- After long years in the history of modern Iraq- after 1991- the Kurds of Iraq for the first time in 1991 took the attention of the world community, and formed their autonomic govern ...
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What Mullah Mansour’s Death Mean to Afghanistan, Taliban?
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What Mullah Mansour’s Death Mean to Afghanistan, Taliban?

Tuesday 24 May 2016 ،
The US announces killing of Taliban leader, setting in motion an array of consequences yet to hit both Afghanistan and Taliban. Alwaght- The US and Afghanistan officials' claims of death of the leader of Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mansour have been confirmed by a top commander in the militant group a ...

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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.