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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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America's Double Standards in Iraq

America's Double Standards in Iraq

Monday 25 August 2014
US military response would not be restricted by international borders. However, surprisingly, UN, America and its allies are only watching crimes, occurring in the other parts of Iraq e.g. in Amerli by the ISIS terrorist group. Western powers' double standards are more obvious when their approac ...
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Egypt and Russia's Military Cooperation: A Tactic or Strategy

Egypt and Russia's Military Cooperation: A Tactic or Strategy

Wednesday 27 August 2014 ،
Egypt's proximity to Russia has attracted the attention of political circles since Al-Sisi's taking power. Since the era of Anvar Sadat, Egyptian Army was dependent on West, but Al-Sisi wants to alter the situation to some extent. It seems that he aims to get closer to Eastern powers, too. T ...
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Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Wednesday 27 August 2014 ،
The election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey's president has aroused many discussions on his successor in Development & Justice Party (JDP) and in the position of premiership. Indeed, nomination of many figures for occupying his position in JDP and rumors about Abdullah Gul's future and ru ...
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Making Bloody Money Sheding More Blood

Making Bloody Money Sheding More Blood

Monday 15 September 2014 ،
US officials, the militants started imposing taxes on all kinds of economic activity in the city of Mosul, northern Iraq, even before it was seized by them in June. They threatened death penalties to those who were reluctant to pay. According to analysts, from Mosul alone, ISIS terrorist group was ...
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Where Do ISIS Thugs Come From?
Analysis

Where Do ISIS Thugs Come From?

Sunday 21 September 2014 ،
USA, an apparatus of terror designed to divide and conquer the oil-rich West Asia and to counter Iran is growing influence in the region. Alwaght-According to Global Research, Much like Al Qaeda, the Islamic State (ISIS) is made-in-USA, an apparatus of terror designed to divide and conquer the oil-r ...
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Godfathers to Kill Their Offspring

Godfathers to Kill Their Offspring

Thursday 2 October 2014 ،
US, which intended to topple Syria's president Bashar al Assad.  This savage group and some other terrorist groups are slaughtering Syrian civilians since 2011. After three years of ISIS terrorist group's offensive, they failed to topple Bashar al Assad; therefore, America planned to attack ...
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Is Kobani an Alibi for Turkey to Intervene in Syria?
Report

Is Kobani an Alibi for Turkey to Intervene in Syria?

Saturday 4 October 2014 ،
Some analysts believe that ISIS terrorist group's offensive of Kobani is another scenario planned by America to make turkey take part in its coalition. Alwaght-According to Reuters, ISIS terrorist group armed with tanks edged closer on outskirts of Syrian town of Kobani, a city in Aleppo Governo ...
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A Bill: American ISIS Terrorists Would Strip
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A Bill: American ISIS Terrorists Would Strip

Tuesday 7 October 2014 ،
US Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas, asked for unanimous consent on his bill, the Expatriate Terrorist Act of 2014 that would strip Americans who join ISIS of their citizenship. Alwaght-According to Senate official website, US Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas, asked for unanimous consent on his bill, the Expatriate Terro ...
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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 ،
US drone strikes in Pakistan hits 400, research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism finds that fewer than 4% of the people killed have been identified by available records as named members of al Qaeda. This calls in to question US Secretary of State John Kerry’s claim last year that only “conf ...

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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.