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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 Warship Crashes into Cargo Ship off Japan Coast, 7  Sailors Missing
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US Warship Crashes into Cargo Ship off Japan Coast, 7 Sailors Missing

Saturday 17 June 2017
USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel near Yokosuka, Japan. Alwaght-Seven US Navy sailors are missing after USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel near Yokosuka, Japan. According to a US Pacific Fleet spokesman, three other American sailors are being treated for injuries after the ...
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Seven US Navy Sailors Dead after US Warship Collision off Japan Coast
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Seven US Navy Sailors Dead after US Warship Collision off Japan Coast

Sunday 18 June 2017 ،
USS Fitzgerald collided with the Philippine-flagged merchant ship the ACX Crystal at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday local time (1:30 p.m. Friday ET) about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, officials said. A defense official told NBC News that the bodies of all seven sailors have been found. The a ...
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10 Sailors Still Missing after US Warship Collides in Singapore
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10 Sailors Still Missing after US Warship Collides in Singapore

Monday 21 August 2017 ،
USS John S. McCain collided with a civilian oil tanker near Singapore. Alwaght- Frantic efforts continued Monday evening for 10 US navy sailors missing after the USS John S. McCain collided with a civilian oil tanker near Singapore. Five sailors were injured in this incident which is the secon ...
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Dead US Sailors Found after Warship Collision
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Dead US Sailors Found after Warship Collision

Tuesday 22 August 2017 ،
USS John S. McCain warship Alwaght- Dead US Navy sailors have been found in a compartment of USS John S. McCain warship, which was flooded after a collision with a merchant vessel off the coast of Singapore. “The divers were able to locate some remains in those sealed compartments during ...
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Is Invisible Revenge Behind The US Navy Ship Fire?
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Is Invisible Revenge Behind The US Navy Ship Fire?

Saturday 18 July 2020 ،
USS Bonehomme Richard continues burning in San Diego naval base for the fourth day as the firefighters struggle to put out the blaze abroad the ship. The fire that started with a huge explosion on Sunday, according to the US navy spokesman, caused no deaths and only 59 people were injured including ...
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Iranian Naval Helicopter Engages US Warship in Sea of Oman
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Iranian Naval Helicopter Engages US Warship in Sea of Oman

Wednesday 23 July 2025 ،
USS Fitzgerald was intercepted by an Iranian Navy helicopter in the Sea of Oman ALWAGHT- The USS Fitzgerald was intercepted by an Iranian Navy helicopter in the Sea of Oman, which issued warning signals that caused the American vessel to alter its course to the south. Iran’s military reported ...

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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.