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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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Hamas, Islamic Jihad Vow to Arrest those behind Gaza Blasts

Hamas, Islamic Jihad Vow to Arrest those behind Gaza Blasts

Monday 20 July 2015
Wilayat Al Sinai terror group – previously known as the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis – are believed to be behind the assaults, according to reports. The Takfiri terrorist group, which is allied to ISIS, is responsible for most of the attacks in Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula. Hamas has taken strict measur ...
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Egyptian Forces Kill Top ISIS Terrorist in Cairo

Egyptian Forces Kill Top ISIS Terrorist in Cairo

Monday 9 November 2015 ،
Wilayat al Sinai. In November 2014, the group pledged allegiance to ISIS, prompting Eshmawi to abandon it, and leaving Hassanein as one the group's top operatives west of Sinai. Analysts  believe that the current militancy in Sinai Peninsula is the upshot of the security vacuum that was cr ...
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West Asia in 2015

West Asia in 2015

Saturday 2 January 2016 ،
Wilayat Sinai group, Egyptian branch of terror group ISIS, has claimed responsibility for downing the Russian passenger jet, but Egypt’s fact-finding committee has said that it had found no sign as an evidence of terror act in the Russian plane crash. Turkey’s Justice and Development Party wins par ...
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ISIS Shifts Course after Paris, San Bernardino Terror Attacks

ISIS Shifts Course after Paris, San Bernardino Terror Attacks

Sunday 6 March 2016 ،
Sinai Peninsula in October, 2015, for which the ISIS terror group has taken responsibility, could at the end of the road be more horrifying than Paris and then California’s San Bernardino terrorist attacks. Daniel L. Byman, a director of research and a senior fellow in the Center for Middle Ea ...
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13 Egyptian Policemen Killed in Attack by ISIS Affiliate

13 Egyptian Policemen Killed in Attack by ISIS Affiliate

Sunday 20 March 2016 ،
Wilayat Sinai) claimed responsibility for, left at least seven others injured and targeted the Safa checkpoint in El-Arish city. State-run MENA news agency said police officer and seven conscripts were killed when a mortar shell hit the security checkpoint in al-Safa neighborhood south of the city. ...
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26 Egyptian Troops Killed in Sinai Terrorist Attack Claimed by ISIS

26 Egyptian Troops Killed in Sinai Terrorist Attack Claimed by ISIS

Friday 7 July 2017 ،
Wilayat Sinai, a group affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group frequently targets military and police personnel. Over the past months, the ISIS affiliate has focused its attacks on Egypt's Christian minority and carried out at least four deadly attacks that killed dozens, prompting military-ba ...
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Egyptian Forces Kill 16 Terrorists in Sinai Operation

Egyptian Forces Kill 16 Terrorists in Sinai Operation

Sunday 11 February 2018 ،
Wilayat Sinai group, which is affiliated with the ISIS Takfiri terrorists, has claimed responsibility for most of the assaults. In late November, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sis ordered the military to defeat terrorists in North Sinai within three months, a deadline that will expire at the e ...
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ISIS Affiliate Threatens to Launch Attacks on Egypt’s Election

ISIS Affiliate Threatens to Launch Attacks on Egypt’s Election

Monday 12 February 2018 ،
Wilayat Sinai group, which is affiliated with the ISIS Takfiri terrorists, has claimed responsibility for most of the assaults.  
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Egypt’s Forces Kill Several Terrorists in Sinai Operation

Egypt’s Forces Kill Several Terrorists in Sinai Operation

Saturday 17 February 2018 ،
Wilayat Sinai group, which is affiliated with the ISIS Takfiri terrorists, has claimed responsibility for most of the assaults.
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Fresh Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai Leave 2 Troops, 11 Terrorists Dead

Fresh Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai Leave 2 Troops, 11 Terrorists Dead

Sunday 11 March 2018 ،
Wilayat Sinai group, which is affiliated with the ISIS Takfiri terrorists, has claimed responsibility for most of the assaults.

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies