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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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What are US Aims Behind ISIS Transfer from Iraq’ Mosul to Syria’s East?
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What are US Aims Behind ISIS Transfer from Iraq’ Mosul to Syria’s East?

Monday 17 October 2016
al-Nusra Front, is now under a tough encirclement imposed by the Syrian army in Aleppo, and as the encirclement continues, the Syrian government’s forces get further chances to advance to the heart of Aleppo and the city’s outskirts particularly the northern outskirt. Once Aleppo is libe ...
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German, French and Russian Leaders Meet over Syria
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German, French and Russian Leaders Meet over Syria

Wednesday 19 October 2016 ،
al-Nusrat Front. Al-Nusra Front, which has recently renamed itself and claimed to have broken up with al-Qaeda, is one of the handful of terrorist groups that have mingled with almost all the other militant outfits fighting in Syria, including inside Aleppo. The Syria has set up humanitarian corri ...
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Iraqi MP: Victory over ISIS Sooner than Expected, Terrorists’ Escape to Syria Tactical
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Iraqi MP: Victory over ISIS Sooner than Expected, Terrorists’ Escape to Syria Tactical

Wednesday 19 October 2016 ،
al-Nusra Front, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and Ahrar ash-Sham. All of them derive from a single ideology but under different brands. Their thought aims at partitioning and destroying the region. This is a standing project designed by some regional as well as Western governments. So, best possible coordin ...
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Is Ukrainian Crisis Tied to Syrian Conflict?
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Is Ukrainian Crisis Tied to Syrian Conflict?

Friday 21 October 2016 ،
al-Nusra Front, and what it called moderate Syrian opposition groups. The Syrian conflict overshadowed the European leaders' meeting while the main agenda of the meeting was discussion of Ukraine crisis. The sources suggested that Syria crisis was incorporated in Ukraine meeting at the insisten ...
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Russia Accuses West of Protecting Al-Nusra to Topple Syrian Govt.
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Russia Accuses West of Protecting Al-Nusra to Topple Syrian Govt.

Friday 21 October 2016 ،
al-Nusra Front terrorist group in a bid to use them to topple President Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minister said. Alwaght- The West is trying to protect al-Nusra Front terrorist group in a bid to use them to topple President Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minister said. Sergei Lavrov also s ...
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Toyota List Implicates Arab States in ISIS Funding
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Toyota List Implicates Arab States in ISIS Funding

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
al-Nusra Front terrorist group with arms shipments across the border on a daily basis. Turkey is also responsible for the infiltration of militants to Syria through its border. The list can go on. But for now, the Toyota list must suffice to implicate Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan in the ...
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Arab League’s Plan to Invade Syria Faces Serious Challenges
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Arab League’s Plan to Invade Syria Faces Serious Challenges

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar are engaged in secret talks on a plan to launch a US-led military aggression on Syria. Alwaght-Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar are engaged in secret talks on a plan to launch a US-led military aggression on Syria. According to sources, senio ...
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Saudi Wealth Silences France over Regime’s Crimes in Yemen, Syria: French Journalist
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Saudi Wealth Silences France over Regime’s Crimes in Yemen, Syria: French Journalist

Wednesday 26 October 2016 ،
Saudi Arabia uses its wealth to seduce French government into silence over its crimes in Yemen and support for terrorists in Syria Alwaght- Saudi Arabia uses its wealth to seduce French government into silence over its crimes in Yemen and support for terrorists in Syria, a French journalist told Spu ...
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UN Performance in West Asian Crises
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UN Performance in West Asian Crises

Friday 28 October 2016 ،
al-Nusra Front) terrorist groups. This reasoning pushes Moscow and Tehran to oppose removal of President Assad. On the opposite side there are the US and the EU that to some degree agree with this Iran-Russia argument, believing that removal of the Syrian president can happen only when there is an a ...
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Kurdish-Syrian Alliance against Turkish Aggression
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Kurdish-Syrian Alliance against Turkish Aggression

Friday 28 October 2016 ،
al-Nusra Front) and its allies in southwestern Aleppo.  Last Friday, the Russian General Staff said that terrorists used the humanitarian pause in Aleppo to reinforce and prepare new attacks on the outskirts of the city. A group of over 1,200 militants, including 30 suicide-bombers, is prepar ...

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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.