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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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Al Shabab Takfiri Terrorists Kill Six in Somalia Attack
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Al Shabab Takfiri Terrorists Kill Six in Somalia Attack

Sunday 10 September 2017
al-Shabab group said it was behind the attack. We are behind the attack at the Hiran governor's headquarters. There are casualties. We targeted the workers of the Hiran administration, said Abdiasis Abu Musab, an al-Shabab spokesman. The town is about 340km north of the capital Mogadishu. Resi ...
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Over 30 Killed as Terrorists Hit Somalia’s Mogadishu
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Over 30 Killed as Terrorists Hit Somalia’s Mogadishu

Saturday 14 October 2017 ،
terrorists around and inside the popular Safari Hotel. Witnesses said the blast, which threw a thick cloud of smoke into the sky that could be seen across the city, badly damaged a nearby hotel and left scenes of devastation on the busy road. There was no immediate claim of responsibility so far. ...
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Death Toll from Somalia’s Capital Terror Attack Rises to 231
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Death Toll from Somalia’s Capital Terror Attack Rises to 231

Sunday 15 October 2017 ،
terrorists controlled Mogadishu between 2007 and 2011 but withdrew as fighting raged. African Union peacekeepers also drove them out of most other territory they controlled.
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Death Toll from Somalia’s Deadliest Incident Tops to 300
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Death Toll from Somalia’s Deadliest Incident Tops to 300

Monday 16 October 2017 ،
al-Shabab terrorist group is waging an insurgency against the UN-backed government and its African Union allies in a bid to topple the weak administration and impose its own terror regime. The terrorists controlled Mogadishu between 2007 and 2011 but withdrew as fighting raged. African Union peacek ...
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Qatar Embassy Seriously Damaged in Somalia’s Deadly Attack, 300 Killed
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Qatar Embassy Seriously Damaged in Somalia’s Deadly Attack, 300 Killed

Monday 16 October 2017 ،
terrorists controlled Mogadishu between 2007 and 2011 but withdrew as fighting raged. African Union peacekeepers also drove them out of most other territory they controlled.
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11 Somalis Killed in Terrorist Attack Near Mogadishu
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11 Somalis Killed in Terrorist Attack Near Mogadishu

Sunday 22 October 2017 ،
al-Shabab, but no group has claimed the massacre. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has vowed to ramp up the fight against al-Shabaab that has been spreading mayhem in the Horn of Africa state since 2006.
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Wahhabi Women Spreading Hate Online, German Intelligence Warns
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Wahhabi Women Spreading Hate Online, German Intelligence Warns

Wednesday 27 December 2017 ،
terrorists. The BfV head added that women returning to Germany from ISIS strongholds “had become so radicalized and identify so deeply with ISIS-ideology that, by all accounts, they must also be identified as terrorists… we have to keep them in our sights.” Early this month the ...
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27 Killed as Al-Shabab Twin Car Bombings Hit Somali Capital
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27 Killed as Al-Shabab Twin Car Bombings Hit Somali Capital

Saturday 24 February 2018 ،
al-Shabab terrorist group, were carried out almost simultaneously in two different parts of the capital, police said, adding that the first explosives-laden car went off after militants breached a checkpoint near the president’s residence, the Villa Somalia, by shooting at security guards. &l ...
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6 Killed, 16 Wounded Suicide Blast Hits Govt. Offices in Somali Capital
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6 Killed, 16 Wounded Suicide Blast Hits Govt. Offices in Somali Capital

Monday 10 September 2018 ،
al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack. Last week, a car bomb attack destroyed another district office in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab frequently carries out bombings and gun attacks in Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia. The terrorists were forced out of Mogadishu by African U ...
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Somali Leaders Reject ’Illegal’ Deal with American Oil Company
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Somali Leaders Reject ’Illegal’ Deal with American Oil Company

Sunday 20 February 2022 ،
al-Shabab terror group and Daesh militants who were driven out of Iraq and Syria, pose the main threat to the government's control, and reportedly roam freely across regions outside the capital, Mogadishu. The terrorists launch regular attacks on government, military and civilian targets. They ...

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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.