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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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Egypt’s Sisi Vows Fighting Terrorism as Troops’ Death Toll Tops 54
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Egypt’s Sisi Vows Fighting Terrorism as Troops’ Death Toll Tops 54

Sunday 22 October 2017
army and police positions in the Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 50. These heroes have set an example in bravery and dedication to their homeland, and their sacrifices will not go in vain, El-Sisi said, according to the statement. He also called on officials to exert all possible efforts to capt ...
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Opposition Party Calls on Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s President to Step down
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Opposition Party Calls on Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s President to Step down

Monday 23 October 2017 ،
army backed bay Popular Mobilization Forces launched last week a multi-fronted operation on the Kurdish-held areas in Kirkuk, Saladin, Diyala provinces and recaptured almost all disputed areas after Kurdish Peshmerga forces withdrew from there.  
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Retreating Kurdish Militias Destroy Infrastructure as Iraqi Forces Advance on
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Retreating Kurdish Militias Destroy Infrastructure as Iraqi Forces Advance on

Monday 23 October 2017 ،
army backed bay Popular Mobilization Forces launched last week a multi-fronted operation on the Kurdish-held areas in Kirkuk, Saladin, Diyala provinces and recaptured almost all disputed areas after Kurdish Peshmerga forces evacuated, including Altun Kupri.  
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Iraqi PM Rejects US Sec. Comments on Volunteer Forces Fighting ISIS Terrorists
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Iraqi PM Rejects US Sec. Comments on Volunteer Forces Fighting ISIS Terrorists

Monday 23 October 2017 ،
army against the ISIS terrorist group needed to leave the Arab country now that the battle was drawing to a close. Tillerson described the popular forces as foreigners. “The foreign fighters in Iraq need to go home and allow the Iraqi people to regain control,” Tillerson said in the Sau ...
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Syrian Forces Advance on in War on ISIS in Deir-ez-Zor
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Syrian Forces Advance on in War on ISIS in Deir-ez-Zor

Monday 23 October 2017 ،
army units engaged in fierce clashes with ISIS terrorist groups in Howeijet Saqer and al-Sinaa neighborhood, as the army air force and artillery directed intensive strikes on ISIS fortifications and hideouts in the neighborhoods of al-Sheikh Yassin, Souk al-Hal, Sinema Fouad Street, al-Howeiqa, al-J ...
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Kurdish Region Defeated, Divided: Who Is Traitor?
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Kurdish Region Defeated, Divided: Who Is Traitor?

Tuesday 24 October 2017 ،
army to the (Kurdistan Regional Government) KRG, have lost major areas including Sinjar, Nineveh Plains, and Makhmur in past few days. But he still resists accepting the reality that his dangerous scheme for separation from Iraq is far from practical. With the Iraqi government, regional actors, and ...
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US-Backed Kurds Take Syria’s largest Oil Field: Opportunities, Challenges
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US-Backed Kurds Take Syria’s largest Oil Field: Opportunities, Challenges

Wednesday 25 October 2017 ،
army’s retaking of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk from the Kurdistan Regional Government in north of the country on Friday following the unconstitutional independence referendum and can provide the Syrian Kurds with opportunities and challenges. First opportunity is a financial one. By taking co ...
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Syria Urges UN to Halt US Crimes against Civilians
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Syria Urges UN to Halt US Crimes against Civilians

Tuesday 24 October 2017 ،
army and its allies, further discloses the “suspicious” and “subversive” role of this coalition, said the Foreign Ministry. This proves the coalition’s “frantic” efforts to derail the advance of the Syrian Arab Army and its allies following their victories ...
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Israeli Premier Sympathizes with Secessionist Iraqi Kurds
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Israeli Premier Sympathizes with Secessionist Iraqi Kurds

Wednesday 25 October 2017 ،
army. The premier is not the only Israeli official who has been trying to add fire to the flames and escalate the tensions by making provocative remarks. Just a few days ago, Israel’s Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said, “The issue at present is ... to p ...
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Iraq Launches Final Operation to Oust ISIS Terrorists
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Iraq Launches Final Operation to Oust ISIS Terrorists

Thursday 26 October 2017 ،
army has launched a three-pronged offensive aimed at liberating the final ISIS-occupied areas in the country’s western Anbar province. Alwaght-The Iraqi army has launched a three-pronged offensive aimed at liberating the final ISIS-occupied areas in the country’s western Anbar province. The a ...

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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.