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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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How Bosnian Weapons Sold to Saudi Arabia End up at Syria-Based Terrorists’ Hands
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How Bosnian Weapons Sold to Saudi Arabia End up at Syria-Based Terrorists’ Hands

Monday 23 July 2018
The documents, some lying amid smashed guns and shrapnel, provided the most intriguing paper trail yet discovered of just who is producing the weapons that have armed the Assad regime’s most ferocious Islamist opponents  The documents, some lying amid smashed guns and shrapnel, p ...
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Iraq May End US Military Presence Soon
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Iraq May End US Military Presence Soon

Wednesday 13 February 2019 ،
The Iraqi parliament prepares for a draft bill that will require Washington that has forces on its soil since 2003 to leave. Alwaght- The US military presence in Iraq is to end within a short time, just contrary to the plans of the White House officials and mainly President Donald Trump who dream of ...
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How Likely Is ISIS Reorganization?
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How Likely Is ISIS Reorganization?

Wednesday 13 March 2019 ،
The terrorist group was defeated in Syria and Iraq but it appears that it is rising in other regions, though the eyed regions are not open to its ideology. Alwaght- The ISIS terrorist group is these days in its shakiest position. Syrian Kurdish forces are intensifying their attacks on the terror gro ...
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Iraqi Children Born Near US Military Base Show Elevated Rates of ’Serious Congenital Deformities: Study
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Iraqi Children Born Near US Military Base Show Elevated Rates of ’Serious Congenital Deformities: Study

Sunday 1 December 2019 ،
More than decade and a half after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, a new study found that babies are being born today with gruesome birth defects connected to the ongoing American military presence there. More than decade and a half after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, a new study found th ...
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From Cluster Bombs to Toxic Waste: Saudi Arabia Creating Next Fallujah in Yemen
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From Cluster Bombs to Toxic Waste: Saudi Arabia Creating Next Fallujah in Yemen

Saturday 21 March 2020 ،
From dumping toxic waste into the sea to littering Yemen’s farms with tons of unexploded cluster bombs, Saudi Arabia is creating a legacy so toxic in Yemen that experts believe it could take a century to undo.   As the world’s focus turns to the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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17 Years Of War Crimes: Iraq To Sue US
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17 Years Of War Crimes: Iraq To Sue US

Friday 18 December 2020 ،
The US apparently committed war crimes in Iraq by using depleted uranium and indiscriminate attacks. Now Iraqi is prosecuting it. Alwaght- Iraq plans to sue the US in Swedish and German courts for violating its sovereignty and use of uranium munitions in the war.  Hatef al-Rakabi, the advisor ...
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US Navy Names Assault Ship after Operations That Killed Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians
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US Navy Names Assault Ship after Operations That Killed Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians

Saturday 17 December 2022 ،
The US Navy has named a next-generation helicopter assault ship the USS Fallujah, almost two decades after the western Iraqi city was the scene of bloody battles that killed hundreds of civilians. The US Navy has named a next-generation helicopter assault ship the USS Fallujah, almost two decades af ...
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A

Sunday 9 April 2023 ،
Israel decided in the 1970s, it made a fateful decision to choose expansion over security. Well, that meant that Israel was dependent for its security and support by the United States. That’s the bargain. If you choose expansion over security, you depend on a powerful state. If the US changes its po ...
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Israeli Warplanes Launch Fresh Aggression on Besieged Gaza Strip
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Israeli Warplanes Launch Fresh Aggression on Besieged Gaza Strip

Saturday 13 May 2023 ،
Israeli regime’s warplanes launched a fresh round of airstrikes on Gaza in the early hours of Saturday, the fifth consecutive day of relentless Israeli aggression against the besieged strip. Alwaght- Israeli regime's warplanes launched a fresh round of airstrikes on Gaza in the early hours of Sa ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Iraq is worried that Syria developments can activate ISIS, but it vowes it will firmly counter any threat. Alwaght- Syria developments have provided a proper opportunity for resurgence and power gain of ISIS terrorist group in Iraq, raising worries about activities of this takfiri group.  Over ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures