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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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Philippine Troops Kill 44 Pro-ISIS Terrorists in Clashes
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Philippine Troops Kill 44 Pro-ISIS Terrorists in Clashes

Sunday 11 March 2018
At least 44 ISIS-affiliated terrorists were killed and 26 more were wounded when Philippine soldiers attacked them in southern Maguindanao .
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Israeli Regime Killed 19 Gazans Since Trump’s Al-Quds Declaration
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Israeli Regime Killed 19 Gazans Since Trump’s Al-Quds Declaration

Sunday 11 March 2018
Nineteen Palestinians have been martyred in the Gaza Strip since US President Donald Trump officially recognized al Quds
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Fear Among Muslims in Britain after "Punish a Muslim" Day Leaflets
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Fear Among Muslims in Britain after "Punish a Muslim" Day Leaflets

Sunday 11 March 2018
There is an atmosphere of fear and concern among the Muslim community in Britain after several people received letters calling on them to attack Muslims
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Russia Successfully Test-Fires Hypersonic Missile Able to Carry Nuclear Warheads
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Russia Successfully Test-Fires Hypersonic Missile Able to Carry Nuclear Warheads

Sunday 11 March 2018
Russia has successfully test fired a hypersonic air-to-surface missile for the first time, the country’s defense ministry says.
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Syrian Forces Make Progress in Push against Terrorists in Eastern Ghouta
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Syrian Forces Make Progress in Push against Terrorists in Eastern Ghouta

Sunday 11 March 2018
Syrian army forces continued their operation in the Eastern Ghouta , from where foreign-backed terrorists launch deadly attacks on civilians in Damascus.
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11 Killed after Turkish Private Jet Crash in Iran
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11 Killed after Turkish Private Jet Crash in Iran

Sunday 11 March 2018
All 11 people on board a private Turkish plane were feared dead on Sunday after it crashed on an Iranian mountainside
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Fresh Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai Leave 2 Troops, 11 Terrorists Dead
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Fresh Clashes in Egypt’s Sinai Leave 2 Troops, 11 Terrorists Dead

Sunday 11 March 2018
Fresh clashes in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula have killed 2 government troops and 16 Takfiri terrorists, a military spokesman has said.
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How Does “Trumpistic” Militarism Increase World Poverty?
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How Does “Trumpistic” Militarism Increase World Poverty?

Monday 12 March 2018
US president appears to have ushered in a new arms race across the world by raising military spending amid increasing global poverty.
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Austria’s Police Kill Knife Attacker Trying to Enter Iran Ambassador’s Home
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Austria’s Police Kill Knife Attacker Trying to Enter Iran Ambassador’s Home

Monday 12 March 2018
An assailant has tried to launch a knife attack on the residence of Iran’s ambassador to Austria in Vienna where he was killed by a security guard
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Already Peaceful Anardara District Falls to Taliban in west Afghanistan
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Already Peaceful Anardara District Falls to Taliban in west Afghanistan

Monday 12 March 2018
Taliban terrorist group seized on Monday morning control of Anardara district from Afghanistan’s government forces in the war-torn country’s western province of Farah
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Iran Foils Two Car Bombings Near Pakistan Border
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Iran Foils Two Car Bombings Near Pakistan Border

Monday 12 March 2018
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) thwarted on Sunday two car bomb attacks in Saravan city near border with Pakistan, Press TV reported
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ISIS Remnants Kill 25 in Iraq’s Diyala Province
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ISIS Remnants Kill 25 in Iraq’s Diyala Province

Monday 12 March 2018
Remnants of ISIS terrorist group have launched two separate attacks in Iraq’s Diyala Province, killing more than two dozen civilians and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) amid ongoing counter-terrorism operations to purge the extremists from all parts of the war-battered Arab country.
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49  Confirmed Dead in Nepal Plane Crash
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49 Confirmed Dead in Nepal Plane Crash

Monday 12 March 2018
At least 49 people were killed and 23 injured when a Bangladeshi passenger plane crashed in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu on Monday.
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Attack on Iran Embassy in London aimed at Assuaging Saudis after Arms Deal: Official
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Attack on Iran Embassy in London aimed at Assuaging Saudis after Arms Deal: Official

Monday 12 March 2018
The attack on Iran’s embassy in London was a "very disgraceful" bonus by the UK to sweeten a multi-billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution