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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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Iraqi Army Declares Hawija Liberated from ISIS Terrorists
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Iraqi Army Declares Hawija Liberated from ISIS Terrorists

Thursday 5 October 2017
Iraqi forces have retaken the town of Hawija and the surrounding area from ISIS Takfiri terrorist group, the country’s military said in a statement.
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3 US Commandos Killed in Niger Ambush
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3 US Commandos Killed in Niger Ambush

Thursday 5 October 2017 ،
Three US Army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger.
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Iraq Not Pursuing Armed Confrontation with Kurds: Premier
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Iraq Not Pursuing Armed Confrontation with Kurds: Premier

Thursday 5 October 2017 ،
Iraq’s prime minister says his country is not pursuing an armed clash with Kurdish Iraqi authorities after the region’s controversial secession referendum.
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Terrorists Ejected from 90% of Syrian Territory: Report
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Terrorists Ejected from 90% of Syrian Territory: Report

Thursday 5 October 2017 ،
Around 90 percent of Syria has been liberated from terrorist groups, according to Andrey Novikov, the head of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center has said..
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US Strategy Aims to Prolong Afghan War: Ex-President Karzai
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US Strategy Aims to Prolong Afghan War: Ex-President Karzai

Thursday 5 October 2017 ،
Former Afghan President Karzai has once again censure the US’ new strategy toward his country, saying it carries a “message of war and bloodshed” in the region.
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India Says Air Force Capable of War with China
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India Says Air Force Capable of War with China

Thursday 5 October 2017 ،
The Indian Air Force says it is ready for a two-front war with China, the country’s Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa has said.
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Syrian President Assad Rejects Iraq’s Kurdistan Referendum
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Syrian President Assad Rejects Iraq’s Kurdistan Referendum

Thursday 5 October 2017 ،
Syrian President has expressed his absolute rejection of any attempt to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq or regional countries.
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Iranophobic Allegations in Service of Saudis’ Regional Interventionism
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Iranophobic Allegations in Service of Saudis’ Regional Interventionism

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
The Arab kingdom, in race with Tehran over regional leadership, unfairly resorts to Iranophibia to tarnish image of the increasingly popular Iran.
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Syrian Troops Attacked by ISIS from US Controlled Area: Russian MoD
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Syrian Troops Attacked by ISIS from US Controlled Area: Russian MoD

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
- Russia says an area around the US Al-Tanf base near the Syrian-Jordanian border is used by ISIS terrorists to attack Syrian troops and civilians.
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Saudi-Led Alliance Blacklisted for Killing Yemeni Children
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Saudi-Led Alliance Blacklisted for Killing Yemeni Children

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
The UN has added a Saudi-led military coalition to a blacklist of child rights violators for killing and injuring of hundreds of children in war-torn Yemen.
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Rohingyas Trapped in Myanmar Starving to Death
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Rohingyas Trapped in Myanmar Starving to Death

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
Rohingya Muslims trapped inside Myanmar are dying of hunger while many are in need of medical care in northern Rakhine State.
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US Warships Approaching Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang to Test Missile
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US Warships Approaching Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang to Test Missile

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
US warships and a nuclear-powered submarine are on their way to the Korean Peninsula to prepare for a potential war with North Korea.
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Saudi King Salman’s Golden Escalator Malfunctions During Russia Visit
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Saudi King Salman’s Golden Escalator Malfunctions During Russia Visit

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was badly embarrassed upon arrival in Russia when his golden escalator malfunctioned.
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UAE Spends Millions to Cover-Up Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses
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UAE Spends Millions to Cover-Up Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses

Friday 6 October 2017 ،
The UAE has been spending millions to cover-up human rights violations by Egypt’s oppressive regime, leaked emails show.

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies