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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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HRW Demands Investigation over US Attack on Kirkuk, Iraq
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HRW Demands Investigation over US Attack on Kirkuk, Iraq

Monday 24 October 2016
The Human Rights Watch demanded an investigation over a recent US-led airstrike on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk
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Tensions Intensify as Bahraini Regimes Seeks Issuing Provocative Law
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Tensions Intensify as Bahraini Regimes Seeks Issuing Provocative Law

Monday 24 October 2016
Bahraini top Shiite clerics denounced the country’s move to issue personal status law for the followers of the Shiite sect
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Hawkish Israeli Minister Threatens to Destroy Gaza in Next War
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Hawkish Israeli Minister Threatens to Destroy Gaza in Next War

Monday 24 October 2016
Israeli regime’s minister for war affairs Avigdor Lieberman threatened on Monday that next war with the besieged Gazans would be their last "because we will completely destroy them".
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All Israeli War Ministers whoThreatened Us Died: Hamas Reacts to Lieberman Threats
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All Israeli War Ministers whoThreatened Us Died: Hamas Reacts to Lieberman Threats

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Palestinian Hamas resistance movement rejected recent threats by the Israeli minister of war as “worthless” on Monday
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ISIS Kills 200 Civilians as Iraqi Army Closes in on Mosul
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ISIS Kills 200 Civilians as Iraqi Army Closes in on Mosul

Tuesday 25 October 2016
ISIS terrorists kill 200 civilians in the Iraqi northern city of Mosul as national army closes in on them
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Hezbollah Call for Lebanese Unity to End Presidential Void
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Hezbollah Call for Lebanese Unity to End Presidential Void

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement calls on all political parties to unite and end the ongoing presidential void in the country
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Militants Kill 59 in Assault on Police Training Center in Pakistan
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Militants Kill 59 in Assault on Police Training Center in Pakistan

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Gunmen attacked a police training center in Pakistan killing at least 59 cadets on Tuesday
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Russia to Host Syrian FM
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Russia to Host Syrian FM

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Syrian Foreign Minister is scheduled to visit his Russian counterpart during a trip to Moscow
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Peshmerga Stops Advancing on Mosul, Begins Digging So-Called Kurdish Border
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Peshmerga Stops Advancing on Mosul, Begins Digging So-Called Kurdish Border

Tuesday 25 October 2016
The Kurdish Peshmerga forces say they have reached their set target in the ongoing Mosul liberation op and will not advance further
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Yemeni Army Captures Strategic Point on Saudi Border
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Yemeni Army Captures Strategic Point on Saudi Border

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Yemeni Army captured a strategically important point near the Saudi border
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Iraqi Military Liberates Villages 6km from Mosul
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Iraqi Military Liberates Villages 6km from Mosul

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Iraqi army advances further toward the northern city of Mosul after liberating several more villages on Tuesday.
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100 Civilians Killed in Turkish Syria Intervention: Report
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100 Civilians Killed in Turkish Syria Intervention: Report

Tuesday 25 October 2016
The illegal Turkish military intervention in Syria has left at least 100 civilians dead
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Syrian Army Liberates Strategic Hilltop in Aleppo
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Syrian Army Liberates Strategic Hilltop in Aleppo

Tuesday 25 October 2016
The Syria forces managed to gain control over a strategic hilltop in the northern Aleppo city
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2 Saudi Police Shot Dead
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2 Saudi Police Shot Dead

Tuesday 25 October 2016
Two police officers were shot dead in eastern Saudi Arabia

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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.