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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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ICC Prosecutor Calls for Probe into Crimes Committed against Rohingya
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ICC Prosecutor Calls for Probe into Crimes Committed against Rohingya

Friday 5 July 2019
The International Criminal Court prosecutor has filed a request with judges to open a formal probe of crimes against humanity committed by the Myanmarese Buddhist regime against the Rohingya Muslims.
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US Levies Sanctions on Myanmarese Army Chief over Rohingya Crimes
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US Levies Sanctions on Myanmarese Army Chief over Rohingya Crimes

Wednesday 17 July 2019
The US State Department has imposed sanctions on chief of Myanmarese army and three other top officers over atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the Buddhist-majority country.
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UN Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses over Rohingya Genocide
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UN Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses over Rohingya Genocide

Monday 5 August 2019
The UN called on the world leaders to impose sanctions on companies linked to the Myanmarese military, saying foreign firms doing business with them could be complicit in international crimes.
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At Least 10 Dead, Dozens Missing after Landslide in Myanmar
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At Least 10 Dead, Dozens Missing after Landslide in Myanmar

Saturday 10 August 2019
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide caused by severe rains buried homes and buildings in southern Myanmar on Friday, Reuters reported.
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200,000 Rohingyas Rally in Bangladesh Camps to Mark Genocide Day
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200,000 Rohingyas Rally in Bangladesh Camps to Mark Genocide Day

Sunday 25 August 2019
Almost 200,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have participated in a gathering in Kutupalong camp on Sunday to markthe second anniversary of the Myanmarese army’s brutal crackdown that displaced them, AFP news agency reported.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Faces First Legal Action over Rohingya Genocide
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Faces First Legal Action over Rohingya Genocide

Thursday 14 November 2019
Human rights groups have filed a case against several Myanmarese officials including the Buddhist regime’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi to hold them accountable for the state-sponsored atrocities perpetrated against the Rohingya Muslim minority group.
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Suu Kyi in World Court as Myanmar Faces Genocide Case
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Suu Kyi in World Court as Myanmar Faces Genocide Case

Tuesday 10 December 2019
Myanmar’s de facto ruler Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Tuesday for a highly anticipated genocide case against her regime.
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Report Reveals Israeli Regime ‘Shameful Role’ in Myanmarese genocide of Rohingya Muslims
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Report Reveals Israeli Regime ‘Shameful Role’ in Myanmarese genocide of Rohingya Muslims

Thursday 12 December 2019
Israeli regime gave Myanmar “toll and space” playing a “shameful role” in the Buddhist regime’s genocidal campaign against Rohingya Muslims, The Haaretz newspaper reported citing Tel Aviv’s arms sales to the Southeast Asian as well as the regime’s attempts to forge closer relations with the country’s officials.
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Myanmar Army Shells Rohingya Muslims’ Village, Kills Two Women
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Myanmar Army Shells Rohingya Muslims’ Village, Kills Two Women

Saturday 25 January 2020
Myanmarese military shelled a village belonging to minority Rohingya Muslims on Saturday, killing at least two women, one pregnant, and injuring seven others.
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Myanmar Regime Kills Five Rohingya Muslims, Including Child, in Rakhine
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Myanmar Regime Kills Five Rohingya Muslims, Including Child, in Rakhine

Monday 2 March 2020
Myanmarese Buddhist regime has killed at least five Rohingya Muslims, including a child, in western state of Rakhine, where state-sponsored violence has prevailed in recent years.
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Rohingya Refugees Mark Anniversary of Exodus to Bangladesh
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Rohingya Refugees Mark Anniversary of Exodus to Bangladesh

Tuesday 25 August 2020
Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh have held a silent protest on Tuesday to mark the third anniversary of a crackdown on the Muslim minority by Myanmar that killed thousands of them.
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Myanmar Army Acknowledges ‘Possible Wider Patterns’ of Violence against Rohingya
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Myanmar Army Acknowledges ‘Possible Wider Patterns’ of Violence against Rohingya

Wednesday 16 September 2020
Myanmar’s military has acknowledged for the first time the “possible wider patterns of violations” against Rohingya Muslims, who are a minority in the Buddhist-majority country.
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Myanmarese Military Launch Coup, Detain Leaders
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Myanmarese Military Launch Coup, Detain Leaders

Monday 1 February 2021
Myanmar’s military, in an apparent coup, detained the country’s President Win Myint and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as well as other senior figures from the ruling party taking control of the country for one year.
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Bangladesh Sends More Rohingya Refugees to Remote Islands
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Bangladesh Sends More Rohingya Refugees to Remote Islands

Tuesday 2 February 2021
Bangladesh has sent more than 1400 Rohingya refugees to remote islands in the Bay of Bengal.

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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