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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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Iran’s IRGC Navy Shows Might in Persian Gulf Parade
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Iran’s IRGC Navy Shows Might in Persian Gulf Parade

Sunday 8 October 2017
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy paraded its military might and preparedness in the Persian Gulf.
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Protesters in Morocco Demand Release of Political Prisoners
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Protesters in Morocco Demand Release of Political Prisoners

Sunday 8 October 2017 ،
Thousands of Moroccans have out in the streets of northern Casablanca city Sunday in protest against the ruling regime’s continued detention of rights activists.
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US Assisting ISIS Terrorist Group to Prevent its Annihilation: Hezbollah Leader
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US Assisting ISIS Terrorist Group to Prevent its Annihilation: Hezbollah Leader

Monday 9 October 2017 ،
The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement says the US is assisting ISIS terrorist groups in Syria to prevent the Takfiri group from being annihilated.
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US VP Left Stadium after Black Players Knelt During Anthem to Protest Racism
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US VP Left Stadium after Black Players Knelt During Anthem to Protest Racism

Sunday 8 October 2017 ،
US VP walked out of a NFL game in Indiana after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration against racism.
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How Israel Takes Advantage of Yemen Crisis?
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How Israel Takes Advantage of Yemen Crisis?

Monday 9 October 2017 ،
Yemeni sources suggest that the Israeli regime is involved militarily in Yemen crisis, seeking dominance over the Bab-el-Mandeb and the region’s rich energy sources.
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Takfiri Terrorism’s Next Station Could be Southwest Asia
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Takfiri Terrorism’s Next Station Could be Southwest Asia

Monday 9 October 2017 ،
Terrorist groups are inclined to move to Southeast Asia as they lose the edge to Iraqi and Syrian armies and find suitable conditions to reorganize there.
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Five Shiites Killed after Gunmen Ambushed Car in Baluchistan, Pakistan
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Five Shiites Killed after Gunmen Ambushed Car in Baluchistan, Pakistan

Monday 9 October 2017 ،
At Least five Shiite Muslims were killed after Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle carrying members of the Hazara community in Baluchistan Province, the second terror attack targeting members of the Shiite community in less than a week.
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Israeli Regime to Build 4,000 More Settlements in Occupied West Bank: Report
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Israeli Regime to Build 4,000 More Settlements in Occupied West Bank: Report

Monday 9 October 2017 ،
Israeli regime reportedly plans to construct some 4,000 more illegal settler units in the occupied West Bank.
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Erdogan’s Short, Long-Term Strategy for Dealing with Kurdish Breakaway Bid
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Erdogan’s Short, Long-Term Strategy for Dealing with Kurdish Breakaway Bid

Tuesday 10 October 2017 ،
In association with Iran and Iraq, Turkish leader will seek pressuring Erbil for relinquishment of its secessionist efforts.
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West-Made Arms in Hands of Terrorists: Syrian Defense Ministry
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West-Made Arms in Hands of Terrorists: Syrian Defense Ministry

Tuesday 10 October 2017 ،
Syrian Defense Ministry released footage on Monday showing arms and munitions seized from various terrorist groups throughout the country, with most of confiscated arm being made by the US or its allies.
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ISIS Terrorists Cross into Syria from US-Controlled Western Iraq: Russia
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ISIS Terrorists Cross into Syria from US-Controlled Western Iraq: Russia

Tuesday 10 October 2017 ،
Russia says the US-led international coalition is only simulating fighting ISIS terrorists in Iraq, stressing that in the US-led coalition’s area of responsibility in the western part of Iraq the area under ISIS control is expanding.
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Yemeni Forces Launch Missile Attack at Saudi Military Base
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Yemeni Forces Launch Missile Attack at Saudi Military Base

Tuesday 10 October 2017 ،
Yemeni forces have fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi army command center in Jizan region, al-Masirah television network reported on Tuesday.
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Hackers Stole Top-Secret US War Plans against North Korea: Official
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Hackers Stole Top-Secret US War Plans against North Korea: Official

Tuesday 10 October 2017 ،
A South Korean official says 235GB of top-secret military documents, including plans for a war with North Korea, have stolen by Pyongyang from a data centre in Seoul.
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Pope to Visit Myanmar as Rohingyas Ethnic Cleansing Continues
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Pope to Visit Myanmar as Rohingyas Ethnic Cleansing Continues

Tuesday 10 October 2017 ،
Pope Francis is to visit Myanmar in November as the Buddhist country’s military is widely blamed for committing ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslim minority.

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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