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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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Blackwater Returns to Iraq under New Name

Blackwater Returns to Iraq under New Name

Thursday 18 May 2017
Baghdad-Amman Highway which plays role of a lifeline for the Iraqi capital. Second, the most surprising issue for the Iraqi people is that the new contractor is originally the Blackwater though under a new brand. The Backwater is remembered by the Iraqis for its shocking massacre. In September 2007 ...
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US Security Firms Return to Iraq Heralds Security Challenges

US Security Firms Return to Iraq Heralds Security Challenges

Wednesday 31 May 2017 ،
Baghdad-Amman highway as the US military cannot step directly in the Iraqi legal and civilian affairs for some sensitivities, and so this company can fill the vacuum and serve many Washington's security objectives in Iraq. Security companies like Olive Group need instability to expand business ...
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Iraqi Army Liberates Border Crossing to Syria from ISIS

Iraqi Army Liberates Border Crossing to Syria from ISIS

Saturday 17 June 2017 ،
Baghdad-Amman route. ISIS seized al-Waleed in May 2015, almost a year into its deadly terror campaign in Syria and Iraq. It used the bridgehead to expand its grip there to the entirety of the common border. Syrian forces are, meanwhile, advancing toward al-Tanf, where the US forces have been ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise