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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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Turkey Crackdown on Kurds Killed over 160 Civilians

Turkey Crackdown on Kurds Killed over 160 Civilians

Monday 11 January 2016
Cizre in Sırnak Province was an unborn child, who was killed by a gunshot to his mother's womb, the group said. The mother, Guler Yanalak, was seven month’s pregnant at the time and reportedly survived the injury. The HRFT said at least 22 people were killed in their homes, some of them f ...
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Domestic Pressures Mounting on Erdogan over His Policies

Domestic Pressures Mounting on Erdogan over His Policies

Tuesday 26 January 2016 ،
Cizre, and Sirnak. It has also used heavy weaponry to confront the militia forces belonging to the PKK and the rallies of the civilians who were protesting the wide range of the conflicts. All these measures by the Turkish government have pushed the life of the Turkey's Kurdish citizens in to a ...
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Turkish People Flee Diyarbakir as Government Intensify Crackdown

Turkish People Flee Diyarbakir as Government Intensify Crackdown

Thursday 28 January 2016 ،
Cizre near the Syrian border, and nine others in Sur on Tuesday. The Turkish army claims it has killed 134 Kurdish fighters in the ancient Sur district since December. The district has also witnessed severe damage since then. The 24-hour curfew zone has been extended to five more districts in Diyar ...
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30 People Trapped in Turkey’s Cizre, Death Toll on Raise

30 People Trapped in Turkey’s Cizre, Death Toll on Raise

Monday 1 February 2016 ،
Cizre district of Turkey’s Sirnak Province, where the Turkish military is fighting Kurdish militants. Alwaght- 31 people had been trapped in a basement of a building in the Kurdish town of Cizre for over a week, with 6 already dead because of their injuries. Ambulances and aid workers have been den ...
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Turkey’s Army Massacred Kurds in Military Operation: Demirtas

Turkey’s Army Massacred Kurds in Military Operation: Demirtas

Wednesday 10 February 2016 ،
Cizre during a recent operation against militants. Alwaght- Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) says Turkish government troops massacred civilians in Cizre during a recent operation against militants. The southeastern town of Cizre has been under a punishing curfew for six weeks as the ...
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Turkish Army Slain 800 PKK Members, 128 Civilians in Southeastern Provinces

Turkish Army Slain 800 PKK Members, 128 Civilians in Southeastern Provinces

Saturday 13 February 2016 ،
Cizre and Sur . Alwaght- Turkish military has killed more than 800 members of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the country's southeastern towns of Cizre in Sirnak Province and Sur in Diyarbakır province. In a statement posted on its website, the Turkish General Staff said 16 members of the ...
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Turkish Military Left 150 Kurds to Burn to Death

Turkish Military Left 150 Kurds to Burn to Death

Saturday 20 February 2016 ،
Cizre in Turkey’s southeast. Alwaght- Turkish military have allegedly burned about 150 Kurds alive who had been trapped in basements of different buildings, in the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre in Turkey's southeast. Kurdish lawmaker, Feleknas Uca, in the Turkey’s parliament on Friday made ...
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Protests in London against Turkey’s Crackdown on Kurds

Protests in London against Turkey’s Crackdown on Kurds

Monday 7 March 2016 ،
Cizre in Turkey's southeast last month.  
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Turkey Possibly Sent Apology Letter to Syria: Turkish MP

Turkey Possibly Sent Apology Letter to Syria: Turkish MP

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
Cizre in southeastern Turkey, which lies near the border with Syria and Iraq, on March 2, 2016 Ultimately, Baluken suggested that it is entirely possible that Damascus has already been sent a letter of apology, in secret. For example, we did not know anything about the letter that was sent to Mosco ...
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Turkey Declares War on PKK after Attack in Cizre; 11 Killed 75 Injured

Turkey Declares War on PKK after Attack in Cizre; 11 Killed 75 Injured

Saturday 27 August 2016 ،
Cizre district of the southeastern province of Sırnak early on Aug. 26 The explosion caused huge damage in the riot police station building. Smoke still rises from the scene after PKK militants attacked a police checkpoint in Cizre, Turkey  A statement released by the Sırnak Gove ...

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