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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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Ghouta Op Continuation of Syria’s War on Terror: President Assad

Ghouta Op Continuation of Syria’s War on Terror: President Assad

Monday 5 March 2018
Deir ez-Zor; the operation in Ghouta is a continuation of combating terrorism in different places,” Assad added. The Syrian president also condemned accusations by the West over Damascus using chemical weapons, adding that such claims were only an excuse to attack the Syrian army. Most weste ...
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West’s Split Plans in Syria May Explain Recent Violence

West’s Split Plans in Syria May Explain Recent Violence

Sunday 25 March 2018 ،
Democratic Union Party of Syria, saying that Washington realizes Syria division plans by backing the Kurdish group. All these remarks signal that the concerns about Syria partition are not limited to the UN. Rather, Russia and Iran are severely uneasy with outlooks of the partition of the crisis-hi ...
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Russia Reiterates Full Respect for Syria’s Territorial Integrity

Russia Reiterates Full Respect for Syria’s Territorial Integrity

Thursday 29 March 2018 ،
Mistura on Thursday, Lavrov said that terrorists were almost completely eliminated in Eastern Ghouta, adding that there is misinformation about what happened in Ghouta and false information was provided. Unfortunately, the operation - and we are used to it already - was accompanied by a disguised c ...
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Tit for Tat: Russia to Expel 60 US Diplomat, Close Consulate in St. Petersburg

Tit for Tat: Russia to Expel 60 US Diplomat, Close Consulate in St. Petersburg

Friday 30 March 2018 ،
De Mistura that Moscow also will shut down the US Consulate General in Saint Petersburg. The measures will be reciprocal… They include expulsion of the equivalent number of diplomats and they include our decision to withdraw our agreement to allow the United States' general con ...
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Syria in Real Predicament as Foreign Intervention Continues

Syria in Real Predicament as Foreign Intervention Continues

Tuesday 24 April 2018 ،
De Mistura, as quoted by the Russian Sputnik news agency, held that last week was a “difficult and tense” week in Syria, referring to the week in which Western missile strikes took place. He added that if they do not pursue a peaceful solution in a constructive way, things could slide ou ...
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Russia, Iran, Turkey Reject Attempts to Split Syria

Russia, Iran, Turkey Reject Attempts to Split Syria

Saturday 28 April 2018 ،
Mistura, who participated in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi, the Russian top diplomat added. It turns out that were create and build, while our counterparts seek to destroy the results of our joint constructive efforts, even violating international law, just like the US, Great Brita ...
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Russia Plans Massive Mediterranean Naval Drills Amid Syria Tensions

Russia Plans Massive Mediterranean Naval Drills Amid Syria Tensions

Thursday 30 August 2018 ،
Defense Ministry reported on Thursday. In accordance with the training plan of the Russian Armed Forces, large-scale drills of the grouping of forces (troops) of the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Force will be conducted on September 1-8, 2018 in the Mediterranean Sea under the direction of Navy Co ...
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Syria Says Will Take Back Idlib

Syria Says Will Take Back Idlib

Saturday 27 October 2018 ،
Deir ez-Zor that killed at least 62 civilians. The coalition said it was targeting ISIS terrorists in the area. This is not the first time US airstrikes take the lives of civilians. The US intervened in Syria, along with Western allies in 2014 without Syrian or UN authorization.   Jaafari told ...
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Obstacles Blocking Forming Syria Constitution Committee

Obstacles Blocking Forming Syria Constitution Committee

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Despite the international consensus, what happened at the Thursday Astana summit was that no certain agreement was reached on forming the constitution committee and parties decided to finalize an agreement at the next meetings. Shortly after the meeting, the US Department of State Spokeswoman Heath ...
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Syrian Constitutional Committee: An Overview

Syrian Constitutional Committee: An Overview

Thursday 26 September 2019 ،
December 2015, the Security Council adopted the resolution 2254 dubbed “Syria transition roadmap” with a consensus of the members after the opposite powers, mainly the US and Russia, reached an agreement on the necessity of a deal pushing towards a political solution.  The resoluti ...

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