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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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No Animal in Their Zoo Can Tell Bear What to Do: Russian DM Says Referring to NATO

No Animal in Their Zoo Can Tell Bear What to Do: Russian DM Says Referring to NATO

Wednesday 22 February 2017
General National Congress – agreed upon setting up a Government of National Accord (the GNA) that would form the Presidency Council.
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Iran’s Defense Minister Talks with Russia, Syria Counterparts Over US Aggression

Iran’s Defense Minister Talks with Russia, Syria Counterparts Over US Aggression

Wednesday 12 April 2017 ،
General Sergey Shoigu and Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, discussed the situation in the region following a US missile strike on Syria last Friday and said it runs counter to international law and encourages terrorists. The Russian defense ministry issued a statement saying, the ministers discuss ...
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Russia Terms Terrorism Major Global Danger, Syria Top Victim

Russia Terms Terrorism Major Global Danger, Syria Top Victim

Wednesday 26 April 2017 ،
General Staff announced that the Russian Aerospace Forces have conducted more than 23,000 sorties and carried out around 77,000 airstrikes since the start of its operation against terrorism in Syria. In a speech delivered at the Conference, Chief of the Main Operations Department of the Russian Gen ...
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In Two Months Syrian Army Liberated over 38,000 SQ KM of Land: Russian DM

In Two Months Syrian Army Liberated over 38,000 SQ KM of Land: Russian DM

Sunday 13 August 2017 ،
General Staff’s Main Operations Department Sergei Rudskoi , late on July, said that the Syrian army controls 74,200 square kilometers territories, some four times larger than 19,000 square kilometers territories that the army used to seize in 2015. For nearly six years, Syria has been fightin ...
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Russia, Qatar Boost Military Ties amid Persian Gulf Crisis

Russia, Qatar Boost Military Ties amid Persian Gulf Crisis

Wednesday 25 October 2017 ،
General Sergey Shoigu and Qatari Minister of State for Defense Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah. The representatives of Rosoboronexport and the Qatari Defense Ministry signed a memorandum and a frame contract on the military and technical cooperation in the two ministers’ presence. Previously, ...
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ISIS No Longer Controls Territory in Syria: Russia MOD

ISIS No Longer Controls Territory in Syria: Russia MOD

Thursday 7 December 2017 ،
General Valery Gerasimov said. “Therefore, as of today, there’s no territory controlled by ISIS in Syria,” he added. Gerasimov made the announcement during an annual briefing for foreign military attachés. After being briefed on the successful military operation on both ba ...
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US-Led NATO Starts Europe’s Biggest Artillery Drill Amid Russian Concerns

US-Led NATO Starts Europe’s Biggest Artillery Drill Amid Russian Concerns

Friday 9 March 2018 ،
General Timothy McGuire, the deputy commanding general of US Army Europe, called it “a great readiness-building exercise,” as quoted by Stars and Stripes. This year, the drill has nearly tripled in size compared with last year and reached its peak in post-Soviet times, Pentagon newspape ...
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Russia Kherson Withdrawal: Accepting Defeat or Tactical Retreat?

Russia Kherson Withdrawal: Accepting Defeat or Tactical Retreat?

Saturday 12 November 2022 ،
General Sergey Vladimirovich Surovikin, the commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine, in remarks to the Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pointed to the Ukrainian attacks on the civilians, saying that “if the Kiev regime launches a more devastating attack on the Kakhovka dam, there would be flo ...
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Moscow Security Conference Represents a Platform Displaying Transition to Multipolar World Order

Moscow Security Conference Represents a Platform Displaying Transition to Multipolar World Order

Friday 18 August 2023 ،
General Aziz Nasirzadeh, deputy chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces who headed a high-ranking military delegation to Moscow, addressed Ukraine war, saying tat the fomenters of this war should review their approach and know that endangering the safety of others can cause a reaction tha ...
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How’s Russian Def. Minister’s Iran Visit Significant to Tehran-Moscow Alliance?

How’s Russian Def. Minister’s Iran Visit Significant to Tehran-Moscow Alliance?

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
General Kioumars Heydari visited Moscow during Army 2023 military exhibition in Russia that led to agreements on upgrading military contacts and cooperation, the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited Tehran on Wednesday, signaling acceleration of a growing trend in the two countries’ ...

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