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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 on the Eve of Civil War

Turkey on the Eve of Civil War

Wednesday 15 October 2014
Hürriyetreported that the air strikes caused “major damage” to the PKK, while the Kurdish Firat news agency said there had not yet been any confirmation of casualties and losses on the rebel side . The People’s Defence Force (HPG), the armed wing of the PKK, confirmed several air strikes in Hakkari ...
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America to Train 2,000 Syrian Terrorists in Turkey

America to Train 2,000 Syrian Terrorists in Turkey

Sunday 16 November 2014 ،
Hürriyet Daily News . America will primarily provide weapons and ammunition for the FSA terrorist, with the costs of the training provided by Washington, to kill and displace more and more Syrian civilians .  Around 2,000 FSA mercenaries are slated to be given military training, which is set to be ...
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Assad Accuses Erdogan of Supporting Takfiris

Assad Accuses Erdogan of Supporting Takfiris

Wednesday 4 March 2015 ،
Hürriyet Daily News quoted Syria's official news agency SANA as reporting on Tuesday . The visiting delegation, led by Dogu Perincek, the head of the ultranationalist Land Party, includes various members of Turkish opposition parties . Erdogan leads with a destructive policy that does not ...
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Turkish Media Face Over 150 Gagging Orders

Turkish Media Face Over 150 Gagging Orders

Saturday 30 May 2015 ،
Hürriyet news paper, counts following ten issues out of 150 that prevent Turkish media from reporting on: 1. Turkey's massive graft investigation of Dec. 17, 2013 that was the most controversial case of corruption probe. 2. The ISIS raid on Turkey's Mosul consulate, in which some 49 member ...
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Turkey not Fulfilled its Nuke Duties

Turkey not Fulfilled its Nuke Duties

Monday 1 June 2015 ،
Hürriyet news paper reported.  Türkiye Atom Enerjisi Kurumu (TAEK) should fulfill the IAEA recommendations on its nuclear energy facilities in particular Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, developed by Russia in the country’s southern province of Mersin. A leading absence is the definition “of ...
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Turkey Security Forces Confiscate 30 Suicide Belt, As ISIS Backfires on Backer

Turkey Security Forces Confiscate 30 Suicide Belt, As ISIS Backfires on Backer

Sunday 16 August 2015 ،
Hürriyet Daily News cited a senior Turkish official who asked for anonymity, adding that some people were detained in connection to the sized vests.  “Some of these vests were designated for specific individuals,” the senior official confirmed. The official said the security forces discov ...

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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