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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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US Nuclear Weapons Base Commander in Turkey Arrested in Post-Coup Purge

US Nuclear Weapons Base Commander in Turkey Arrested in Post-Coup Purge

Sunday 17 July 2016
Incirlik airbase, which houses US nuclear weapons, has been detained by Turkish authorities for complicity in the attempted coup. Alwaght- A commander of Turkey’s Incirlik airbase, which houses United States nuclear weapons, has been detained by Turkish authorities accused of complicity in the ...
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Coup Push Erdogan to Restore Good Relations with Russia, Iran?

Coup Push Erdogan to Restore Good Relations with Russia, Iran?

Sunday 24 July 2016 ،
Incirlik airbase, which is home to US jets, received help from the US forces present there, and in they fueled from the American facilities. The US, however, rushed to deny the allegations, arguing that such claims could hurt the two countries' relations. The EU, on the other side, has blasted ...
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Syrian Crisis Heralds Collapse of Security Council

Syrian Crisis Heralds Collapse of Security Council

Thursday 29 September 2016 ،
Incirlik Airbase in neighboring Turkey, used for strikes. Add to this the fact that the US-backed terrorists in southern Syria are less in number and position convenience than in north, as it is impossible to inject a huge number of terrorist forces in a short time in south. Therefore, it must be n ...
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Southern Syria, New Battle Front?

Southern Syria, New Battle Front?

Friday 7 October 2016 ،
Incirlik Turkish airbase currently at the disposal of the US and its allies. This is while US-backed terrorists in southern Syria have very limited maneuverability options.   Refugees Influx to Jordan If a new battle front is opened in southern Syria, Jordan is also set to suffer the consequ ...
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Germany Mulls Transferring Troops from Turkey to Jordan

Germany Mulls Transferring Troops from Turkey to Jordan

Tuesday 6 June 2017 ،
Incirlik air force base in Turkey to Jordan after Ankara denied German lawmakers a visit to the military airport. Alwaght- German officials say Berlin will have to pull its forces out of the Incirlik air force base in Turkey to Jordan after Ankara denied German lawmakers a visit to the military airp ...
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Germany Withdraws Military from Turkey’s Incirlik Airbase

Germany Withdraws Military from Turkey’s Incirlik Airbase

Thursday 28 September 2017 ،
Incirlik airbase, amid a deepening row between the two NATO military alliance countries. Alwaght- The German military has completed its withdrawal from Turkey’s Incirlik airbase, amid a deepening row between the two NATO-member countries. The move comes after Turkey refused Ankara’ ...
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17 Factors Signaling US-Turkey Alliance is Ending

17 Factors Signaling US-Turkey Alliance is Ending

Thursday 16 August 2018 ،
Incirlik airbase for bombing Iraq. 4. When in 2004, the then-US President George W. Bush exposed to CNN his administration’s Greater Middle East program, Erdogan, dreaming of restoring Ottoman Empire, came against the idea, saying Washington’s plan was dangerous to the region. 5. In 20 ...
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Turkey-NATO Challenges: Is Turkey Expelling or Exit Possible?

Turkey-NATO Challenges: Is Turkey Expelling or Exit Possible?

Thursday 17 October 2019 ،
Incirlik airbase in Turkey.  Although the gap between the NATO and Turkey is never new and Turkey already widened it with pressing ahead with its S-400 air defense deal with Turkey or launching two anti-Kurdish operations in Syria, the question is that how long the West and Turkey can go on wi ...
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Evacuating Incirlik Airbase Could Mark End To US-Turkey Alliance

Evacuating Incirlik Airbase Could Mark End To US-Turkey Alliance

Saturday 19 September 2020 ،
Incirlik airbase to another base in one of the Greek islands. Washington Examiner news website, quoting Senator of Wisconsin who chairs Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Ron Johnson, reported that the UN navy is building a base in Crete island in the Souda Bay south of the country.  How did ...
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US Must Look in Mirror before Accusing Turks of Genocide: Erdogan

US Must Look in Mirror before Accusing Turks of Genocide: Erdogan

Tuesday 27 April 2021 ،
Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey.  

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