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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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Largest-ever US-Philippines Military Exercises Expected Amid Tensions with China

Largest-ever US-Philippines Military Exercises Expected Amid Tensions with China

Wednesday 23 March 2022
Indo-Pacific region.” Bargeron went on to say that Balikatan (2022) coincides with the 75th anniversary of US-Philippine security cooperation, adding that, “Our alliance remains a key source of strength and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.” Major General Charlton Sean Gaerla ...
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US Warns India of China, Russia Threat

US Warns India of China, Russia Threat

Tuesday 12 April 2022 ،
Indo-Pacific” underpinned by respect for national sovereignty and the rule of law, but “we’re facing urgent and mounting challenges to this shared vision.” Beijing is undermining security in the region by building “dual-use infrastructure” along its border with I ...
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China May Have Used Huawei to Disrupt American Nukes: CNN

China May Have Used Huawei to Disrupt American Nukes: CNN

Sunday 24 July 2022 ،
Indo-Pacific” as its greatest military challenge and seeks to rally its allies into formal and informal alliances against Beijing, the alleged threat posed by Huawei precedes both the Trump and Biden administrations.  As early as the Obama administration, the FBI was monitoring the insta ...
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US House Speaker Starts Indo-Pacific Visit, No Mention of Taipei

US House Speaker Starts Indo-Pacific Visit, No Mention of Taipei

Sunday 31 July 2022 ،
Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan,” her office said in a press release on Sunday. “The trip will focus on mutual security, economic partnership and democratic governance in the Indo-Pacific region,” the release said. Pelosi, who i ...
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What’s Causing Chinese-Israeli relations Downturn?

What’s Causing Chinese-Israeli relations Downturn?

Sunday 21 August 2022 ،
Indo-Pacific region to distance countries from Chinese influence.  The UAE's $2 billion investment on farms across India, assisted by Israeli-provided technologies, is part of this strategy announced over the past months.  However, Beijing has many choices in West Asia for expanding ...
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North Korea Fires 2 More Ballistic Missiles

North Korea Fires 2 More Ballistic Missiles

Saturday 1 October 2022 ،
Indo-Pacific Command said that it is aware of this missile test and the current assessments show that these missile tests are not an immediate threat to the personnel or territory of the United States or its allies. North Korea fired missiles before and after Harris' visit to South Korea, which ...
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US Ready to Go to War with China over Taiwan: Congressman Michael McCaul

US Ready to Go to War with China over Taiwan: Congressman Michael McCaul

Sunday 9 April 2023 ،
Indo-Pacific region would serve as a “deterrent for peace” since “you don’t have NATO in the Pacific.”  He then obnoxiously claimed that doing otherwise would mean inviting “aggression and war.”  Later on Saturday, McCaul also ...
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Australia Lures Soldiers with Bonus to Stay in Military amid Tensions with China

Australia Lures Soldiers with Bonus to Stay in Military amid Tensions with China

Tuesday 2 May 2023 ،
Indo-Pacific, and that intense competition between the US and China was defining the region, and that the major power competition had potential for conflict. Relations between China and Australia have been strained since 2018 when Australia became the first country to ban Chinese telecom giant Huaw ...
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US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

US Expresses Frustration over China’s Dismissal of Pentagon’s Purported Overtures

Sunday 28 May 2023 ،
Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner said on Thursday the Pentagon’s attempts to reach out to China’s military in recent months have been either rejected or ignored. The US Department of Defense (DOD) is keen to maintain open lines of communication with China in the military domain ...
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Standing with Gaza: Yemeni Army’s Red Sea Operations Cause Jitters in Tel Aviv

Standing with Gaza: Yemeni Army’s Red Sea Operations Cause Jitters in Tel Aviv

Saturday 16 December 2023 ،
Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic, that is, between Asia and the Western world. Ship throughput is the same as that of the Suez Canal, about 20,000 a year or more than 50 a day, and both account for about 12 percent of global trade and 30 percent of container trade, worth over $1 trillion. For these r ...

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