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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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North Korea Tests New Weapons Aimed at Boosting Country’s Nuclear Capabilities

North Korea Tests New Weapons Aimed at Boosting Country’s Nuclear Capabilities

Sunday 17 April 2022
KCNA) reported on Sunday. This came after the country’s ruler gave a military research team important instructions on further building up the defense capabilities and nuclear combat forces, the report added. It said the test was successful, but did not specify when or where it took plac ...
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South Korea Offers Aid Package to North in Exchange of Denuclearization

South Korea Offers Aid Package to North in Exchange of Denuclearization

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
KCNA) reported on Sunday.  “I cannot but express deep regret over the said remarks of the UN secretary-general that grossly lack impartiality and fairness and go against the obligations of his duty, specified in the UN Charter, as regards the issue of the Korean peninsula,” Kim sai ...
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North Korea Vows Nuclear’ Response to Threats as US Deploys B-1B Bombers

North Korea Vows Nuclear’ Response to Threats as US Deploys B-1B Bombers

Saturday 19 November 2022 ،
KCNA said on Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made the warning after he personally oversaw Pyongyang's latest launch of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew some 1,000 kilometers before falling in waters in the East Sea, also known as Sea of Japan. Kim censured US& ...
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North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’

North Korea Tests More Ballistic Missiles, Warns May Turn Pacific into ’Firing Range’

Monday 20 February 2023 ،
KCNA news agency confirmed the country had fired two projectiles from a multiple rocket launcher, aiming at targets 395 km (245 miles) and 337 km (209 miles) away, respectively. The 600mm multiple rocket launcher mobilized in the firing... is a means of tactical nuclear weapon, capable of para ...
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North Korea Conducts Nuke Drill in Response to Planned US-South Korea Exercises

North Korea Conducts Nuke Drill in Response to Planned US-South Korea Exercises

Thursday 31 August 2023 ،
KCNA news agency. ROK is the initials of South Korea’s official name, the Republic of Korea.  Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, hours after the U.S. deployed B-1B bombers for allied air drills.  The nucl ...
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North Korea Launches First Operational Tactical Nuclear Submarine

North Korea Launches First Operational Tactical Nuclear Submarine

Friday 8 September 2023 ،
KCNA) said on Friday. “The submarine-launching ceremony heralded the beginning of a new chapter for bolstering up the naval force of the DPRK,” the KCNA said, using the initials of the North’s official name of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kim said arming the n ...
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North Korea’s Kim Departed for Russia: Media

North Korea’s Kim Departed for Russia: Media

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
KCNA. Kim praised Putin’s “correct decision and guidance... to foil the hostile forces’ escalating threats.” Kim has described the war in Ukraine as a US “proxy war” to destroy Russia. He has condemned Western military aid to Kiev and blamed the “hegemonic ...
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North Korean Spy Satellite Photographs White House : Pyongyang

North Korean Spy Satellite Photographs White House : Pyongyang

Tuesday 28 November 2023 ،
KCNA) on Tuesday, Pyongyang said the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, had reviewed satellite imagery of US military and government facilities in “major target regions,” including the Pentagon and even the White House itself.  “Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un expre ...
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US-South Korea Drills Provocative, Could Trigger Nuclear War

US-South Korea Drills Provocative, Could Trigger Nuclear War

Tuesday 5 March 2024 ،
KCNA). A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense lambasted the joint exercise between Washington and Seoul, dubbed Freedom Shield, which includes double the number of troops participating in the drill compared to last year.  In particular, the official pointed to the mobilization of ...
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North Korea’s Kim Calls on Military to Gear Up for War

North Korea’s Kim Calls on Military to Gear Up for War

Monday 18 November 2024 ،
KCNA. He emphasized the need for all participants to work tirelessly toward significantly enhancing their combat capabilities for an actual conflict. In his speech, Kim criticized the United States for its updated nuclear strategies with South Korea and its growing military cooperation with Japan, ...

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