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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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Iran Holds Massive Naval Drills in Southern Waters; US Withdraws Aircrafts

Iran Holds Massive Naval Drills in Southern Waters; US Withdraws Aircrafts

Thursday 10 September 2020
Iranian army has begun its major annual drills in the country’s southern waters from east of the Hormuz Strait to the northern Indian Ocean, with American and all other extra-regional military aircraft clearing the skies over the drill area following a warning from Iran’s Air Defense Force. Alwaght- ...
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What’s Driving Growing Egyptian Role in Yemen?

What’s Driving Growing Egyptian Role in Yemen?

Thursday 11 November 2021 ،
Marines as its police should not be considered a foreign military intervention. El-Sisi also said in another speech that the strait is “a matter of national security of Egypt and the Arabs. However, maintaining close ties with the Persian Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, which are Cairo& ...
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Saudi Arabia ‘Steals’ Iraq Doc Footage to Accuse Yemen Forces: Report

Saudi Arabia ‘Steals’ Iraq Doc Footage to Accuse Yemen Forces: Report

Monday 10 January 2022 ،
Marines,” it added. The network further found it “ironic” that the spokesman had alleged during the presentation that the exact location of the missiles “cannot be disclosed.” Leading several of its allies, the Saudi kingdom launched a war against the Arab world&rsquo ...
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US Navy Names Assault Ship after Operations That Killed Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians

US Navy Names Assault Ship after Operations That Killed Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians

Saturday 17 December 2022 ،
Marines, soldiers and coalition forces that took part in the First and Second Battles of Fallujah and lost their lives in the process. The goal of the First Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Vigilant Resolve, in April 2004 was to apprehend or eliminate militants, who ...
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What’s behind Arab Monarchies’ Burning Interest in Air Drills?

What’s behind Arab Monarchies’ Burning Interest in Air Drills?

Saturday 11 February 2023 ،
Marines in the Persian Gulf for protection of these sheikhdoms is indicative of the reality that every defense affair of Arab monarchies is under the US control and with the American withdrawal from the region, they will be like an orphaned child.   
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A

‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A

Sunday 9 April 2023 ،
Marines invaded, destroyed it, killed thousands of people … People are still dying from the weapons that were used with phosphorus, depleted uranium. It’s more than atrocious, it’s symbolic. Look over the past 20 years, see if you can find one sentence anywhere near the mainstrea ...
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Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport

Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport

Wednesday 26 April 2023 ،
Marines, the sailor and the soldier who were killed in the blast at Abbey Gate, and they shared the information in a private group messaging chat. The father of one of the Marines said the death of his son’s killer brings little comfort. “Whatever happens, it’s not going to bring ...
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Secret Mission in Beirut; Will Hochstein’s Trips Prevent War?

Secret Mission in Beirut; Will Hochstein’s Trips Prevent War?

Wednesday 6 March 2024 ،
Marines intervened to quell unrest in Lebanon, which led to the presence of these soldiers becoming a subject of contention in Lebanon for years. The culmination of this presence occurred in 1983 with the bombing of the US embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut, resulting in the loss of at least 300 ...
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Newly-launched IRGC Warships Join Combined Intl. Naval Drills

Newly-launched IRGC Warships Join Combined Intl. Naval Drills

Wednesday 13 March 2024 ،
The drills have been conducted to send a message of readiness to ensure freedom of navigation in the international order waters. Alwaght- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has deployed warships it recently added to its fleet to the Maritime Security Belt naval drills with China and R ...
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America sent its naval fleet to the coastal areas of the Middle East

America sent its naval fleet to the coastal areas of the Middle East

Saturday 29 June 2024 ،
Marines, trained for civilian evacuations from dangerous areas, have been deployed to the Middle East. The newspaper Politico, citing intelligence sources, previously reported that if efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement between Tel Aviv and Hamas in the Gaza Strip fail, a full-scale confrontatio ...

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