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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 Hosts Taliban Delegation for Peace Talks: Diplomat

Iran Hosts Taliban Delegation for Peace Talks: Diplomat

Monday 31 December 2018
Mattis to resign. The decision also led Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the so-called anti-Daesh coalition in Syria and Iraq, to quit. But Trump doubled down on his policy by also announcing that he would cut in half the roughly 14,000 US forces in Afghanistan. Senator Lindsey Graham, a stau ...
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Pentagon Chief of Staff Resigns after Mattis

Pentagon Chief of Staff Resigns after Mattis

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
Mattis out of his post after disagreement over Trump's decision to end the US military presence in Syria and scale it back in Afghanistan, making Trump further isolated at helm. Before leaving Pentagon, Mattis ordered withdrawal of an estimated 2,200 US forces from Syria. Mattis submitted his ...
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US Senate Breaks with Trump over Syria, Afghanistan Pullout Plans

US Senate Breaks with Trump over Syria, Afghanistan Pullout Plans

Tuesday 5 February 2019 ،
Mattis to hand in his resignation as Defense Secretary. Before the vote on Monday, McConnell said he brought the bill to let senators “speak clearly and directly about the importance of the” missions in Afghanistan and Syria. Last week, after senators pushed the amendment thr ...
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Europeans Quietly Unite to End US Godfatherhood

Europeans Quietly Unite to End US Godfatherhood

Saturday 18 May 2019 ،
Mattis resigned as Defense Secretary, Europe lost the last figure in Trump cabinet who put into account the European interests under the traditional transatlantic relations. The EU worries enlarged as a result. Carl Bildt, former Sweden prime minister, commented on the issue, saying it was an alarmi ...
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Why Is US Transferring ISIS to Afghanistan

Why Is US Transferring ISIS to Afghanistan

Thursday 23 May 2019 ،
Mattis to resign as Trump’s Secretary of Defense was the difference between him and the president over Afghanistan war doctrine. By strengthening ISIS in the north and specifically Jowzjan, Sar-e Pol, and Faryab provinces the US seeks a set of anti-Russian objectives. Here are some of them: U ...
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What Does Congress Syria Letter to Trump Indicate?

What Does Congress Syria Letter to Trump Indicate?

Friday 24 May 2019 ،
Mattis and Trump’s envoy to the US-led coalition in Syria Brett McGurk resigned as differences boiled over at the White House over Trump’s declaration. The announcement even sent the Republicans, who are led by Senator Graham Lindsey of South Carolina prominent for his support to Trump a ...
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Trump Claims He wanted to Assassinate Assad

Trump Claims He wanted to Assassinate Assad

Tuesday 15 September 2020 ،
Mattis deterred him. after previously denying an assassination was even discussed. Alwaght- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “take out” Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 but the then-Defense Secretary James Mattis deterred him. after previously denying an assass ...
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Comeback Now Thinkable? Four Trump Acquittal Consequences

Comeback Now Thinkable? Four Trump Acquittal Consequences

Wednesday 17 February 2021 ،
Mattis and Mike Esper, and any Republican political activist who did not side with him during his administration. The Republican Party, with its backing for Trump in the impeachment case, has been overshadowed by his power, and at a minimum, if the party leaders do not devise a coherent strategy fo ...
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Peace Activist Confronts CEO of US Arms Producer over Role in War Crimes

Peace Activist Confronts CEO of US Arms Producer over Role in War Crimes

Saturday 8 May 2021 ،
Mattis, who sits on the company’s board, saying he embodies the military-industrial relationship, having hopped between General Dynamics and public service several times throughout his career.  Citing the war in Yemen – where Saudi Arabia has carried out a six-year bombing campaign ...
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Afraid of Rejuvenated Yemeni Strikes, Saudis Rush for Mediation

Afraid of Rejuvenated Yemeni Strikes, Saudis Rush for Mediation

Monday 26 December 2022 ،
Mattis about a mediatory role to settle Yemen case peacefully.  In that month, Muscat hosted a meeting of Ansarullah and American representatives, their second meeting since May 2015.  Also, in mid-October 2020, Muscat mediated the agreement on the release of two American citizens impris ...

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