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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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ISIS Expansion to Southeast Asia: Poisonous Fruit of Saudi Arabian Trees

ISIS Expansion to Southeast Asia: Poisonous Fruit of Saudi Arabian Trees

Tuesday 30 May 2017
Maute group just close to Marawi is ongoing now in a bid to repel ISIS plans to establish its first caliphate in Southeast Asia. The analysts argue that it is not only the Philippines that is exposed to the risks of ISIS-caused security crisis, rather other nations in the same region face the same ...
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ISIS Claims Responsibility of Philippines Capital Attack

ISIS Claims Responsibility of Philippines Capital Attack

Thursday 1 June 2017 ،
Maute group are clinging to the heart of the city, threatening to kill hostages, despite air and ground attacks by security forces for an eighth day with over 100 dead so far. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who has declared martial law across Mindanao, ruled out negotiating with the militant ...
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36 Dead after Fatal Attack on Manila Resort

36 Dead after Fatal Attack on Manila Resort

Friday 2 June 2017 ،
Maute group are clinging to the heart of the city, threatening to kill hostages, despite air and ground attacks by security forces for an eighth day with over 100 dead so far.
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13 Philippines Marines Killed in Maute-Held Marawi City

13 Philippines Marines Killed in Maute-Held Marawi City

Saturday 10 June 2017 ،
Maute group have killed at least 13 Philippine marines on Friday as the battle against the terrorist groups continued in the besieged southern city of Marawi. Alwaght- ISIS-linked terrorists of Maute group have killed at least 13 Philippine marines on Friday as the battle against the terrorist group ...
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Philippine Army Launches New Anti-ISIS Offensive in Marawi

Philippine Army Launches New Anti-ISIS Offensive in Marawi

Tuesday 20 June 2017 ،
Maute group continue to engage security forces in fierce battles while controlling parts of the city.
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Philippines Obtains Chinese Weapons to Fight ISIS-Linked Terrorists

Philippines Obtains Chinese Weapons to Fight ISIS-Linked Terrorists

Friday 30 June 2017 ،
Maute terrorist groups that took control of the Philippines city of Marawi last month. Both groups have pledged allegiance to ISIS. The donation, reportedly worth $7.35 million, highlights the new era in Philippine-Chinese relations, according to Duterte, who earlier pledged to turn to China and Ru ...
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ISIS Looms over SE Asia as Group Losing Ground in W Asia

ISIS Looms over SE Asia as Group Losing Ground in W Asia

Saturday 15 July 2017 ،
Maute. These are the very latest terrorist measures in Southeast Asia by the ISIS, raising questions about the terrorist group’s military capabilities and its potential threats in that region. Official estimations by the intelligence services of the Southeast Asia maintain that now between 1 ...
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ISIS-Linked Terrorists Kill 9 Soldiers in Philippine’s Marawi Town

ISIS-Linked Terrorists Kill 9 Soldiers in Philippine’s Marawi Town

Sunday 23 July 2017 ،
Maute terrorists moved closer to the government troops and hurled a grenade at them. Galvez said the Friday attack on government troops triggered an intense day-long firefight in downtown Marawi, leaving nine soldiers dead and 49 wounded. He gave no further details. As the prolonged crisis in Mara ...
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Philippine Troops Kill 44 Pro-ISIS Terrorists in Clashes

Philippine Troops Kill 44 Pro-ISIS Terrorists in Clashes

Sunday 11 March 2018 ،
Maute groups.  “Seventy were killed and injured (on the BIFF side), we are still pursuing about 200 more,” Besana said, adding that the clash had displaced about 500 families. The BIFF members are mostly disgruntled former members of the larger insurgent group Moro Islamic Liberat ...
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Philippines’ President Urges Asia to Pursue Independent Policy, Avoid Mimicking West

Philippines’ President Urges Asia to Pursue Independent Policy, Avoid Mimicking West

Sunday 6 May 2018 ،
Maute militant group, which is affiliated with ISIS terrorist group. Duterte explained that the city of Marawi became the center of the unrest because it had the highest rates of poverty and low scores on the human development index, which a flourishing economy can change for the better. Marawi&rsq ...

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