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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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EU Launches Military Alliance Separate from US-Led NATO

EU Launches Military Alliance Separate from US-Led NATO

Monday 13 November 2017
PESCO, or Permanent Structured Cooperation, was signed by 23 members of the 28-strong European Union on Monday. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini supported the move, hailing it as an “historic moment.” Backed by a €5-billion ($6.5-billion) EU defense fund, PESCO “wil ...
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EU Must Act Without Asking US: French Defense Minister

EU Must Act Without Asking US: French Defense Minister

Saturday 17 February 2018 ،
PESCO, aimed at developing new military equipment and improving cooperation and decision-making. Senior US officials voiced doubts about the EU plan this week, fearing it could draw resources away from NATO or become a protectionist umbrella for European defense manufacturers. NATO Secretary-Gener ...
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Defense Independence from US: EU Challenges, Potentials

Defense Independence from US: EU Challenges, Potentials

Sunday 2 September 2018 ،
PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation) pact meant to coordinate inter-EU defense manufacturing, expanding security cooperation, encouraging joint investment, and gaining further independence in decision making. The PESCO sought to tell the US that it was different from the earlier announcements m ...
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Europeans Quietly Unite to End US Godfatherhood

Europeans Quietly Unite to End US Godfatherhood

Saturday 18 May 2019 ،
PESCO) would “produce duplication, non-interoperable military systems, diversion of scarce defense resources and unnecessary competition between NATO and the EU”. The warning comes while over the past year, the Trump administration has been pressing the EU to increase its military spend ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise