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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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Russia Delivers Advanced MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Syria

Russia Delivers Advanced MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Syria

Sunday 31 May 2020
Russian side handed over the second batch of advanced and modernized MiG-29 fighter jets to Syria, during a ceremony at Hmeimim base,” the source said. “The warplanes flew from the Hmeimim Airbase to their deployment areas in Syrian airbases,” the source said. According to t ...
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US Mulls Deploying Troops to Tunisia amid ‘Russian Threat’ in North Africa

US Mulls Deploying Troops to Tunisia amid ‘Russian Threat’ in North Africa

Sunday 31 May 2020 ،
Russian activity in Libya, the US Africa Command said in a statement on Friday Alwaght- The US is considering deploying forces to Tunisia for training amid concern over Russian activity in Libya, the US Africa Command said in a statement on Friday As Russia continues to fan the flames of the Libyan ...
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India to Buy Russian Fighter Jets despite US Sanction Threats

India to Buy Russian Fighter Jets despite US Sanction Threats

Friday 3 July 2020 ،
Russian fighter jets along with upgradation of 59 MiG-29s, despite US threats to impose sanctions on the country over transactions with Moscow. Alwaght- Indian defense ministry has approved the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets along with upgradation of 59 MiG-29s, despite US threats to impose san ...
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What Did Trio’s Syria Virtual Conference Focus On?

What Did Trio’s Syria Virtual Conference Focus On?

Saturday 4 July 2020 ،
Russian agreement over idlib in September last year has failed as Turkey declined to disarm, as it promised under the deal, the terrorist controlling Idlib. This is preparing the ground for differences among the Astana initiative brokers. In such unclear conditions, apparently the Idlib status is a ...
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End Of Iran Arms Embargo: Aspects, Influences

End Of Iran Arms Embargo: Aspects, Influences

Tuesday 20 October 2020 ،
Russian-made S-300 systems, and additionally developed its own long-range missile system Bavar-373, outacting the Russian system. Naturally, this network need new technologies injected into it, as the country did to the Russian Kasta and Nebo SV radar systems.  The main priority for Iran is to ...
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Four Reasons Why Iraq Reducing Reliance on US, Seeking Russian Arms

Four Reasons Why Iraq Reducing Reliance on US, Seeking Russian Arms

Monday 24 May 2021 ،
Russian arms  The first and perhaps most important motivation of the Iraqi government to turn away from American weapons and the tendency to buy Russian weapons is related to the purchase and support of F-16 fighters. The Iraqi air force purchased 36 Lockheed Martin F-16 Viper fighter jets fro ...
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Are Russian-Israeli Agreements in Syria Expiring?

Are Russian-Israeli Agreements in Syria Expiring?

Monday 31 January 2022 ،
Russian and Syrian fighter jets launched joint drills over Syria's Golan Heights, part of which is occupied by the Israeli regime, setting off the alarm bells to Tel Aviv about end of its decade-long leeway to launch aggression in Syrian depth whenever it wished as the latter was busy fighting t ...
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Iraq’s Moving To Rebuild Air Force With Non-American Fighter Jets

Iraq’s Moving To Rebuild Air Force With Non-American Fighter Jets

Wednesday 9 February 2022 ،
Russian fighter jets. Since then, Baghdad put on agenda purchasing Su-57, Russia's fifth-gen multirole jet, and Mig-29, equipped with air-to-air missiles and self-controlling radars. And very recently, it gave publicity to a deal to buy JF-17 Thunder, a Sino-Pakistani-developed fighter jet, from ...
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Western Alliance in Ukraine War Is Collapsing as Gaps Deepen

Western Alliance in Ukraine War Is Collapsing as Gaps Deepen

Wednesday 4 October 2023 ،
Russian energy and non-compliance with European sanctions against Moscow.  Although Slovakia is a small country of about 5 million people, it has procured Soviet-era weapons, including S-300 missile systems, amphibious combat vehicles and the MiG-29 fighters, and with the victory of Fico, the ...
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Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation

Karabakh Mountain Range: A Fresh Battleground for India-Pakistan Confrontation

Sunday 25 February 2024 ،
Russian MiG-29 fighter jets. While reporting on this development, the Defense Blog website underscored the superiority and latent capabilities of the JF-17 fighter jets, which rival those of existing regional aircraft such as the Russian MiG-29 and Su-25. Moreover, it is reported that this variant ...

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