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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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UNSC Votes in Favor of Syria Truce Resolution amid US-Russia Spat

UNSC Votes in Favor of Syria Truce Resolution amid US-Russia Spat

Sunday 25 February 2018
The United Nations Security Council has vehemently voted in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid access and medical evacuations. Alwaght- The United Nations Security Council has vehemently voted in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate 30-day tru ...
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Iraqi Forces Kill 22 ISIS terrorists in Nineveh Province

Iraqi Forces Kill 22 ISIS terrorists in Nineveh Province

Monday 16 April 2018 ،
Tal Afar, located 63 kilometers west of Mosul, while the rest were nabbed in different parts of Mosul. Last week, Iraqi security forces announced that more than 20 ISIS terrorists had been killed in several security operations west of Mosul. On 9 December, 2017, Iraq’s Prime Minist ...
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Iraq Summons Turkish Ambassador to Protest Airstrikes

Iraq Summons Turkish Ambassador to Protest Airstrikes

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Tal Afar against Turkish soldiers in Afrin” and said it showed “how accurate our decision was.” “This attack proved that the terrorists who were piling up on our border, would eventually target us. It is known that the USA has 22 bases in the region and more than 20,000 truc ...
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US, Turkey Know Where ISIS Leader Is: Syrian UN Envoy

US, Turkey Know Where ISIS Leader Is: Syrian UN Envoy

Saturday 2 March 2019 ،
The US and Turkey know the whereabouts of ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Ja’afari said on Friday. Alwaght- The US and Turkey know the whereabouts of ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Ja'afari said on Frid ...
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Voices from Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting

Voices from Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting

Saturday 6 July 2019 ،
Conditions in Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone is very different than the ‘reality’ depicted by the Western press. A little over a year ago — just after the Syrian army and its allies liberated the towns and villages around eastern Ghout ...
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Reasons Behind Azerbaijani FM’s Visit to Iran?

Reasons Behind Azerbaijani FM’s Visit to Iran?

Friday 11 December 2020 ،
Afarin and Qiz Qalasi dams to produce power.  
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What’s Behind US Elimination of ISIS Leader?

What’s Behind US Elimination of ISIS Leader?

Monday 7 February 2022 ،
Tal Afar area, 70 kilometers from the Iraqi city of Mosul, to a Turkmen family. He was an officer in the Iraqi army during the Ba'athist regime rule, studied at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences in Mosul, and joined Al-Qaeda in 2003, the year the American invasion toppled Saddam Hussein rule.&nbs ...
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Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert

Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert

Thursday 13 October 2022 ،
Talabani, the former president of Iraq and the leader of the Patriotic Union, the Union suffered organizational weakness. Therefore, the Kurdish parliamentary bloc, whose majority is formed by the Kurds of the Democratic Party, insists that an option affiliated with this party should be chosen for t ...
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Tal Afar and Mosul. Also control of Sinjar means security dominance over a large part of the Iraqi-Syrian borders from Rabia to borders of northern Al Anbar. That is why after ISIS obliteration, other terrorist groups like PKK set their eyes on it. Given the fact that KRG leaders are closing their e ...
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Tel Aviv Taking Cowardly Revenge on Palestinian Prisoners for Its Gaza Loss

Tel Aviv Taking Cowardly Revenge on Palestinian Prisoners for Its Gaza Loss

Wednesday 25 October 2023 ،
Afar prison west of Ramallah.  According to these Palestinian sources, the Israeli occupation forces had detained Hamdan on October 22 during massive detentions in raids on the West Bank after the start of Hamas operation.  The statement stresses that the Israeli occupation has started a ...

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