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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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China Slams US Plans to Extend Hegemony on South China Sea

China Slams US Plans to Extend Hegemony on South China Sea

Friday 26 February 2016
Xisha (Paracel) Islands in the South China Sea. Each year about $5 trillion in trade passes through the sea, which also has large deposits of oil and natural gas. China has reiterated its sovereignty over nearly all of the energy-rich South China Sea, which is also claimed in part by Taiwan, Brunei, ...
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Tensions Intensify as US Deploys Warships to South China Sea

Tensions Intensify as US Deploys Warships to South China Sea

Friday 4 March 2016 ،
Xisha (Paracel) Islands. Chinese officials were quick to dismiss such claims. “The accusation can lead to a miscalculation of the situation,” said Fu Ying, a spokeswoman for China's National People's Congress, as cited by The South China Morning Post in a Friday report. “If ...
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Chinese Warships Heading to S China Sea for Drills, Tensions with US Rise

Chinese Warships Heading to S China Sea for Drills, Tensions with US Rise

Wednesday 4 May 2016 ،
Xisha and Nansha islands, and forces of the Beihai Fleet along the way to take part in the drill. The drill aims to enhance combat readiness and practise coordination between ships and aircraft, and other forces, the navy said. Beijing is asserting its sovereignty over a big chunk of the sea, which ...
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US Military Presence Threatens China’s National Security: Report

US Military Presence Threatens China’s National Security: Report

Tuesday 5 July 2016 ،
Xisha in Chinese), another disputed area. The drill will run from Tuesday to July 11, and will involve two Chinese guided-missile destroyers, the Shenyang and Ningbo, as well as a frigate, the Chaozhou, according to the People’s Daily. The exercise has sparked fears across the region, but &ld ...
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China’s Armed Forces Warn off US Trespassing US Warship

China’s Armed Forces Warn off US Trespassing US Warship

Sunday 2 July 2017 ،
Xisha Islands without China's approval.” He added that such US behavior “violated Chinese law and relevant international law, infringed upon China's sovereignty, and disrupted the peace, security and order of the relevant waters.” China dispatched military vessels and fig ...
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Chinese Defense Official warns Over US Navy Maneuvers

Chinese Defense Official warns Over US Navy Maneuvers

Monday 3 July 2017 ،
Xisha in Chinese) in the South China Sea. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, such US behavior “violated Chinese law and relevant international law, infringed upon China's sovereignty, and disrupted the peace, security and order of the relevant waters.” Chinese Foreign Minist ...
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Chinese Armed Forces Warn off US Warship near South China Sea

Chinese Armed Forces Warn off US Warship near South China Sea

Wednesday 11 October 2017 ،
Xisha in Chinese in the South China Sea, within the framework of a so-called “freedom of navigation” operation. “In the face of repeated provocation by the US forces, the Chinese military will further strengthen preparation for combat at sea and in the air and improve the defenses ...
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US Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Warship in Vietnam Amid China Tensions

US Navy’s Nuclear-Powered Warship in Vietnam Amid China Tensions

Monday 5 March 2018 ،
Xisha islands and seven artificial islands in the Spratlys in maritime territory also claimed by Vietnam. China claims most of the South China Sea and has challenged traditional US naval supremacy in the western Pacific. South China Sea is a strategic region where more than $5 trillion of goods are ...
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China Lambastes US Claims on Alleged Militarization of South China Sea

China Lambastes US Claims on Alleged Militarization of South China Sea

Thursday 31 May 2018 ،
Xisha Islands, China should build a powerful deterrence system, including an aerial base and a roving naval force and base,” the paper said. Over the weekend, two US Navy warships, the Higgins guided-missile destroyer and the Antietam, a guided-missile cruiser, sailed within 12 nautical ...
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Chinese Navy ‘Expels US Warship from Territorial Waters

Chinese Navy ‘Expels US Warship from Territorial Waters

Wednesday 29 April 2020 ،
Xisha Islands in South China Sea (SCS). Alwaght- Chinese naval and aerial forces has “expelled” US guided missile destroyer USS Barry when it ‘trespassed’ into China's territorial waters off Xisha Islands in South China Sea (SCS). The USS Barry “trespassed” i ...

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