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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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US Hegemonic Policies Igniting Tensions in Asia-Pacific Region

US Hegemonic Policies Igniting Tensions in Asia-Pacific Region

Sunday 20 March 2016
islands in the South China Sea. The implementation of the defense pact signed two years ago with the Philippines comes at a time of heightened tension in the South China Sea. Philippines is one of the most aggressive South China Sea claimants, and designating an air base facing the Chinese Nansha Is ...
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China Slams US for Sabotaging Peace through Naval Provocations

China Slams US for Sabotaging Peace through Naval Provocations

Friday 15 April 2016 ،
islands in the South China Sea, rich in deposits of natural resources are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. The US Navy is actively opposing Chinese sovereignty over the Islands  by deploying additional warships to the disputed zone and conducting maneuvers ...
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China Censures US over its Hegemonic logic

China Censures US over its Hegemonic logic

Tuesday 26 April 2016 ،
islands and flying over them, citing the “freedom of navigation principle as an excuse. China has said it is determined and able to continue to safeguard its justified rights and interests of the Nansha Islands by legitimate means.
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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 ،
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 is a major tradin ...
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Chinese Jet Fighters Warn US Warships Sailing near Chinese Islands

Chinese Jet Fighters Warn US Warships Sailing near Chinese Islands

Tuesday 10 May 2016 ،
islands on Tuesday without the permission of the Chinese government, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said, adding that the warship was monitored, tracked and issued with a warning. It is reported that Bill Urban, the spokesman for US Department of Defense, said the freedom of navigati ...
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China Declares Readiness for War if US Attacks

China Declares Readiness for War if US Attacks

Saturday 21 May 2016 ،
islands and reefs in the South China Sea have belonged to China since ancient times. In a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Liu said that the islands and reefs in the South China Sea have belonged to China since ancient times. China was the first to discover th ...
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US Lifts Arms Embargo on Vietnam to Pressure China over Nansha Islands

US Lifts Arms Embargo on Vietnam to Pressure China over Nansha Islands

Monday 23 May 2016 ،
islands. They likely will view this possible move by the U.S. to bolster Vietnam's maritime domain awareness in the South China Sea as an effort to stand up to China's more assertive ambitions in the disputed waters, said Murray Hiebert, a senior advisor and deputy director of the Southeast ...
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Russia, China Conduct War Games amid Growing US Threat

Russia, China Conduct War Games amid Growing US Threat

Friday 27 May 2016 ،
Russian and Chinese armies are currently engaged in military drills as both countries feel threatened by increased US provocations around their borders. Alwaght- Russian and Chinese armies are currently engaged in military drills as both countries feel threatened by increased US provocations around ...
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China Rejects Hague Court Ruling on South China Sea amid US Meddling

China Rejects Hague Court Ruling on South China Sea amid US Meddling

Tuesday 12 July 2016 ،
islands and reefs of Nansha Qundao (the Nansha Islands), and inevitably concerns and cannot be separated from maritime delimitation between China and the Philippines. The Chinese government has reiterated that, regarding territorial issues and maritime delimitation disputes, Beijing does not accept ...
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US Nuclear-Powered Warship Sails Provocatively in South China Sea

US Nuclear-Powered Warship Sails Provocatively in South China Sea

Tuesday 10 April 2018 ،
islands with military facilities in the strategic sea. Alwaght- A US aircraft carrier was provocatively sailing through the South China Sea on Tuesday after China built a string of islands with military facilities in the strategic sea. The US Navy also flew a small group of Philippine generals, off ...

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