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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 Military Presence in Iraq to Be Officially Ended Soon

US Military Presence in Iraq to Be Officially Ended Soon

Monday 12 August 2024
. Sources have stated that during the Iraqi foreign minister's forthcoming visit to the US, he and the US Secretary of State will hold a press conference to announce the end of the US-led international military coalition’s mission in Iraq. The withdrawal of international coalition forces ...
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
. Alwaght- Turkey, which has been regarded as a crisis-generating factor in the Iraqi and Syrian developments over the past decade, these days has taken a path of interaction with its neighbors. In this connection, Turkey and Iraq after several years of border disputes over Turkish army presence in ...
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KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
. Alwaght- Iraq's Kirkuk province, which over the past two decades has been one of the politically challenging regions of Iraq and Kurdish partisan clashes have led to constant instability in this oil-rich province, these days has molted and good news are emanating from it for Iraqis.  8 m ...
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KRG Pledges to Iran to Tackle Threats: Envoy

KRG Pledges to Iran to Tackle Threats: Envoy

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
. Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq praised the positive outcomes of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's recent visit to Iraq. The ambassador emphasized the significance of the president's trip to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, noting that officials from both sides discuss ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
. Alwaght- Everything started with a controversial proposal. Devlet Bahceli, the leader of National Movement Party of Turkey, called for end of hostility between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). As a political partner of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the government, Bahceli pr ...
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Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
. Alwaght- Despite the relative calm in various parts of Syria, Deir Ez-Ezor has a different story and every now and then clashes erupt between the Arab tribes and uninvited guests in this province.  Clashes between some Arab tribes of Deir Ez-Ezor with the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic F ...
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
. Alwaght- In the continuation of the active Iranian diplomatic traffic in recent days, in an important development, Tehran hosted Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassam al-Araji who led a security delegation to the Iranian capital. The trips of the security officials are always low-key and usually ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
. Alwaght- Less than a year to end of the legal term of the parliament and while precise date for the next year elections is not yet set, the Iraqi members of parliament these days are taking steps towards an important law that not only can make the current period a golden one for settling the inter ...
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
. Alwaght- With the fall of President Bashar al-Assad government in Syria, Turkey has secured a strategic position that makes it one of the biggest beneficiaries of Syrian opposition victory. The strategic priorities like protection of border security and return of the Syrian refugees allow Ankara t ...
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024 ،
. Alwaght- The massive Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon over the past year and recently on Syria shows that the Israeli leaders have evil plans for West Asia region and find the chaos in Syria the best opportunity to realize a long-chased dream. Cairo-based Al-Habtoor Research Center in a det ...

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