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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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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament

Saturday 15 November 2025
Brigades (Kata'ib Hezbollah), secured 5. Several smaller Shiite-affiliated lists also won a handful of seats. It is noteworthy that the Sadrist Movement, which had won 73 seats in the 2021 election, boycotted this vote. This absence allowed other Shiite factions to consolidate their gains. As a ...
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Trapped Hamas Members Case Proves an Israeli Failure
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Trapped Hamas Members Case Proves an Israeli Failure

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
Brigades have not publicly confirmed these figures. Israeli sources estimate the number at 150-200, but Hamas and Qassam Brigades have other figures.  In recent days, US fficials have explicitly stated their desire to resolve the standoff. They have asserted that following Hamas's handover ...
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One Israeli Killed and Three Injured in West Bank Stabbing
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One Israeli Killed and Three Injured in West Bank Stabbing

Tuesday 18 November 2025 ،
Brigade area, which is a common measure in the aftermath of such incidents. These operations typically include raids, checkpoints, and temporary restrictions on movement to prevent further attacks. Incidents like this often have collateral consequences. Reports from the Times of Israel note that Is ...
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Brigades in their statement cited home threats as one of the main reasons behind resistance forces keeping their arms, saying: “We need assurances for the security of Iraq and its sanctities against the threats posed by al-Jolani militias [in neighboring Syria] and the Peshmerga forces [in Kur ...
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Manpower Shortage May Cause "Complete Paralysis" in Israeli Army
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Manpower Shortage May Cause "Complete Paralysis" in Israeli Army

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
The army is struggling to fill the vacancy as more Israelis are refusing to serve or renew their military contracts. Alwaght- Israeli officials are mulling a plan to send to military service the family members of the foreign workers in the occupied territories. According to the official data of the ...
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IRGC Pays Tribute to Abu Obeida, Says Resistance Holds the Future
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IRGC Pays Tribute to Abu Obeida, Says Resistance Holds the Future

Wednesday 31 December 2025 ،
Brigades, who was killed along with members of his family and other resistance fighters. The Qassam Brigades announced his death on Monday, attributing it to an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City earlier this year. The statement described the killing as a reflection of the resilience of the Palestinian ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
Brigades (Saraya Al-Salam) as the military wing of the Sadrist Movement in the city of Amarah in southern Iraq has triggered serious concerns about the hidden hands seeking to destabilize Iraq. Earlier this week, unknown gunmen assassinated Hussein al-Allaq in the Muallemin District of Amarah, the ...
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?
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What Would Be Iranian Scenarios for a US Military Intervention?

Tuesday 13 January 2026 ،
Brigades of Iraq on Monday announced full support to the Islamic Republic in the face of any potential American military action, warning the US government that starting another war on Iran will not be easy “and will turn into a hell” that will lead to defeat of the US and destruction of ...
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
Brigades also issued a statement calling on their forces to prepare for a comprehensive confrontation. The Al-Nujaba Movement adopted a similar stance, warning that any attack on Iran could push the region toward a broad conflict. In this climate, a key message of unveiling the underground military ...
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PMF, Iraqi Military Launch Coordinated Strike on ISIS Remnants
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PMF, Iraqi Military Launch Coordinated Strike on ISIS Remnants

Monday 16 February 2026 ،
Iraq’s PMF, alongside the army, launches a major operation in the Nineveh desert targeting ISIS remnants ALWAGHT- Iraq’s PMF, alongside the army, launches a major operation in the Nineveh desert targeting ISIS remnants. The Popular Mobilization Forces launched a large-scale security operation ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.