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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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Iraqi MPs Slam Turkey’s Interventionist Remarks
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Iraqi MPs Slam Turkey’s Interventionist Remarks

Thursday 22 July 2021
Iraqi legislators and politicians have reacted to recent interventionist remarks by Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu during his recent visit to the city of Sirnak in southeastern Turkey, vowing strong response to any infringement of the Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity. Alwaght- I ...
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How Is Iraq Reacting to Washington-Baghdad Agreement?
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How Is Iraq Reacting to Washington-Baghdad Agreement?

Friday 30 July 2021 ،
While the US says it continues its advisory presence, game-changing actors in Iraq want complete combat and non-combat forces exit. Alwaght- Seven years after US military redeployment to Iraq under the excuse of fighting the ISIS terrorist group, a statement coming out of the fourth round of the US- ...
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American Convoy Targeted in Iraq’s Babylon Province: Report
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American Convoy Targeted in Iraq’s Babylon Province: Report

Wednesday 1 September 2021 ،
A US military convoy reportedly has been attacked in Iraq’s Babylon Province. Alwaght- A US military convoy reportedly has been attacked in Iraq's Babylon Province. The news outlet affiliated with Iraq’s resistance groups that reported the incident on Wednesday, did not provide further de ...
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Ameri Pans Planned Deal with Saudi Company on Traffic Data
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Ameri Pans Planned Deal with Saudi Company on Traffic Data

Sunday 5 September 2021 ،
Head of the Fatah Alliance in Iraq’s Parliament criticized “unacceptable" decision by the Interior Ministry to turn over control of traffic data and security information about cars and their owners to a Saudi company. Alwaght- Head of the Fatah Alliance in Iraq’s Parliament criticized “u ...
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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections
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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 10 October 2021 ،
Iraqi people headed to the polls in snap parliamentary elections that many hope will deliver much needed reforms after decades of conflict and mismanagement. Alwaght- Iraqi people headed to the polls in snap parliamentary elections that many hope will deliver much needed reforms after decades of con ...
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A Look at Power Blocs in Road to New Iraqi Government
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A Look at Power Blocs in Road to New Iraqi Government

Thursday 21 October 2021 ،
Sadrist movement is leading. Still, it needs allies for majority. Its rival Shiite coalition, on the other side, can prove challenging. Alwaght- The results of the Iraqi parliamentary election announced by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) shattered the predictions about the futu ...
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Iraq Opposes Any form of Normalization with Israel: Prominent Cleric
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Iraq Opposes Any form of Normalization with Israel: Prominent Cleric

Tuesday 30 November 2021 ،
Iraqis vehemently oppose any form of normalization of relations with occupying Israeli regime as well as attempts to deprive the Palestinian people of their inalienable rights, prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim said on Monday. Alwaght- Iraqis vehemently oppose any form of normalization of ...
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Iraq Inter-Shiite Dialogue to Shape Contours of Next Stage
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Iraq Inter-Shiite Dialogue to Shape Contours of Next Stage

Tuesday 7 December 2021 ،
Al-Hakim will meet with al-Sadr today at his residence in Najaf to hold talks and complete the negotiations about the election case.  Now here is a question: What's behind al-Sadr's flexibility and shift of approach to dialogue after tough stances in dealing with the SCF? The fact ...
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Protect Palestinians against Israeli Settler ‘Terrorism’: PA
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Protect Palestinians against Israeli Settler ‘Terrorism’: PA

Sunday 26 December 2021 ،
The Palestinian Authority (PA) called on the international community to intervene to protect Palestinians in the face of increasing settler violence that has left hundreds injured in the West Bank in recent days. Alwaght- The Palestinian Authority (PA) called on the international community to interv ...
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Iraq’s PMF Anniversary: Rise of Savior with Historic Fatwa
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Iraq’s PMF Anniversary: Rise of Savior with Historic Fatwa

Thursday 16 June 2022 ،
The popular force saved Iraq from a grim fate when fought ISIS terrorist organization rose in 2014. Alwaght- When Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani issued a fatwa for recruitment and jihad against ISIS terrorist group in 2014, within a short time hundreds of thousands responded affirmatively and heade ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution