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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, Big Illegal Arms Market
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Iraq, Big Illegal Arms Market

Wednesday 11 May 2022
Anbar, and parts of Kirkuk starting from 2014. ISIS control armed a large part of the Iraqi tribes directly or indirectly. Also, during anti-ISIS campaigns, a large part of arms left behind by the militias were seized by army personnel and sold in black markets. Even some semi-heavy weapons found th ...
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Rockets Hit Air Base Housing US Forces in Iraq’s Anbar
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Rockets Hit Air Base Housing US Forces in Iraq’s Anbar

Tuesday 31 May 2022 ،
Anbar. Alwaght- A barrage of rockets targeted Ain al-Asad Air Base housing US forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar. An Iraqi security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Arabic service of Russia’s Sputnik news agency that five Katyusha rockets targeted the vicinit ...
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Iraqi Resistance Group Urges Parliament to Response to Turkey’s Attacks on Tourist Resort
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Iraqi Resistance Group Urges Parliament to Response to Turkey’s Attacks on Tourist Resort

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Anbar province under different titles. Their activities are not limited to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region,” he said. At least four missiles hit the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district of the Kurdistan region, district mayor Mushir Mohammed told The Asso ...
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Israeli Regime Forces Kill 2 Palestinians, Injure 1 during Raid near Ramallah
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Israeli Regime Forces Kill 2 Palestinians, Injure 1 during Raid near Ramallah

Monday 3 October 2022 ،
Anbar, both residents of Jalazone, and injuring a third, identified as Salamah Ra'fat, from the town of Beir Zeit. The soldiers took away the bodies of the slain Palestinians and detained the injured. With the killing of Basbous and Anbar, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire s ...
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Iranians Attend Huge Funeral for Victims of Terror Attack in Shiraz
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Iranians Attend Huge Funeral for Victims of Terror Attack in Shiraz

Saturday 29 October 2022 ،
Anbar on January 8, 2020, after launching a wave of attacks to retaliate against the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani. The IRGC chief stressed that the Iranian nation is inspired by Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam and the grandson of Pr ...
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What’s behind Attack on Iran’s Lebanon-bound Fuel Convoy in Iraqi-Syrian Border Crossing ?
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What’s behind Attack on Iran’s Lebanon-bound Fuel Convoy in Iraqi-Syrian Border Crossing ?

Thursday 10 November 2022 ،
Anbar.  As a result of the equations driven by the emergence of ISIS terrorist group, the forces of the Axis of Resistance— a regional alliance comprised of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Palestine— find the common Iraq-Syrian border as the core linking ring and facilitator ...
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Airstrike Hits Iranian Aid Convoy on Iraqi-Syrian Border
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Airstrike Hits Iranian Aid Convoy on Iraqi-Syrian Border

Monday 30 January 2023 ،
Anbar and entering Syria’s northeastern province of Deir ez-Zor. Alwaght- An Iranian convoy of more than two dozen trucks carrying foodstuff, including flour and rice, has come under aerial attack as it was leaving the western Iraqi province of Anbar and entering Syria’s northeastern province ...
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Iran Has Foiled US Schemes to Control West Asia: IRGC Quds Force Commander
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Iran Has Foiled US Schemes to Control West Asia: IRGC Quds Force Commander

Wednesday 22 February 2023 ،
Anbar and at another airbase in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region. Iran said the missile strike was only a “first slap” in its process of taking “hard revenge” and that it would not rest until the US military leaves the Middle East in disgrace.  
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What’s behind US Suspicious Movements in Ein Al-Asad Base?
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What’s behind US Suspicious Movements in Ein Al-Asad Base?

Tuesday 2 May 2023 ،
Anbar province. American military helicopters transported these soldiers to the base, which is under unprecedented security measures.  “The security forces stationed in Ein al-Asad do not know the reasons for the deployment of these forces and the tasks assigned to them,” said the ...
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Anbar. That is why after ISIS obliteration, other terrorist groups like PKK set their eyes on it. Given the fact that KRG leaders are closing their eyes to PKK crimes, the group is running rampant around Sinjar and its vicinity.  An excuse to Turkish occupation  Havin ...

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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