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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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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy
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Gen. Solemani, A Living Resistance Legacy

Sunday 4 January 2026
Baghdad International Airport, General Solemani's discourse can be tracked in any political and social pro-resistance actions: From Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm to 12-day Israeli-Iranian war in June, to the fierce resistance of the Lebanese to the Israeli aggression, to the rise of Yeme ...
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
Baghdad International Airport, the memory and name of these distinguished commanders remains in the minds of the regional nations, and the passing of time has not only eroded the impacts of this incident, but also further strengthened the position of these two anti-terror commanders among the public ...
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Iran Labels US Assassination of General Soleimani an Unlawful Act of Hostility
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Iran Labels US Assassination of General Soleimani an Unlawful Act of Hostility

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Baghdad was an illegal act of aggression and a grave breach of international law, urging full international accountability. Saeed Iravani, Iran’s UN envoy, stated in a January 3 letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council president that the assassination of Lt. Ge ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Baghdad International Airport as a heinous crime and a blatant violation of Iraqi sovereignty, noting it occurred in a civilian area protected under international law and was denounced by Iraq’s religious authorities as brutal aggression. He reaffirmed Iraq’s determination to end the mi ...
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
Baghdad push for a faster Kurdish consensus. Alwaght- Weeks after announcement of parliamentary elections results in Iraq, the country has still not formed a new cabinet and the fate of two out of three key posts remains undetermined. While the talks at the heart of the capital Baghdad over reachin ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
Baghdad and Tehran are engaging in routine diplomatic talks, with Iraq’s FM visiting Iran to address bilateral relations and regional developments, an Iraqi source confirmed to Al Arabi Al-Jadeed. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Ismail Bahgai, stated the discussions will focus on s ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Baghdad and Washington. While the majority of US forces are now concentrated at Al-Harir base in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, all other US military facilities have been handed over to the Iraqi army. The first phase of the gradual, two-stage troop withdrawal, initially slated to conclude in September 20 ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
Baghdad. This strategy is part of Washington’s broader efforts to maintain its influence and decisive role in the developments of Iraq and the region. Iraq’s preventive measures Given the fact that ISIS is likely to return to Iraq as a security challenge and some foreign actors are tr ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
Baghdad, founded by Ayatollah Murtadha al-Askari, one of the key figures behind the Dawa Party. This university boasted prominent professors, including Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in Arabic language from Salahaddin University in Erbil, and ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Baghdad deployed thousands of army and PMF border guards to the shared borders with Syria to block ISIS incursions into Iraq.  Simultaneous with prison break of ISIS militants, a number of elements of this terrorist group are planned to be transferred to Iraq from Syria. Given their threat, Ir ...

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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.