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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 Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026
Baghdad. Alwaght- After 23 years of occupation of Iraq, the US forces are scheduled to withdraw from the country by September's end. In recent days, reports and comments by Iraqi officials suggested an accelerated process of exit of the American military. In this connection, security sources of ...
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?
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Amending Iraq’s PMF Law: Change of Structure or Nature?

Sunday 13 September 2026 ،
Baghdad to disarm resistance groups and tighten state control over them, even tying political, and particularly economic, cooperation with Baghdad to closing the case. What was the PMF draft law and why was it not passed? The draft law of the PMF was aimed at consolidating the voluntary force' ...
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?
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Peshmerga Unification Project: End of a Partisan Military or Start of Redefining Kurdistan Region’s Power?

Tuesday 22 September 2026 ،
Baghdad and foreign powers.  According to official reports, the unification process has neared its conclusion and the Peshmerga Ministry announced its aim to be completing a 11-division structure under two local commands by September's end. Meanwhile, Monday’s first-ever joint train ...
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation
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Fate of Washington-Erbil Security Pact: The Trump-Kurds Equation

Saturday 26 September 2026 ،
Baghdad. The US security agreement with the Kurdistan Region was first signed in 2016 and extended in 2022. In fiscal year 2026, Peshmerga forces received roughly $61 million through the Pentagon's counter-ISIS program, funds earmarked for equipment purchases, troop training and salary payments ...
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat
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Exit from Iraq: US Superpower Image Shattered with a Strategic Defeat

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
Baghdad on April 9, created the impression that the mission would be accomplished successfully. Bush himself hastily staged a victory celebration aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, with a large banner behind him reading 'Mission Accomplished.' He told those who had carried out the 9/11 attacks ...
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Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert
Interview

Power of Resistance Forced the US Out of Iraq: Expert

Friday 2 October 2026 ،
Baghdad-Washington relations, can affect the role of the Iraqi forces to protect security, the scale of foreign influence in this country, the regional balance of power, and the future of Iraqi security. Alwaght has talked to West Asia affairs expert Asghar Zaree, asking him questions in this regar ...
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia
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Iraq, the Graveyard of American Military Strategy in West Asia

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
Baghdad nor cementing an American-aligned order. On the contrary, it was the Islamic resistance in Iraq that won and transformed the power equations totally after two decades. In this strategic defeat for the US in West Asia, the resistance factions, the will of the Iraqi people, and the Islamic Re ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
Baghdad rejects the use of Iraqi territory as a launchpad for any attacks against Saudi Arabia or other regional countries. Al-Zaidi also highlighted Iraq's commitment to the principles of good neighborliness and respect for the sovereignty of Saudi Arabia and other nations. For his part, the S ...
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Border Closures with Iran a Serious Test of Baghdad’s Political Independence
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Border Closures with Iran a Serious Test of Baghdad’s Political Independence

Friday 23 October 2026 ،
Baghdad to restrict border interactions with Iran. The border crossing is located on the border with Iraq's Maysan province and is one of the key gateways for trade and movement of visitors between the two countries. Iraqi officials announced closure of the crossing on October 21 until further n ...
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
Baghdad Suspects Israel Targeted Chinese Air-Defense Systems Supplied to Iraqi Groups, Asharq Al-Awsat reported that Iraqi officials suspect the Israeli regime played a role in possible strikes on weapons depots belonging to resistance factions. According to the report, some of these sites housed Ch ...

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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.