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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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Will Iraq Finally Manage to Expel the Uninvited US Military?

Will Iraq Finally Manage to Expel the Uninvited US Military?

Monday 18 March 2024
Baghdad stated: Military experts will monitor the end of the international coalition's military mission against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq , a decade after it began and after their successful mission in partnership with the Iraqi security and military forces. In an article detailing the Baghdad-Washin ...
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Iraqi PM’s Top Agenda in Washington Seems US Withdrawal

Iraqi PM’s Top Agenda in Washington Seems US Withdrawal

Tuesday 16 April 2024 ،
Baghdad and Washington. Meanwhile, Public Mobilization Forces, a voluntary force formed in 2014 in opposition to ISIS, can carry out large-scale attacks on American bases in the region in retaliation for these attacks. Therefore, it seems that if the US insists on staying in Iraq, the tensions betwe ...
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Hezbollah attacks Israel’s Meron airbase and Beit Hillel military base in support of Gaza

Hezbollah attacks Israel’s Meron airbase and Beit Hillel military base in support of Gaza

Friday 19 April 2024 ،
Baghdadi site with artillery shells. The group also reported that three of its members were killed in clashes with the Israeli army in southern Lebanon. Since October 7, when Israel began a devastating war on Gaza that has left at least 33,843 Palestinians dead, including many women and children, ...
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Statement of the Popular Mobilization Forces regarding the explosion in Babylon province

Statement of the Popular Mobilization Forces regarding the explosion in Babylon province

Saturday 20 April 2024 ،
Baghdad reported that these attacks targeted the primary entrance of the Kalsu base, a car garage, and two offices of the Popular Mobilization Forces, emphasizing the severity of the attacks. He also stated that the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces has been targeted with three attack ...
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Out of Frying Pan into Fire: Netanyahu Struggling after Iran Strike

Out of Frying Pan into Fire: Netanyahu Struggling after Iran Strike

Saturday 20 April 2024 ،
Baghdad will investigate the issue.  Noting that the explosions in the base were strong, Al-Mayadeen reported that the attack was carried out by drones. But some Iraqi security officials said that the attack was carried out with several missiles.  Though it is yet to be officially clear ...
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What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?

What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?

Wednesday 8 May 2024 ،
Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani and pro-Iranian political parties in the ruling parliamentary bloc the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) at a critical juncture for the Kurdistan region. Political experts believe that Barzani's consultations with senior Iranian officia ...
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Baghdad job with an address to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. But the new US envoy has made her threats to the Iraqi resistance groups even before arriving in Baghdad and with her interventionist remarks she heralded a new period of destabilizing and escalatory US policy in Iraq.  ...
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Thursday 4 July 2024 ،
Baghdad will soon host a meeting between Syrian and Turkish officials as the first step of long talks that can lead to political and field agreements. This Syrian newspaper added that Turkey asked Russia and Iraq to talk with Syria, away from the media noise and without the presence of any third pa ...
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Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Tuesday 9 July 2024 ،
Baghdad has repeatedly called Turkey's attacks on northern Iraq an example of occupation, and many areas of northern Syria and Iraq have been depopulated following successive attacks by the Turkish army.  Establishing bases for occupation  Despite the repeated warnings of resistance ...
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Yemeni Ansarullah’s Deeper Involvement in Regional Equations via Baghdad

Yemeni Ansarullah’s Deeper Involvement in Regional Equations via Baghdad

Wednesday 10 July 2024 ،
Baghdad. Asking to remain anonymous, the official said that Iraq wants this group not to have any hostile activity against any country from the Iraqi soil.  On Friday, Abu Idris al-Shorfi visited the Public Mobilization Forces (PMF) headquarters in northern Baghdad and was shown in a video cli ...

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Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad