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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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Autonomy, Electoral Card of Barzani to Remain in Office

Autonomy, Electoral Card of Barzani to Remain in Office

Thursday 17 September 2015
Goran in the Iraqi parliament, said: The Movement for Change and other Kurdish parties, agree that any individual other than Barzani, even the son of Massoud Barzani can take office as the president of the Kurdistan region. The seventh meeting of the parties of the Kurdistan region including Dem ...
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Gorran Party Positions, Goals in Iraqi Kurdistan Region's Domestic Crisis

Gorran Party Positions, Goals in Iraqi Kurdistan Region's Domestic Crisis

Saturday 31 October 2015 ،
Goran Party has complained that the removal of its ministers from the government by KDP echoed an act of the dictatorships, running counter entirely to the democratic principles. The letter urged the addressed countries and organizations to hold back the Kurdistan Democratic Party from moving toward ...
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Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End
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Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Goran Fathi, a PUK member, in an interview with Al-Maalomah news agency threatened that if no agreement with the KDP on a candidate is reached, the scenario of 2018 will repeat itself.  This post is the right of the Patriotic Union and if the Democrats insist on their candidate, we will repeat ...
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Gorani, and Talabani. In addition to social influence, these tribes have military force, financial resources, and even representatives in the political structure. The overlap of party and tribal interests in Kurdistan sometimes leads to convergence and sometimes to conflict. The tribes have still ma ...

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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.