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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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Widely Censured Erbil Conference Ends in Tough Lessons, Consequences for Organizers

Widely Censured Erbil Conference Ends in Tough Lessons, Consequences for Organizers

Thursday 30 September 2021
Haider al-Abadi, stated that it condemns all calls for normalization with the Zionist regime and the recent political and social activities as an insult to the stability of Iraq and their firm stance in support of Palestine.  Nasr Coalition called the move a rebellion against the Iraqi constit ...
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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections

Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 10 October 2021 ،
Haider al-Abadi, and Shia cleric Ammar al-Hakim, who led the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq from 2009 to 2017. Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, leads the Taqaddum (Progress) movement.  It is an umbrella body for several Sunni parties, politicians, and tribal leaders from Baghdad and o ...
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Al-Kadhimi Assassination Scenario Plot Against Iraq, Axis of Resistance

Al-Kadhimi Assassination Scenario Plot Against Iraq, Axis of Resistance

Tuesday 9 November 2021 ،
Haider al-Abadi called the attack “suspicious” and urged vigilance and self-restraint. “Yesterday, the peaceful protesters were killed and today the PM is targeted. Gentlemen, we are not on the battleground.” Nouri al-Maliki, also an ex-PM and head of State of Law Coalition ...
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Iraq, Possible Options for PM, President, Parliament Speaker Posts

Iraq, Possible Options for PM, President, Parliament Speaker Posts

Monday 20 December 2021 ،
Haider al-Abadi if the political factions fail to reach a consensus on the extension of al-Kadhimi term. Undoubtedly, the most important opponents of al-Abadi will be the Kurds and Sunnis since none of them are satisfied with his administration's management to finish ISIS terrorist organization. ...
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Sadr’s Departure, SCF’s Choices for New Govt. Formation

Sadr’s Departure, SCF’s Choices for New Govt. Formation

Monday 20 June 2022 ،
Haider al-Abadi and al-Hakim from 4 to 11 seats, State of Law led by ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki from 33 to 39 seats, Determination bloc from 5 to 7, Ishraqat Kanoun from 6 to 7, National Treaty led by Faleh al-Fayadh from 4 to 8 seats, Laws Movement from 1 to 6, National Approach from 1 to 4, and the ind ...
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Sadr Supporters Occupy Iraqi Parliament for Second Time A Week

Sadr Supporters Occupy Iraqi Parliament for Second Time A Week

Saturday 30 July 2022 ،
Haider al-Abadi sought to reshuffle the cabinet. After the Sadr bloc exited government formation talks, al-Sudani was selected by consensus to face parliament for vote. However, parties must first select a president. Sadr resigned from political activity after he was not able to persuade enough le ...
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Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game

Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game

Tuesday 2 August 2022 ،
Haider al-Abadi are leading these efforts, he went on.  Also, Nechirvan Barzani, the president of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and nephew of the leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani who was an ally to al-Sadr before the latter walked out of the political process, vo ...
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Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Aspects, Challenges

Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Aspects, Challenges

Friday 25 November 2022 ،
Haider al-Abadi said in September 2014 that about 50,000 employees and soldiers in the Iraqi Ministry of Defense receive salaries without showing up to work. In August 2015, Adel Abdul Mahdi, who was the oil minister at the time, revealed that Iraq's budget from 2003 to 2015 amounted to $850 bil ...
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American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

Wednesday 8 March 2023 ،
Haider al-Abadi, both members of the SCF.  Despite the Sadrist claims that are made for pressuring the SCF and damaging its popularity among public opinion, the US Treasury Department had sanctioned the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) chairman Falih al-Fayyad and the SCF head Qais al-Khazali ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Haider al-Abadi had reiterated on several occasions that any military agreement or treaty between us and Turkey would have been terminated and not extended. Regrettably, Turkey has aligned itself entirely with the Kurdistan region, which is purportedly influenced by Zionist interests and harbors Mos ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

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