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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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Iraq Summons Saudi Ambassador to Protest Sectarian Remarks
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Iraq Summons Saudi Ambassador to Protest Sectarian Remarks

Sunday 24 January 2016
Hashid Shaabi units should leave the fight against terrorists of the ISIS Takfiri group to the Iraqi army and official security forces in order to avoid aggravating sectarian tensions. The Hashid Shaabi are fighting terrorism and defending the country's sovereignty and acting under the umbrella ...
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Iraqi MP Demands Expulsion of Saudi Ambassador from Baghdad
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Iraqi MP Demands Expulsion of Saudi Ambassador from Baghdad

Saturday 4 June 2016 ،
Hashid al-Shaabi, said reports suggest that Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq is trying to buy time for saving members of the ISIS terrorist group that are stuck in the beleaguered city of Fallujah. The Saudi envoy seems to have asked the Baghdad government for a 36-hour ceasefire in order to ...
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Iraq Irked by Saudi Envoy’s Provocations, Meddling
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Iraq Irked by Saudi Envoy’s Provocations, Meddling

Sunday 19 June 2016 ،
Hashid al-Shaabi, said reports suggest that Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iraq is trying to buy time for saving members of the ISIS terrorist group that were  stuck in the beleaguered city of Fallujah. Thamer al-Sabhan is the first Baghdad-based Saudi ambassador in a quarter century, but ...
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Popular Mobilization Forces Needed in Mosul Op: Iraqi Ex-Prime Minister
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Popular Mobilization Forces Needed in Mosul Op: Iraqi Ex-Prime Minister

Wednesday 29 June 2016 ،
Hashid Shaabi in Arabic, participation in Mosul’s liberation operation is necessary, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki emphasized on Tuesday. Alwaght- Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Hashid Shaabi in Arabic, participation in Mosul's liberation operation is necessary, forme ...
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Who Are Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, What Is Their Aim?
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Who Are Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, What Is Their Aim?

Sunday 10 July 2016 ،
Hashid Shaabi in Arabic, are currently one of the most significant Iraqi forces fighting the ISIS terror group in the country. The structure and organization of the PMF has been one of the issues calling attention of the political researchers during the past two years. State-sponsored umbrella orga ...
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US Defense Minister Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq before Mosul Op
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US Defense Minister Makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq before Mosul Op

Monday 11 July 2016 ،
Hashid Shaabi, in a historic operation, liberated Fallujah city from ISIS terrorist group on 26 June 2016, paving the way for  'mother of all battles, i.e. Mosul battle. On the onset of Fallujah operation the US announced that it will not help Iraqi army to retake Fallujah unless Abadi' ...
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Iraqi Forces Link up along Tigris River, Advancing on ISIS’s Last Stronghold
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Iraqi Forces Link up along Tigris River, Advancing on ISIS’s Last Stronghold

Wednesday 13 July 2016 ،
Hashid Shaabi, in a historic operation, liberated Fallujah city from ISIS terrorist group on 26 June 2016, paving the way for Mosul battle. On the onset of Fallujah operation the US announced that it will not help Iraqi army to retake Fallujah unless Abadi's government prevents PMF, mainly Shii ...
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Turkish President Distorts Iraqi Anti ISIS Mosul Offensive
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Turkish President Distorts Iraqi Anti ISIS Mosul Offensive

Wednesday 2 November 2016 ،
Hashid Shaabi. Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan on Sunday said Ankara would intervene to stop PMF by claiming that this Pro-government organization is committing crimes on the way to liberate Mosul from ISIS terrorists. In blatant interference on Iraq’s internal affairs, Erdogan caution ...
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Syrian Forces Seize Israeli-Made Weapons in ISIS Dens
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Syrian Forces Seize Israeli-Made Weapons in ISIS Dens

Monday 16 October 2017 ،
Hashid Shaabi in Arabic, discovered Israeli-made weapons at ISIS positions in the Iraqi province of Anbar. In May also, Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrested four foreign military advisers from the US and Israel, who were allegedly helping ISIS. Wahhab al-Tayee, a senior Iraqi legislator, said t ...

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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.