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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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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026
Iraqi FM is visiting Iran amid escalating regional tensions. Alwaght- Amid the US push to obstruct Iran-Iraq economic and political relations, officials of the two neighbors hold regular meetings in a bid to boost bilateral cooperation at all levels. In this connection, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad ...
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Iranian Officials Claim US Aggression Towards Iran More Brutal Than Previous Wars in Iraq and Syria
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Iranian Officials Claim US Aggression Towards Iran More Brutal Than Previous Wars in Iraq and Syria

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
Iraq and Syria ALWAGHT- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Iran's Parliament, has made a statement asserting that the United States' actions towards Iran are more brutal than its past wars in countries like Iraq and Syria. This strong condemnation underscores the growing tension betwee ...
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What Does Trump’s “Board of Peace” Eye for  Gaza?
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What Does Trump’s “Board of Peace” Eye for Gaza?

Monday 19 January 2026 ،
Iraq with US President George W. Bush in 2003. The statement, released two days ago, characterizes the newly formed Palestinian National Committee for Gaza administration as “a vital step” toward implementing the second phase of the 20-point Gaza ceasefire agreement. The White House ass ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Iraq that will best fit its new strategies. Alwaght- The occasional US military moves in Iraq, especially amid critical regional developments, have always made news headlines and fed various political speculations. In recent days, the US once again made an important new change to the deployment of i ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Iraq in 2014, ISIS shifted to Afghanistan to make it a new stronghold for its terror cells. Under ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) name, over the part years, it has launched hundreds of operations targeting civilians and security forces of the country. Since the Taliban came to power in August 2021, ISIS has ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
Analysis

With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
Iraq. Alwaght- Concerns about re-eruption of instability of the past decade have begun to rise following fresh clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who is the current interim president of Syria. These concerns are not merely ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
Iraq. ISIS prisoners, guarding responsibility, and earlier warnings After ISIS was defeated in Syria and Iraq in 2017, thousands of its members and supporters were sent to several prisons on Syria's north and east. The most important of these prisons was Al-Shaddadi, south of Hasakah province, ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
Iraq amid turbulent conditions at home and in the region. Alwaght- The race for Iraqi prime minister's post is witnessing a dramatic comeback; one that already appears to be making Western and American officials uneasy. This follows the official announcement by Iraqi state media that Nouri al-Ma ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Iraq's Sinjar Mountains of Mosul.  Although Turkey’s primary objective along its southern borders is the elimination of Kurdish armed groups, a more strategic motive underpins these actions: competition with the Israeli regime. By occupying parts of southern Syria and exploiting the ...
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Iraq's Kurdistan region, the UAE, and Azerbaijan to impose a new equation against Tehran. Its present moves serve the sane agenda.  It also shuoud be taken into account that Central Asian states have substantial regional and international positions as they are, along with West Asian countr ...

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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.