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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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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?
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New Syria: Israel’s New Proxy in Lebanon or Tool for Engineering Regional Order?

Thursday 18 June 2026
Iraqi resistance groups have warned they are ready to fight terrorist militias acting under the Syrian government. These stances were enough to inflame considerable concerns inside Lebanon about possible sectarian Shiite-Sunni confrontations. So, the very raising of such a scenario by the American p ...
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?
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Why’s Iran Knocking out US Military’s Operational Network Rather than Naval Assets?

Friday 17 July 2026 ،
Iraq, and Western Iranian borders. Attacking this base is, in fact, blinding the US's intelligence eye. Additionally, in Kuwait, the strike location selection has been completely targeted. Ali Salem Airbase is the center for supply of fuel, forces, ammunitions, and equipment to Iraq and other A ...
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?
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Minab School Crime: Why’s US Angry with ICC Judges for Iran Visit?

Saturday 18 July 2026 ،
Iraq War. When images surfaced of Iraqi detainees being humiliated, tortured, and subjected to physical and psychological abuse by US military personnel, they sparked a global firestorm of condemnation. US Army investigations confirmed the violations, and several soldiers received prison sentences, ...
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?
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A Visit with Dangerous Agenda: What Does Lebanon’s Aoun Seek in the US?

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
Iraqi government he rejected requests to take action against Hezbollah, the possibility remains that political pressure or economic incentives from the Trump administration could push Damascus's rulers to reconsider their stance. All of this suggests that Joseph Aoun's Washington visit is f ...
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Iranian Army Warns of Stronger Response to Any Future Aggression
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Iranian Army Warns of Stronger Response to Any Future Aggression

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Iraq War and a testament to national unity against foreign-backed aggression. The statement recalled that Operation Mersad was launched in July 1988 after the terrorist group Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) and Iraqi forces began Operation Forough Javidan (Eternal Light) inside Iran. It said the Iranian A ...
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?
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Arbaeen Under the Shadow of US Hostilities: What’s Going on in Iraq?

Saturday 1 August 2026 ،
Iraq says Arbaeen observance continues despite security challenges. Alwaght- This year's Arbaeen is being observed in Iraq's holy cities of Karbala and Najaf while the US imposed war on Iran has immersed the region in growing insecurity. Reports suggest that though the war and instability ha ...
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance
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An Arbaeen of Vengeance

Friday 7 August 2026 ،
Iraq and beyond flooding the routes to Karbala, all while West Asia remains mired in security threats, political tensions, and fresh jitters over recent military escalations. Yet the sheer sea of devotees along the roads to the holy city, paired with Iraq’s smooth rollout of security and serv ...
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?
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Iraq Disarming Project: End of a Security Order or Start of Home Confrontation?

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Iraq, inside the country the political and security situation is getting tense as the end of September ultimatum for the armed groups to disarm draws closer. However, the issue of disarming the armed groups in Iraq should not be seen as a security decision or implementation of an article of the nat ...
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform
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Khatam Headquarters Merged with Armed Forces General Staff in Major Iranian Military Reform

Tuesday 11 August 2026 ،
Iraq War to coordinate Army and IRGC operations, while the General Staff evolved from the Supreme Commander’s Staff into the armed forces’ main strategic coordinating body. The two institutions remained separate for more than four decades, despite their complementary roles. The Khatam H ...
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups
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Iraq’s Weapons Restriction: A Project with Aspects beyond Simply Disarming Resistance Groups

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
Iraqi government under Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has put restriction of weapons to the state at the top of its security and political agenda, an approach that on the surface may seem to be aimed at ending armed activities outside the umbrella of the official institutions, but its real aspects go b ...

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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.