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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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West Instrumentalizes IAEA to Undermine Iran: Ex-Nuclear Chief
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West Instrumentalizes IAEA to Undermine Iran: Ex-Nuclear Chief

Saturday 23 November 2024
Iraq. They also admitted that they created ISIS through a strategy of proxy wars to destroy the central governments in the region. He added that countries like Russia have caused trouble for Europe, the US, and the West in general. They thought that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, they could ...
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Hezbollah Tel Aviv Attack Forced Netanyahu to Yield to Ceasefire, all Hezbollah Conditions Accepted: Expert
Interview

Hezbollah Tel Aviv Attack Forced Netanyahu to Yield to Ceasefire, all Hezbollah Conditions Accepted: Expert

Monday 2 December 2024 ،
Iraq, and Yemen. So the unity of fronts still firmly stands. Hezbollah also officially announced that they are still part of the unity of fronts and their support for Gaza remains in place. Of course, they did not specify what kind of support. People only see Hezbollah's missiles fired in suppor ...
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024 ،
Iraq from Syria. Alwaght- The re-rise of the terrorists in Syria with repeat of the same surprise of 2014 that led to emergence of self-proclaimed ISIS terrorist caliphate these days is a source of concern to the Iraqi government and people in addition to the Syrians. The Iraqis, who still remember ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Iraqi members of parliament these days are taking steps towards an important law that not only can make the current period a golden one for settling the internal differences and localizing the structure of customary laws in Iraq after 2003, but also highly influence the next year elections. The age ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Iraq is a key element in Axis of Resistance and direct threat to its interests and territory should trigger its resolute response to Syria conflict. Alwaght- After a year of cooperation and inflicting a defeat on the Israeli regime in Gaza and Lebanon by the Axis of Resistance members, this time the ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Iraq is worried that Syria developments can activate ISIS, but it vowes it will firmly counter any threat. Alwaght- Syria developments have provided a proper opportunity for resurgence and power gain of ISIS terrorist group in Iraq, raising worries about activities of this takfiri group.  Over ...
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?
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What’s Motivating US Military Stay in Syria Post-Assad?

Wednesday 15 January 2025 ،
Iraq and northeastern Syria to Raqqa and areas west of the Euphrates, such as Kobani, which appear to be for the construction of new bases. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is among the sources that confirmed in a report that “US forces have sent a convoy of 50 trucks carrying prefabri ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Iraq’s PMF as Washington finds it a firm obstacle ahead of its plots in Iraq and region. Alwaght- With the assumption of power by Donald Trump, the prospects of the US tensions with the rivals and even the international partners are gaining weight and politicians in various countries are bracing for ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Iraq is pushing to enhance employment benefits of the PMF forces as a boost to this anti-terror force, but obstructions are ahead. Alwaght- While the pro-resistsnce factions in the Iraqi parliament intend to enhance the job benefits of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an appreciation of a de ...
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Historic Funeral for Sayyed Nasrallah Sends Resistance Globalized
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Historic Funeral for Sayyed Nasrallah Sends Resistance Globalized

Monday 24 February 2025 ،
Iraqi parties also joined the event.  Massive coverage by regional and international media  Since Lebanon has never seen such a funeral, hundreds of Lebanese and foreign media outlets came from various countries to record and broadcast historic and magnificent moments to the world. More ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution