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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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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty
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Amid Trump’s Pressures, Al-Maliki’s Candidacy Remains Shrouded in Uncertainty

Monday 16 February 2026
Iraqi cabinet formation looks uncertain as the Iraqi factions are thinking over their next moves after US opposition to al-Maliki’s candidacy. Alwaght- Iraq's parliamentary elections of November 11 with a 55-percent turnout marked a turning point in establishing a relative political order after ...
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated
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Barrack’s Three Missions in Baghdad: Iraqis Rigid, Americans Frustrated

Friday 27 February 2026 ،
Iraqis are clinging to their independence of decision-making. Alwaght- At a time the Iraqi political factions are struggling to get the country out of a state of uncertainty and manage it politically and administratively in the best possible form with picking a new prime minister, the US has once ag ...
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Ramadan War: A Quagmire Leading to Israel Destruction
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Ramadan War: A Quagmire Leading to Israel Destruction

Sunday 8 March 2026 ،
Iraqi security source confirming that a drone belonging to Baker Hughes, an oil company, was targeted in Basra province. Reuters also reported that the Italian company Eni began evacuating foreign staff from the Zubair oil field in Basra. Furthermore, security sources in Iraq indicated that two dron ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
Iraqi resistance groups are increasingly making Iraq unsafe for American forces. Alwaght- As the region sinks deeper in a war the US and the Israeli regime waged against Iran, Iraq everyday moves closer to full involvement in a snowballing regional conflict. Firstly, as serious warnings of Iran abo ...
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation
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Ramadan War, Iraq’s Golden Opportunity to Get Rid of US Occupation

Wednesday 25 March 2026 ،
Iraqi resistance forces are moving to terminate the American military presence on their soil as Iran war unfolds. Alwaght- Over the past three weeks since the American-Israeli aggression against Iran started, one of the internal and foreign criticisms targeting Trump administration has been lack of ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Growing Role in Regional Conflict: Why and How?
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Growing Role in Regional Conflict: Why and How?

Tuesday 7 April 2026 ،
Iraqi resistance groups find this conflict the ultimate chance to end the US occupation in Iraq and secure a share in future Iraqi and regional orders. Alwaght- Iraq security situation is escalating day by day and as the Iraqi people and government support Iran in the face of the American-Israeli ag ...
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Trump’s Hard Choices: Bending to Iran’s Rights or Receiving Fresh Battleground Blows
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Trump’s Hard Choices: Bending to Iran’s Rights or Receiving Fresh Battleground Blows

Sunday 12 April 2026 ،
Iraqi Kurdistan region properly cooperated with the Islamic Republic to block anti-Iranian moves by the separatists. In military terms, too, there was a miscalculation, as the US thought Iran could not save its power and push back against aggression. Washington did not think that several weeks afte ...
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Election of Amidi As Iraq’s President: PUK Restores Power, Political Dynamics Shift
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Election of Amidi As Iraq’s President: PUK Restores Power, Political Dynamics Shift

Monday 13 April 2026 ،
Iraqi politics. Alwaght- The period of political uncertainty that has been overshadowing Iraq for months has ended following a strategic and surprising turn. The election of Nizar Amidi, the candidate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), as new Iraqi president on Sunday is not a simple change ...
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks
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Iraqi Parties Locked in Intense Negotiations for Bigger Cabinet Share as New PM Starts Talks

Sunday 10 May 2026 ،
Iraqi prime minister, politician factions are pushing to consolidate their share and position in the new government, something making Baghdad, Erbil, and Suleimanyeh scenes of political horse-trading. In this connection, Odai Abdulhadi, a member of the ruling parliamentary bloc Shiite Coordination ...
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?
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What Are the Consequences of US Kidnapping Iraq’s Resistance Commander?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Iraqi commander was taken into custody remain unclear, some sources suggest he was detained in a regional country, possibly Turkey, the UAE, or Jordan, and then handed over to the US. If Turkey’s intelligence agency, the MIT, is proven to have played a role in this operation, relations betwee ...

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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.