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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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Iran urges Iraq to uphold the agreement regarding terrorists based in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) area

Iran urges Iraq to uphold the agreement regarding terrorists based in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) area

Wednesday 29 May 2024
Iraqi Kurdistan Region. During a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday with Iraqi Minister of Interior Abdul Amir al-Shammari, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri underscored the necessity for collaborative efforts against terrorist and secessionist factions in ...
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Thursday 4 July 2024 ،
Iraqi foreign ministry stated that the attempt to bring closer the views of Syria and Turkey arose from the need of Iraq to coordinate common positions of the three countries regarding the areas under the control of the Kurdish forces in Syria's Haskeh province, the Al-hawl refugee camp, informa ...
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Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Turkish Military Advances Deep into Northern Iraq: Aspects and Ramifications

Tuesday 9 July 2024 ،
Iraqi territories in recent days. On Sunday, Turkish fighters once again bombed an area in Dohuk province in northern Iraq under the pretext of fighting PKK elements. Iraqi media reported that Turkey caused significant damage to the infrastructure and properties of these areas with its daily attack ...
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US Military Presence in Iraq to Be Officially Ended Soon

US Military Presence in Iraq to Be Officially Ended Soon

Monday 12 August 2024 ،
Iraqi foreign minister's forthcoming visit to the US, he and the US Secretary of State will hold a press conference to announce the end of the US-led international military coalition’s mission in Iraq. The withdrawal of international coalition forces from Iraq, excluding the Kurdish regio ...
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
Iraqi territorial integrity for success of agreement. Alwaght- Turkey, which has been regarded as a crisis-generating factor in the Iraqi and Syrian developments over the past decade, these days has taken a path of interaction with its neighbors. In this connection, Turkey and Iraq after several ye ...
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KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
Iraqi Kurdistan. Alwaght- Iraq's Kirkuk province, which over the past two decades has been one of the politically challenging regions of Iraq and Kurdish partisan clashes have led to constant instability in this oil-rich province, these days has molted and good news are emanating from it for Ira ...
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KRG Pledges to Iran to Tackle Threats: Envoy

KRG Pledges to Iran to Tackle Threats: Envoy

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
Iraqi Kurdistan Region, noting that officials from both sides discussed the full implementation of a security agreement between Iran and Iraq. He stated that the authorities in Baghdad and Erbil have assured that the territory of the Kurdistan Region will not be used to threaten Iran. Al-e Sadeq a ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Iraqi territory. The government claims that these attacks have practically grounded PKK and made it lose its operational forces, but the elements of the PKK every now and then carry out surprise operations against the military, causing casualties.  In the meantime, Alwaght has talked to former ...
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Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
Iraqi border, and with an area of ​​about 33,000 square kilometers, it has a population of more than 1 million. Deir Ez-Ezor connects the two neighbors of Syria and Jordan and borders the five provinces of Homs, Hama, Raqqa, Hasakah, and Rif Dimashq. Additionally, the province hosts one of the grou ...
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassam al-Araji who led a security delegation to the Iranian capital. The trips of the security officials are always low-key and usually inconspicuous, but they take place behind the scenes of very important and sensitive and influential agendas, and for this reason, ...

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