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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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Iraq Future Parliamentary Election
Analysis

Iraq Future Parliamentary Election

Saturday 15 March 2014
Iraqi religious and political elite should do their best to encourage people to participate in the election strongly. Iraqi people should pass this transition period, knowing that only through participating in a fair and free election they can build Iraq in a way that deserves its name and ancient c ...
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Opportunists Behind ISIS  Terrorist Group Attack on Iraq

Opportunists Behind ISIS Terrorist Group Attack on Iraq

Wednesday 23 July 2014 ،
Iraqi forces near Tikrit.  The ISI terrorist group was the successor organization of al-Tawhid wal-Jihad terrorist group, an al-Qaida linked terrorist formed in 1990s in Faluujeh and Ramdi by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a militant from Jordan who ran a paramilitary training camp in Afghanistan. In late 20 ...
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The Failure of Three Plots in Iraq

The Failure of Three Plots in Iraq

Sunday 17 August 2014 ،
Iraqi interests to achieve their objectives. Alwaght-These days, there are multi-dimensional challenges in West Asia in particular in Iraq. The interests of countries such as America, Britain, Turkey and Al-Saud in Iraq have been endangered, because of Nouri Al-Maliki's government and its measu ...
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Shiites and the Future of Iraq
Analysis

Shiites and the Future of Iraq

Monday 18 August 2014 ،
Iraqi politician and spokesman for the Islamic Dawa Party that is led by Nouri al-Maliki, in a domestic process proved that Iraq's political system is able to solve the most critical problems in the shortest time possible and without foreign interference, while enemies of Iraq believed that Bagh ...
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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead
Analysis

Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead

Sunday 31 August 2014 ،
Iraqi parties, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds in the plight of Iraq. Al-Abadi, from the very beginning of his premiership, will face with many political challenges due to a variety of gaps. For three decades, Al-Abadi has lived in European countries particularly in Britain. Accordingly, it seems ...
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America After Persuading Kurds For Government  Formation
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America After Persuading Kurds For Government Formation

Tuesday 9 September 2014 ،
Iraqi Kurdistan Region, and some other officials to persuade them to participate in the formation of Iraq's new government. Alwaght-America's Assistant Secretory of State along America Consul General visited Masoud Barzani, President of Iraqi Kurdistan Region, and some other officials to pe ...
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Iraqi Parliament Votes on New Government
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Iraqi Parliament Votes on New Government

Wednesday 10 September 2014 ،
Lawmakers approved all of the candidates proposed for Iraq's new government, with the exception of defense and interior ministers Alwaght-Iraq's parliament has officially appointed  Haider al-Abadi the country's new prime minister late on Monday and approved most of his proposed cabine ...
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Jordan Next Target for ISIS Terrorist Group
Analysis

Jordan Next Target for ISIS Terrorist Group

Wednesday 22 October 2014 ،
Iraqis. In addition, great public support for ISIS put Jordan at risk for this brutal terrorist group offensive. It is predictable that ISIS terrorist will continue their bloody way to Jordan as soon as they have stabilized their stronghold in Iraq, if they can. Terrorism is not faithful to anybody ...
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This War is Not Aimed at ISIS Terrorist Group, But at Assad
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This War is Not Aimed at ISIS Terrorist Group, But at Assad

Sunday 2 November 2014 ،
Iraqi crimes which Blair pointed to as vindication for his war). And Britain’s supposed support for Saddam Hussein during the 1980s (if encouraging a self-destructive war can be termed support) was itself, no doubt, presented as an enlightened move forward from the 1950s policy of trying to maintain ...

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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