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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 Plotting New Chaos, Crisis in Iraq
Analysis

West Plotting New Chaos, Crisis in Iraq

Wednesday 1 June 2022
KRG), but their plot was foiled by the resistance forces and the Iraqi military. Recently, however, it was revealed that armed elements are being trained in the Kurdistan capital Erbil to lead new clashes.  In this connection, Iraqi Resistance Coordination Committee on May 23 issued a statemen ...
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Is Erdogan Planning Kurdistan Region’s Split from Iraq?
Analysis

Is Erdogan Planning Kurdistan Region’s Split from Iraq?

Wednesday 15 June 2022 ،
KRG) President Nechirvan Barzani and Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to Ankara shortly before the latest Turkish operation reveal joint plans not disconnected from the regional and global developments.  Known for his opportunist approach to take advantages from international crises to advance h ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Gas Exports Squeezed by Federal Court Ruling
Analysis

Iraqi Kurdistan Gas Exports Squeezed by Federal Court Ruling

Sunday 3 July 2022 ،
KRG’s financial arteries. Alwaght- After years of unchecked freedom of the Iraqi Kurdistan region's government in oil sales in the shadow of lack of central government's supervision and questioning, a heavy economic storm seems to be moving to the autonomous region and Erbil should prepare f ...
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Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End
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Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
KRG), named its candidate Rebar Ahmed Khaled. The Supreme Court challenged the move, however.  According to the interpretation of the Iraqi Constitutional Court, the election of the president must be held with the presence of at least two-thirds of the members of the parliament— somethin ...
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Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game
Analysis

Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game

Tuesday 2 August 2022 ،
KRG) and nephew of the leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani who was an ally to al-Sadr before the latter walked out of the political process, voiced concerns about endangerment of peace and stability in the country and called for self-restraint and start of direct talks to settl ...
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Iran Strikes Terrorists’ Bases in Northern Iraq, Inflicting Heavy Losses on Them
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Iran Strikes Terrorists’ Bases in Northern Iraq, Inflicting Heavy Losses on Them

Wednesday 28 September 2022 ،
KRG) officials failed to adopt an appropriate measure and did not pay due attention to numerous warnings against the deployment and activity of mercenaries and terrorists hostile toward the Islamic Republic. The terrorists in northern Iraq are reported to have been largely involved in a series of d ...
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Iraq’s Al-Sudani Resolved to Boost Ties with Iran: Expert
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Iraq’s Al-Sudani Resolved to Boost Ties with Iran: Expert

Wednesday 30 November 2022 ،
KRG) that is possible by political and strategic agreements between Baghdad and Erbil. The deployment of the Iraqi security forces to borders is not for their closure. Rather, it is for guarding them, and the past trade relations over the border will continue. It is actually a multi-aspect solution ...
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Iraq Govt.’s Plan to Control Borders with Iran and Turkey: Challenges, Solutions
Analysis

Iraq Govt.’s Plan to Control Borders with Iran and Turkey: Challenges, Solutions

Sunday 18 December 2022 ،
KRG). Still, such a decision remained words without action and Iran’s Western borders with Iraq remain the scene of activities of separatist militias.  One of the main reasons behind realization of this decision is the opposition of Erbil leadership led by the Barzanis who took political ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots

Saturday 24 December 2022 ،
KRG) warned that the Kurdistan region is facing serious dangers and threats due to the ongoing disputes between Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, bastions of KDP and PUK consecutively.  Aspects of tensions and differences  The differences between the two major Iraqi Kurdish parties are growing int ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Sunday 29 January 2023 ،
KRG), which has caused the areas under the control of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, such as Sulaymaniyah, to suffer a financial crisis and be unable to even pay the salaries of government employees and security forces.  The two parties also have ideological and historical differences. The ...

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