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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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Bint Al-Huda: Icon of Islamic Feminism
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Bint Al-Huda: Icon of Islamic Feminism

Friday 22 April 2016
Kadhimiyah, Baghdad in 1937. She grew up with her mother and two brothers after her father passed away when she was just two years old. Her brothers, especially Sayyed Mohammad Baqer, undertook the task of arming her with an education. Bint al-Huda grew up with a love of knowledge. She spent her po ...
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Car Bomb in Baghdad Killed 21, Injured 40
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Car Bomb in Baghdad Killed 21, Injured 40

Saturday 30 April 2016 ،
Kadhimiya to commemorate his martyrdom anniversary, the car bomb was detonated on the side of the road which killed at least 21 people and injured 40 others. The sources added that the death toll is expected to rise as some of the wounded are in critical condition. There has been no immediate clai ...
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Hezbollah Condemns Heinous Crimes of Terrorists in Iraq
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Hezbollah Condemns Heinous Crimes of Terrorists in Iraq

Wednesday 11 May 2016 ،
Kadhimiya cities as well as al-Rabieh road in Baghdad which killed around a hundred people and injured hundreds of others. Alwaght- Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah slammed the huge terrorists explosions on Wednesday in al-Sadr and Kadhimiya cities as well as al-Rabieh road in Baghdad which ki ...
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Iraq’s Kadhimiyah Bomb Attack, 17 Killed
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Iraq’s Kadhimiyah Bomb Attack, 17 Killed

Sunday 24 July 2016 ،
Kadhimiyah, also known as Kazmain, killing at least 17and injuring 20 more. According to Iraqi police, a bomber detonated his explosives near a security checkpoint at one of the entrances of Kadhimiyah in northern Baghdad on Sunday morning, leaving 17 people, mostly civilians. At least 20 other pe ...
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Death Toll from Iraq’s Diyala Bomb Attack Tops 20
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Death Toll from Iraq’s Diyala Bomb Attack Tops 20

Monday 25 July 2016 ،
Kadhimiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 10 civilians and four policemen. A police officer said at least 31 people were also wounded in the attack.
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Millions of Iraqis Mark Imam Kadhim’s Martyrdom
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Millions of Iraqis Mark Imam Kadhim’s Martyrdom

Monday 24 April 2017 ،
Kadhimiyah. Some of the pilgrims were seen carrying a symbolic coffin of the Imam during the annual event in the Iraqi capital. Imam Kadhim AS, the seventh of 12 revered imams in Shiite Islam, died in 799 AD. The commemoration has in recent years turned into a major event that brings the Iraqi cap ...
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Massive Crowds of Iraqi People Join Funeral Procession of Al-Muhandis, Gen. Soleimani
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Massive Crowds of Iraqi People Join Funeral Procession of Al-Muhandis, Gen. Soleimani

Saturday 4 January 2020 ،
Kadhimiya, a pilgrimage district of Baghdad, before heading to the Green Zone government and diplomatic district where a state funeral was to be held attended by top dignitaries. The convoy snaked its way though a sea of black-clad mourners, some of whom carried portraits of Iran's Leader of th ...
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Details of US Assassination of Iran’s Soleimani Reveals Israel’s Role
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Details of US Assassination of Iran’s Soleimani Reveals Israel’s Role

Sunday 12 January 2020 ،
Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Karbala and Najaf as well as the Iranian cities of Ahvaz, Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Kerman.    
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Explosion North of Baghdad Kills One Injures Scores During Shiites Pilgrimage
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Explosion North of Baghdad Kills One Injures Scores During Shiites Pilgrimage

Tuesday 9 March 2021 ،
Kadhimiya region. The Iraqi security media cell said security forces are investigating the incident that happened on Monday evening. The explosion was caused by two hand grenades that detonated in a garbage dump near the bridge, sources said. Iraq's intelligence agency said it had arrest ...
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Millions of Pilgrims March toward Iraq’s Kadhimiya, Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of 7th Shiite Imam
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Millions of Pilgrims March toward Iraq’s Kadhimiya, Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of 7th Shiite Imam

Sunday 27 February 2022 ،
Kadhimiya in northwestern Baghdad amid tightened security, as part of a weeklong procession to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the seventh Shiite Imam. Alwaght- Millions of Shiite pilgrims have marched towards the holy city of Kadhimiya in northwestern Baghdad amid tightened security, as pa ...

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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