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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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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026
Kurdish parties are at odds over who they will pick for president. This invites broader Baghdad push for a faster Kurdish consensus. Alwaght- Weeks after announcement of parliamentary elections results in Iraq, the country has still not formed a new cabinet and the fate of two out of three key posts ...
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Kurdish Merger an Unsettled Challenge for Damascus and Ankara
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Kurdish Merger an Unsettled Challenge for Damascus and Ankara

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
Kurds remain undecided about merger into Syrian army as Damascus fails to provide adequate guarantees and privileges. Alwaght- While the US and Turkey earlier had set a deadline by end of 2025 for the Kurdish militias and interim Syrian government led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani to agree on a mechanis ...
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?
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What’s the Agenda of Iraqi FM During Tehran Visit?

Sunday 18 January 2026 ،
Kurdistan region in northern Iraq. Still, this can be seen as a positive step at present coming as an outcome of several years of resistance groups’ pressures and perhaps the US will end its presence in Iraq forever. Following up security agreement Recent years have seen security issues dom ...
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?
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What’s behind US Military Relocation from Ain Al-Assad to Al-Harir?

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Kurdistan Region, all other US military facilities have been handed over to the Iraqi army. The first phase of the gradual, two-stage troop withdrawal, initially slated to conclude in September 2025, was completed last December. The second phase, extending to September 2026, anticipates the complete ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Kurdish forces to escape from prison, raising significant concerns about the resurgence of ISIS and the expansion of its extremist activities. Having in mind that ISIS can no longer roam free in Iraq and Syria as before, this terrorist organization is seeking a new stronghold to ensure its survival ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
Kurdistan Region and decreasing its footprint in areas controlled by the central government, Washington is not only cutting its security costs but also creating an opportunity for renewed instability in western Iraq through extremist forces. This action fits into a larger strategic calculation by th ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
Kurds and Al-Jolani’s government trade accusations for ISIS prisoners breaking free, some refer to secret motivation that facilitated this escape. Alwaght- Following the recent developments in eastern and Northern Syria, reports suggest that hundreds and even thousands of ISIS prisoners broke free f ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
Kurdistan to participate in opposition meetings. He served as the head of the Dawa Party's jihadist wing and took part in the intifada of Shaban (March 1991) from Iraq. As a politician  Al-Maliki returned to Iraq in 2004, a year after the US invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein. He in ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Kurdish allies. Alwaght- While the interim Syrian government led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had earlier agreed to end their clashes and return peace to the flash points, this agreement has remained ink on the paper as there are no signs of cessation of hostiliti ...
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
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What Does Israeli Delegation Seek in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
Kurdistan region, the UAE, and Azerbaijan to impose a new equation against Tehran. Its present moves serve the sane agenda.  It also shuoud be taken into account that Central Asian states have substantial regional and international positions as they are, along with West Asian countries, are me ...

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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.