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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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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024
Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime, which lasted from 1961 to 1970. ALWAGHT- In the da ...
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What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?
Analysis

What’s the New US Ambassador’s Mission in Iraq?

Sunday 16 June 2024 ،
Kurdish militias. Syria and Russia have repeatedly warned about intentional release of these terrorists as a security challenge related to the occupational US military presence. Claiming her intention to help Iraqi economic situation improve, Jacobsen raised the continuation of the US control over ...
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites
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Tensions Again: Crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over Budget Reignites

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
Kurdish political analyst Mohammad Zangeneh as saying that Baghdad told Erbil that federal oil storages have the capacity to store only 80,000 oil barrels and even for this no money is paid to Erbil and no agreement has been reached over the price. These accusations by Erbil come despite documents ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Kurdish groups will increase. Possibility of Iraq becoming a stage for full-scale proxy wars: Competition between regional and global powers could turn Iraq into a scene of new proxy wars.  Conclusion The plan to disarm the resistance groups cannot be regarded an internal Iraqi security arra ...
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis
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Haraki Tribe Rebellion: A Socio-Political Quake for Barazanis

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Kurdish-language Rudaw news network that “more than 200,000 barrels of oil are smuggled through tankers and unofficial ports every month.” MP Suhaila Soltani also admitted that “the profits the Barzanis make from this operation go to their own account and are in no way related to t ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
Analysis

Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Kurdish terrorists from Iraq to Iran, hand over wanted individuals, and disarm and dismantle their camps. The most important of these groups are the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, the Komalah party and the PJAK, which are present in the north of Erbil province and the east of Sulaymaniyah pr ...
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On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?
Analysis

On Brink of Clash: What Are Possible Scenarios for Damascus and Kurds in Northeastern Syria?

Tuesday 19 August 2025 ،
Kurdish and Druze figures. Damascus officials saw this conference a coup against the March 10 agreement between interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish People's Defense Forces (YPG), reported Al-Akhbar. During the conference, the participants called for ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
Interview

US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Kurdish forces to fight ISIS remnants and training Iraqi forces. According to to a security pact between Iraq and Washington, the remaining American forces should leave Iraq in a phased process. Iraqi media outlets in September 2025 reported end of the first phase with the end of the operations of ...
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Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery
Analysis

Al-Jolani and Syria Breakup Mystery

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
Kurdish autonomy, now with a green light from al-Jolani is seeking to impose its conditions on the Syrian military and government.  An agreement never implemented  A March 2025 agreement between al-Jolani and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to integrate the ...
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?
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Has Peace between Turkey and PKK Run into a Deadlock?

Tuesday 2 December 2025 ،
Kurdish people’s rights in Turkey. Another senior commander, Serdar Mazlum Gbar, reinforced this position, stating that “as long as our leader is in prison, the Kurdish people cannot be free, and we as guerrillas will not feel free. Our path to freedom passes through our leader’s ...

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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.