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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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Opportunists Behind ISIS  Terrorist Group Attack on Iraq

Opportunists Behind ISIS Terrorist Group Attack on Iraq

Wednesday 23 July 2014
Kurdistan in Iraq. In what signaled a deepening of ties, Zionist regime took its first delivery of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan’s new pipeline, which runs through Turkey. America that had  limited Iraq's government authority through imposing consensus democracy and  forcing government to use Ba' ...
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Reasons Behind Turkey's Support for ISIS Terrorist Group
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Reasons Behind Turkey's Support for ISIS Terrorist Group

Saturday 2 August 2014 ،
Kurdistan oil fields since 2003 to guarantee a stable energy sources in its instable neighboring country that was faced with Iraq central government's tough response. Indeed, the Turks' need for energy made them to change their approach toward Kurds. The Qandil Mountains, approximately 50 km ...
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Western Arms Aid to Erbil

Western Arms Aid to Erbil

Monday 25 August 2014 ،
Kurdistan region should pursue its foreign relations through Foreign Ministry of Iraq. In other words, it is not allowed to communicate with other countries without coordination of Iraqi state. Regional government officials seek to import advanced weapons from western countries. But, western countri ...
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Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Who Wins the Power Race: Prime Minister or President?

Wednesday 27 August 2014 ،
Kurdistan Workers' Party can also challenge solving this problem. In addition there is no consensus among different political parties on this issue. Considering the second problem, Davutoglu is faced with some challenges, because seculars do not cooperate with Erdogan and on the other hand, some ...
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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead
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Al-Abadi's Premiership and Challenges Ahead

Sunday 31 August 2014 ،
Kurdistan region, Baghdad-Washington security agreement, and sectarian differences are among the challenges in Al-Abadi's premiership. These days, Al-Abadi tries to form his new cabinet in the due time. It seems that after forming his cabinet, there will be a national convergence among differen ...
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America Supports and Controls ISIS Terrorist Group

America Supports and Controls ISIS Terrorist Group

Monday 8 September 2014 ،
Kurdistan Region and launched a surprise attack against this region. Due to the fact that Iraqi Kurdistan Region is an ally of America, it found its strategic interest at risk by the ISIS terrorist group's surprise attack. Therefore, America decided to carry out limited airstrikes against ISIS t ...
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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 ،
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 persuade ...
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Godfathers to Kill Their Offspring

Godfathers to Kill Their Offspring

Thursday 2 October 2014 ،
Kurdistan Region, America carried out some airstrikes.  Some graphic videos of American and Britain journalists beheading were also published in cyber space to sell public opinion the issue that ISIS is a potential threat for us, too. However, Isis’s main base is in Syria, not Iraq.  Naturally, it ...
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Turkey on the Eve of Civil War
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Turkey on the Eve of Civil War

Wednesday 15 October 2014 ،
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the country’s southeast late on Monday, marking the military’s first significant offensive against PKK, since peace talks began two years ago Alwaght-Turkey’s warplanes and artillery repeatedly bombed the camps of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the country’s ...

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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