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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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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur
Analysis

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023
Kurdistan region of Iraq and the central government in Baghdad, in recent months security differences have overshadowed their bilateral ties. On Sunday, minor clashes occurred between the Iraqi army and the Kurdish Peshmerga forces over control of checkpoints near Makhmur camp for the Kurdish refuge ...
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PKK Kills Turkish Soldier at a Northern Iraq Military Base
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PKK Kills Turkish Soldier at a Northern Iraq Military Base

Sunday 18 February 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by Ankara and its Western allies, according to private Turkish television station NTV. A retaliatory military operation is underway in the area, the authorities said. Attacks on Turkish military bases in northern Iraq in D ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Kurdistan region is complicit and involved in a conspiracy with America, Israel, and the Turkish government The anticipation is that the central government will not remain entirely silent regarding this Turkish action; however, ultimately, two statements are released. It could be argued that the Kur ...
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What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?
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What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?

Wednesday 8 May 2024 ،
Kurdistan visited Tehran to discuss security and other issues and to use Iran’s influence for interests of Kurdistan region. Alwaght- Iraqi Kurdistan region's President Nechervan Barzani on Sunday arrived in Tehran heading a high-ranking delegation. He met with top Iranian officials including Pr ...
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?
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Will Turkish-Syria Security Knot Be Untied in Iraq?

Thursday 4 July 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), but Damascus regards this argument as an excuse of Ankara's presence on Syrian soil.  Two years ago, Erdogan claimed in his election campaign that he wants to build one million housing units for Syrian refugees in Idlib and Aleppo provinces, which was opposed ...
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on the list of banned groups. Draft of this security pact was finalized last week, while the issue of security cooperation and efforts to sign a comprehensive agreement regarding the most important security concerns of the two countries was one of the main issues of th ...
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?
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Can Ankara and PKK Find Common Path to Peace?

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). As a political partner of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the government, Bahceli proposed that the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan who has been in the Turkish prison since 1991 go to the parliament and deliver an address. This suggestion came as a day before, the ...
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Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors
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Why’s Deir Ez-Ezor Becoming Hot Spot for Syria Crisis Actors

Sunday 10 November 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to the detriment of the Arabs.  The SDF groups accuse some Arab tribes of collaborating and communicating with Damascus and have arrested a number of leaders of these tribes so far, and these actions have inflamed the tensions. Last August, following the arr ...
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?
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New Syria: Permanent or Temporary Victory for Erdogan?

Wednesday 11 December 2024 ،
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its affiliate People's Protection Units (YPG). The third is to ensure the return of Syrian refugees from Turkey to their homeland. Around 3.5 million Syrian refugees are now in Turkey, and Erdogan is trying to return them to their country. With the return ...
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria
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Over 100 Dead as US and Turkish Proxies Clash in Syria

Sunday 5 January 2025 ،
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organization. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an end to international support for the SDF and continues to launch military operations against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq. Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Gu ...

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