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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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What’s behind New US Military Bases in Syria?
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What’s behind New US Military Bases in Syria?

Wednesday 24 February 2021
Malikiyah in the Iraq-Syria-Turkey border triangle and in the extreme northeast of Hasakah. The area is close to the recent Turkish military operation field on Iraqi soil in Duhok province. Setting up this base is of strategic importance in three aspects. First of all, it should be noted that the c ...
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Russian, Syrian Missile Strikes Target Militants Smuggling Oil to Turkey
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Russian, Syrian Missile Strikes Target Militants Smuggling Oil to Turkey

Sunday 7 March 2021 ،
Malikiyah town, reported that 42 military vehicles loaded with wheat crops headed towards Iraqi territories after crossing the Simalka border. The sources added that the trucks were escorted by US-sponsored militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Sour ...
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How Is Pro-Sovereignty Discourse Forcing Its Way in Upcoming Iraqi Elections?
Analysis

How Is Pro-Sovereignty Discourse Forcing Its Way in Upcoming Iraqi Elections?

Monday 5 April 2021 ،
Maliki underscored the necessity to implement the foreign troops expulsion bill of the parliament that was approved on January 5, 2020. The bill ratified two days after the then US army, with the direct order of the then US president Donald Trump, assassinated two anti-terror commanders, Iran’ ...
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Barzani Digging for Influence in Baghdad
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Barzani Digging for Influence in Baghdad

Thursday 15 April 2021 ،
Maliki, leader of the Fatah Coalition Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the Al-Nasr Coalition Haidar al-Abadi, and the representative of Sadr Movement Nasar al-Rubayee took place on the second day.   This wide range of meetings with politicians made it clear that Barzanis have put high on their ag ...
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Palestinian Cause, Unbreakable Iraqi Bonds with Axis of Resistance
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Palestinian Cause, Unbreakable Iraqi Bonds with Axis of Resistance

Friday 14 May 2021 ،
Maliki, former prime minister and the head of the State of Law Coalition, referring to the uselessness of the Arab normalization moves, praised the anti-Israeli attacks by resistant Palestinian factions. A Twitter post of him read: Heroes of the Palestinian resistance, we congratulate you on your he ...
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US Choking Criticism of Israel at UNSC: China
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US Choking Criticism of Israel at UNSC: China

Monday 17 May 2021 ،
Maliki, another former premier and secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party, expressed support for the Palestinian people during a televised program and said Baghdad would never normalize its relations with the Israeli regime. Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr addressed the regional Arab ...
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What’s Behind Palestinian FM’s Iraq Visit?
Analysis

What’s Behind Palestinian FM’s Iraq Visit?

Tuesday 25 May 2021 ،
Maliki arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for an official visit to Iraq, three days after a ceasefire ended Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. The interesting point is that Iraq was the first destination of an official of the Palestinian Authority after the 12-day Israeli war on Gaza.  Al-Maliki's visi ...
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Saudis Crown Prince under Fire after Major Yemeni Military Operation
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Saudis Crown Prince under Fire after Major Yemeni Military Operation

Wednesday 2 June 2021 ،
Maliki, posted a video of the Yemeni army's operation and the killing of Saudi soldiers, saying, “Isn't this a sign that the command of these soldiers has failed?” The online campaign by Saudi activists calling for an end to the devastating war on the poorest country in the ...
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Yemeni Forces Launch Missile, Drone Attacks on Saudi Arabia
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Yemeni Forces Launch Missile, Drone Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Monday 28 June 2021 ،
Maliki, a spokesman for the war coalition against Yemen, told reporters on June 20.  
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Palestinian Shot by Israeli Forces in Gaza Succumbs to Wounds
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Palestinian Shot by Israeli Forces in Gaza Succumbs to Wounds

Wednesday 25 August 2021 ،
Maliki urged the European Union on Tuesday to stop the Israeli regime from perpetrating more crimes against Palestinians in the occupied territories. During a meeting with his Slovenian counterpart Anže Logar in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Maliki described the Israeli occupati ...

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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.