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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Sadr, Allies Won’t Allow New Govt. In Iraq: Expert
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Masoud Barzani, of KDP, feels that he has become more powerful and this post should be his party's. The Kurds have not been able to agree on a joint candidate. Therefore, as long as these parties not agree and do not distribute the ministries among themselves, the political deadlock will continu ...
Interview
Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert
Thursday 13 October 2022
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Masoud Barzani, emphasizes the choice of former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshiyar Zebari for the presidency. This is while most of the members of the Shiite and Sunni factions are against the election of Hoshyar Zebari, because they accuse him of misappropriation of public property while in office as ...
Analysis
Reactions Pour in as with New Pres. Iraq is a Step Closer to New Govt.
Saturday 15 October 2022
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Masoud Barzani, the leader of KDP and an ally to al-Sadr tweeted: Tonight on the phone I spoke with al-Sudani and wished him success as the new prime minister and his efforts to form a new government.”
New government's legal course after president election
According to the Iraqi constitu ...
Analysis
New Political Process in Iraq: Challenges, Requirements, and Priorities
Tuesday 18 October 2022
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Masoud Barzani, and Mohammed al-Halbousi. But what has happened in practice has been completely contrary to their wishes and expectations, and the new government will witness the extinguished role of the resistance forces even more than in the previous government. Naturally, this situation does not ...
Analysis
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots
Saturday 24 December 2022
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Masoud Barzani, has so far not given a meaningful response to concerns and criticism expressed by the PUK leadership, and even shifts the blame to the performance of the rival party. For example, referring to the tensions, Hemin Hawrami, the deputy speaker of local parliament and a KDP member, said ...
Analysis
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling
Sunday 29 January 2023
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Masoud Barzani holds the capital Erbil and Dehouk provinces. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), led by Bafel Talabani, the son of late President Jalal Talabani, runs Suleimanyah province.
Among the most important issues of difference between the two parties of the Kurdistan region are th ...
Paper
Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced
Wednesday 26 July 2023
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Masoud Barzani and his repeated promises to pull out Kurdish forces from the areas they are occupying, al-Shomari accused the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader of escalation and disloyalty.
He added that the Peshmerga forces still control tens of village in Al-Hamdaniyah, Zummar, Makhmu ...
Paper
The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces
Saturday 27 January 2024
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Masoud Barzani, the son of Mullah Mustafa Barzani, later the President of the Kurdistan Region in 2005, personally aided in their clandestine passage from the mountains.
Professor Ben-Yehuda highlights that Kurdish Jews assumed prominent roles as ambassadors for Iraqi Kurds, advocating for their ca ...
Report
Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
Saturday 1 February 2025
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Masoud Barzani of Kurdistan region hosted Mazloum Abdi, the commander of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to mediate between the new leaders in Damascus and the Syrian Kurds. It seems that Turkey, amid Western opposition to attacking the Kurds near the Euphrates, hopes to use this role to force the P ...
Analysis
Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
Wednesday 27 August 2025
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Masoud Barzani called on Saddam Hussein’s regime to help him push back PUK forces and reclaim Erbil. The clashes dragged on until September 1998, when the two sides, under US mediation and pressure, finally signed a peace deal.
That agreement has long since lost its teeth as a mechanism for r ...
