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- US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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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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Friday 11 July 2025
Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq, and others). But this goal should not come at a price that jeopardizes Saudi Arabia’s security or diplomatic credibility.
- Avoiding a break with China and Russia: Saudi Arabia has taken important steps in recent years to diversify its strategic partners and ...
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Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
Tuesday 22 July 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF).
The diplomatic, media and economic pressures from the West have already been launched with the aim of weakening or eliminating these groups. Claims such as the need to “strengthen state sovereignty” or “monopoly on weapons” all seem desirable on th ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Saturday 26 July 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF), a military institution that was recognized as part of the Iraqi armed forces in 2016 and now it is undergoing fundamental reforms to establish an independent structure and identity.
The parliament completed a report and debate on Wednesday about the draft law on the PMF, ...
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
Saturday 2 August 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF).
The short history of rise of the PMF should be probed in June 2014, the time the Iraqi army collapsed under the lightening attacks of the ISIS in Mosul and then the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, advancing to the capital Baghdad, risked seizin ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Mobilization Forces of Iraq declined to engage in the war, considered this a sign of “limited reliance on armed groups.”
12. Counting the costs and benefits
In the next part of this report, the author, who admitted at the beginning of his report that Israel and the US failed to achiev ...
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Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
Sunday 10 August 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq are all parts of this puzzle which servers, first, to change the security landscape of West Asia by ending Palestine and resistance issue, and ultimately change the geopolitical landscape of the region in favor of Israeli domination of the region.
In the mean ...
Analysis
Arbaeen 2025 Showcases a Stronger, More United Axis of Resistance
Tuesday 12 August 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF) have all reflected in one way or another in the chants, speeches, and symbols of Arbaeen. This coincidence has turned Arbaeen into a basis for reproduction of the soft and hard power of the Axis of Resistance.
Arbaeen: From religious ritual to strategic discourse of ...
Analysis
Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
Saturday 16 August 2025
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Mobilization Forces, which is a powerful security arm for Iraq and was founded in opposition to ISIS in 2014, require greater sensitivity among Iraqi government officials, and this could be part of the talks between Larijani and Iraqi officials.
Message of Larijani's Lebanon visit
As the ...
Report
Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?
Wednesday 20 August 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF) law and not paying the salaries of the anti-terror organization's forces.
He knows well that he owes his support for the position of prime minister to the support of these groups and that any shrinkage in their support could lead to the loss of this position. Therefore ...
Analysis
Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
Monday 1 September 2025
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Mobilization Forces (PMF) has practically rattled Turkey. Still, Ankara cannot be the main adversary of Israel due to its NATO membership and some limits or interests and from another aspect wants a weak Syria do that it can occupy part of its territory, especially Idlib and Aleppo, two Syrian provi ...
