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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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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project
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Golan-Euphrates Corridor: Tel Aviv’s Big Leap to ’Greater Israel’ Project

Thursday 19 December 2024
Mobilization Forces (PMF).  Third, the creation of this corridor could bring economic benefits to Israel, if the regime can strengthen its presence in Syria, it can export Israeli goods to eastern Syria, where the Kurds are present, and in return import oil and gas from this region. It is expe ...
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Iraqi PMU Affirms its Allegiance to the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Iraqi PMU Affirms its Allegiance to the Islamic Republic of Iran

Saturday 28 December 2024 ،
Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, has affirmed the group's steadfast loyalty to their brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Faleh Al-Fayyad made these remarks during a ceremony in Iraq's northeastern Diyala province, commemorating the anniversary of retaking the t ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Mobilization Forces (PMF), are trying to obliterate all the cells and remnants of the ISIS and fill the security gaps in areas prone to insecurity.  Ahmed Fawaz al-Wutaifi, a representative of the Iraqi State of Law parliamentary coalition, stressed that the security forces and the PMF are rea ...
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Iranian Spokesman Describes Gen. Soleimani as a Champion of Hearts
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Iranian Spokesman Describes Gen. Soleimani as a Champion of Hearts

Saturday 4 January 2025 ،
Mobilization Units (PMU), and several others. Soleimani was in Baghdad on an official visit when the attack occurred. Both leaders were widely revered for their critical roles in defeating the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group, particularly in Iraq and Syria.
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq
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Turkey Planning Influence in Iraq

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Mobilization Forces branches, of collaborating with the PKK in attacking the country's military bases in northern Iraq. However, the Iraqi government does not buy this argument and accuses Turkish forces of occupation because Baghdad has declared the PKK not a terrorist group but a banned organi ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders

Sunday 2 February 2025 ،
Mobilization Forces (PMF), a force formed in Iraq in opposition to ISIS terrorist group in 2014 following a fatwa by grand Shiite leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, is not unlikely. In this connection, on Saturday, Faleh Fayyad, the commander of the PMF, in a coordination meeting of the member ...
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Islamic Revolution: Inspiring Resistance from the Mediterranean to Bab-el-Mandeb
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Islamic Revolution: Inspiring Resistance from the Mediterranean to Bab-el-Mandeb

Saturday 8 February 2025 ،
Iran’s Islamic Revolution inspired resistance groups and became a source of victories over Israeli occupation and imperialism. Alwaght- In the middle of the second half of 20th century, a great event occurred that changed the geometry of the time's bipolar international system and raised a new c ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Mobilization Units ALWAGHT- Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), met with Falih al-Fayyadh, head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, to discuss regional developments. Iran’s Supreme National ...
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake
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Iraq’s Security Riddle and Risk of Repeat of a Historic Mistake

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an appreciation of a decade of sacrifices of these voluntary forces, this worthy and necessary move is running into targeted and politically-motivated obstacles. After the law for integration of the PMF into the official Iraqi armed forces was passed in December 2016, t ...
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?

Saturday 22 February 2025 ،
Hezbollah is on the eve of funeral of its leaders and the ceremony had much to say about its power and influence at home and abroad. Alwaght- Lebanon is on the eve of a magnificent funeral for two distinguished figures and popular heros, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and head o ...

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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