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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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Iraqi Resistance Group Urges Parliament to Response to Turkey’s Attacks on Tourist Resort

Iraqi Resistance Group Urges Parliament to Response to Turkey’s Attacks on Tourist Resort

Saturday 23 July 2022
Mosul,” he told the Arabic-language al-Jazeera television news network. Khazali expressed hope that “the Iraqi parliament will pass a resolution on the need for the immediate withdrawal of Turkish forces from the country.” Iraqi resistance groups are ready to implement the decisi ...
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Rocket Hits Turkish Base in Iraq after Ankara’s Latest Strike

Rocket Hits Turkish Base in Iraq after Ankara’s Latest Strike

Monday 25 July 2022 ،
Mosul City on Sunday evening. According to the security source, no casualties were reported in the attack, which was the second of its kind in the past few days. Other sources said that a resistance group dubbed Saraya Awliya al-Dam (Guardians of Blood Brigade) claimed responsibility for the attac ...
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Iraq Street Protest Duel: Where Is Al-Sadr Taking Iraq?

Iraq Street Protest Duel: Where Is Al-Sadr Taking Iraq?

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Mosul.  Now here is a question: Can street duel of the supporters of the opposite sides cause al-Sadr to change his behavior and the political equations? There are three possibilities about the future behavior and actions of al-Sadr.  Continuing street sit-ins and avoiding tensions  ...
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Iraq-Hosted Old Civilizations Forum Seeks Protection to Heritage, Antiquities

Iraq-Hosted Old Civilizations Forum Seeks Protection to Heritage, Antiquities

Tuesday 6 December 2022 ،
Mosul museum. Also some civilizational symbols were destroyed with explosives by the terrorist militias. These antiquities were historical treasures Iraq spent huge resources on to protect over centuries and were important in providing information on its ancient civilization. The developments in Ir ...
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What’s behind US Suspicious Movements in Ein Al-Asad Base?

What’s behind US Suspicious Movements in Ein Al-Asad Base?

Tuesday 2 May 2023 ،
Mosul, three in the Kurdistan region, two in Kirkuk, two in Anbar, and one in Tikrit. So far, only Taji base was evacuated and the rest are operating under the control of the Americans.  Ein al-Asad operates as the command center and after the Iranian missile strikes in 2020 in retaliation of ...
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Mosul. Also control of Sinjar means security dominance over a large part of the Iraqi-Syrian borders from Rabia to borders of northern Al Anbar. That is why after ISIS obliteration, other terrorist groups like PKK set their eyes on it. Given the fact that KRG leaders are closing their eyes to PKK cr ...
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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023 ،
Mosul city as the provincial capital which fell into the hands of Takfiris in the ISIS attack in June 2014, and as a result, thousands of people in the region were displaced.  In an earlier interview with Aljazeera, al-Shomari had said that the displaced people of this region are either living ...
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Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Tuesday 15 August 2023 ،
Mosul by a highway and a railway, and extends to the Turkish border and then Port of Mersin.”  On January 27, the official Iraqi news agency, citing Yunus Khalid Al-Kaabi, director of the Public Railway Company, confirmed that the Dry Canal project is very vital and of particular importa ...
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After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Mosul Dam is a risk but government says concerns are baseless. Alwaght- Weeks after the devastating Libya flood that was caused by the collapse of a dam and killed thousands of people, now there are warnings about the repeat of this catastrophe in Iraq’s Mosul that can be more devastating than ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Mosul and 60 kilometers southwest of Erbil, and more than 12,000 people live there. It is a part of the lands claimed by both Baghdad and the Kurdistan region. The area has been a point of contention between the two sides for years, as the Kurds have sought to annex the oil-rich province of Kirkuk a ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies