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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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Capturing ISIS’s Second-In-Command Highlights Baghdad-Damascus Partnership Need

Capturing ISIS’s Second-In-Command Highlights Baghdad-Damascus Partnership Need

Thursday 14 October 2021
Mosul. He was a senior Al-Qaeda operative before ISIS took control of large areas of Syria and Iraq. He is said to have been responsible for managing ISIS finances since 2014, with his role instrumental in the sale of oil, minerals, and antiquities stolen from museums and archeological sites in Iraq ...
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What’s Behind US Elimination of ISIS Leader?

What’s Behind US Elimination of ISIS Leader?

Monday 7 February 2022 ،
Mosul, to a Turkmen family. He was an officer in the Iraqi army during the Ba'athist regime rule, studied at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences in Mosul, and joined Al-Qaeda in 2003, the year the American invasion toppled Saddam Hussein rule.  Al-Qurashi was then appointed Al-Qaeda's rel ...
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Turkey Launches Cross-Border Attack into Northern Iraq

Turkey Launches Cross-Border Attack into Northern Iraq

Monday 18 April 2022 ،
Mosul and annex it to its own territory. Iraqi resistance groups have also time and again warned Turkey of the consequences of its incursions into their country. Turkey has also violated Syria’s territorial integrity by deploying its military forces there with the professed aim of fighting P ...
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Iraq, Future Threats Posed by Water Crisis

Iraq, Future Threats Posed by Water Crisis

Saturday 7 May 2022 ،
Mosul, Sulaymaniyah, Baghdad and Basra, are now affected by the filling process.  Like Tigris, Euphrates River has its origin in Turkey, passes Syria, and reaches Iraq. After entering Syrian town of Jarabulus in Aleppo outskirts, the river joins Raqqa and then Deir ez-Zor rivers, and continues ...
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Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms

Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms

Monday 16 May 2022 ،
Mosul, Sulaymaniyah, Baghdad and Basra, are now affected by the filling process.  In fact, the Ilisu Dam is part of huge Southeastern Anatolia Project, also called GAP, which envisions construction of 22 dams– 14 on the Euphrates and 8 on the Tigris– and 19 hydroelectric plants in ...
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Two Turkish Forces Killed in Northern Iraq: Report

Two Turkish Forces Killed in Northern Iraq: Report

Monday 30 May 2022 ،
Mosul and annex it to its own territory. Iraqi resistance groups have also time and again warned Turkey of the consequences of its incursions into their country. Turkey has also violated Syria’s territorial integrity by deploying its military forces there with the professed aim of fighting P ...
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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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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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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Sunday 3 November 2024 ،
Mosul province of Iraq) alone can reach $5 billion, it becomes clear that the $18 billion estimate is unreal. In this situation, the role of the UAE and Qatar as wealthy partners of the project becomes more important, which can reduce the uncertainties related to project financing.  In the mea ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
Mosul of Iraq.  By building over 130 military bases in various parts of northern Iraq, Turkey has already seized Iraqi territory and it rejects to withdraw despite several Baghdad complaints to the international organizations.  Therefore, the Iraqi officials should take danger of the evi ...

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