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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
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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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ISIS Attacks and Risks of Sectarian War in Iraq
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ISIS Attacks and Risks of Sectarian War in Iraq

Sunday 31 October 2021 ،
Mosul and other parts from the grasp of terrorist militants. After ISIS was obliterated in 2017, the voluntary force remained at the top of a front watching movements of ISIS remnants and sleeper cells. The areas where the recent attacks took place were not attended by PMF, also called Hashed al-Sh ...
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Iraqi Army, Popular Forces Launch Anti-ISIS operation in Diyala
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Iraqi Army, Popular Forces Launch Anti-ISIS operation in Diyala

Sunday 14 November 2021 ،
Mosul sector, and the borders of Duhok Province to pursue the remnants of ISIS and destroy their headquarters, Shafaq news agency reported. ISIS began a terror campaign in Iraq in 2014, overrunning vast swathes in lightning attacks. PMF played a major role in reinforcing the Iraqi army, which had ...
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6 Rockets Fall near Oil Refinery in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region: Report
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6 Rockets Fall near Oil Refinery in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region: Report

Monday 2 May 2022 ،
Mosul in the northern Iraqi Nineveh Province. Some of the projectiles landed in Khabat, said the channel, which also provided some pictures of the immediate aftermath of the attack. Kurdistan's officials said the missiles landed near a refinery belonging to the domestic energy company, the KAR ...
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps
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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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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur
Analysis

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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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict
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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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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 ،
Mosul and large tracts of Iraqi territory.  In 2016, the PMF were recognized as an official force by the parliament and in 2019, according to the executive order 331, they joined the official armed forces under the command of the PM as the commander-in-chief.  4. Political maturity in in ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025 ،
Mosul and Kirkuk in the future. Turkey welcomes the elimination of the PMF, as this powerful popular force has been one of the main obstacles to Turkish expansionism in Iraq. - American-Israeli joint project The US and Israel have common interests in weakening the Axis of Resistance.  Israe ...
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
Mosul and then the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, advancing to the capital Baghdad, risked seizing the capital city and desecrating the religious cities of Najaf and Karbala. In the vacuum caused by the collapse of the army, not the Western powers but an army of volunta ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.