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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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6 Rockets Fall near Oil Refinery in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region: Report

6 Rockets Fall near Oil Refinery in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region: Report

Monday 2 May 2022
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 Group. The company belongs ...
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Iraq, Big Illegal Arms Market

Iraq, Big Illegal Arms Market

Wednesday 11 May 2022 ،
Nineveh, Diyala, Salahuddin, Anbar, and parts of Kirkuk starting from 2014. ISIS control armed a large part of the Iraqi tribes directly or indirectly. Also, during anti-ISIS campaigns, a large part of arms left behind by the militias were seized by army personnel and sold in black markets. Even som ...
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Drones Hit Turkish Base in Northern Iraq, Three Killed: Report

Drones Hit Turkish Base in Northern Iraq, Three Killed: Report

Sunday 22 May 2022 ،
Nineveh. Alwaght- At least three people reportedly were killed on Sunday when drone attacks targeted a Turkish military base in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh. According to Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel that is associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular M ...
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Iraq Condemns Turkish Drone Strike in Kurdistan Region, Vows Response

Iraq Condemns Turkish Drone Strike in Kurdistan Region, Vows Response

Saturday 18 June 2022 ،
Nineveh, which houses Turkish forces involved in ongoing military operations against purported PKK positions in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television news network reported that the projectiles hit Zilkan base in northern Iraq&rsq ...
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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 ،
Nineveh and Anbar province under different titles. Their activities are not limited to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region,” he said. At least four missiles hit the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district of the Kurdistan region, district mayor Mushir Mohammed t ...
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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 ،
Nineveh province and killed and injured a number of Yazidis. They also displaced them from their homes, and since then, no positive measures have been taken for their return. This is in addition to kidnapping of thousands of others, mainly children and women, whose fate is unclear yet.  Baghda ...
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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 ،
Nineveh are victim to administrative failure and political score settling. Alwaght- Consecutive years of insecurity and war have turned Iraq into one of the main countries grappling with refugee crisis, to an extent that the case of refugees and the challenges pertaining to them have been one of the ...
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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 ،
Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assyria and once the largest city in the world and the first true empire that arose in the first millennium BC.  “It’s hard for me to come up with estimates other than thousands of archaeological sites and heritage sites would essentially be wiped aw ...
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Over 110 Dead, 150 Injured in Iraq Wedding Inferno

Over 110 Dead, 150 Injured in Iraq Wedding Inferno

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Nineveh province. Alwaght- At least 113 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq's Nineveh province. The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Nineveh north of the country. However, differences over border areas known as “green line areas”, which are the administrative borders between Kurdistan region and other provinces of Iraq, continue.  Disputes in these areas are described as “chronic” and calls for const ...

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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