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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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After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?
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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
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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
Analysis

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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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement
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Ifs and Buts of Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement

Sunday 18 August 2024 ،
Nineveh province, where Turkey operates military bases. For his part, the Iraqi FM Fuad Hossein, while calling Thursday's agreement unprecedented in the history of relations between the two countries, said about the details of this agreement that according to the draft agreement, the responsibi ...
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?
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Will ISIS Resurge as a Threat?

Tuesday 31 December 2024 ،
Nineveh and Salahuddin, especially in the valleys and caves of the Hamrin Mountains that connect the four provinces, as well as the Makhoul Mountains in the southeast of Nineveh. These activities pose a serious threat to the stability of Iraq, prompting the security forces to adopt various strategi ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Nineveh. The total number of PKK armed members is currently estimated to be over 6,000, although there are no exact figures. In 2016, the militant group established its local branches in the city of Sinjar 110 kilometers west of Mosul, which are militias composed of Iraqi Yazidis and other Kurds. ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications

Wednesday 10 September 2025 ،
Nineveh; Ahmed al-Jabouri, the governor of Salah al-Din; and Jawad al-Bolani, a former interior minister and current member of parliament. The commission confirmed that the final lists of candidates will be certified in early October. According to the commission's timeline, the official campaig ...
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Nineveh would reduce the economic benefits of transit routes passing through Erbil. The Kurds also fear the project's implementation would diminish the autonomous region's role and importance in energy security and international transportation routes. Meanwhile, routing the Development Road ...
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert
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Iraq’s Elections Important, Carry Surprises: Expert

Tuesday 4 November 2025 ،
Nineveh First coalition has been formed in Nineveh, while the governor of Wasit has entered the elections independently under the Wasit is Better with Services coalition. Other notable examples include the Al-Badeel civil coalition, which is pro-Western and opposed to Iran. In the Sunni political s ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?

Monday 10 November 2025 ،
Nineveh for signing a historic memorandum with the United States to establish an international research center in the heart of Mosul, a city reclaiming its rightful place on the global stage.” He added that the agreement “provides strong impetus to bolster joint cooperation, elevate Mosu ...

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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.