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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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2 Killed, 5 Injured after PJAK Terrorists Attacked Iranian Border Guards
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2 Killed, 5 Injured after PJAK Terrorists Attacked Iranian Border Guards

Sunday 28 May 2017
PJAK terrorists have killed two Iranian border guards on Saturday in the country’s northwest province of Urmia Alwaght- PJAK terrorists have killed two Iranian border guards on Saturday in the country’s northwest province of Urmia.  According to Tasnim news agency two officers and t ...
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Turkey’s Erdogan Urges Muslim Unity to Protect Al-Quds
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Turkey’s Erdogan Urges Muslim Unity to Protect Al-Quds

Monday 21 August 2017 ،
PJAK, at their bases in northern Iraq. “They constantly bring damage to both Turkey and Iran,” he said. “We are working on the basis that we can come to a conclusion in a different way and in a shorter time if we were in solidarity against this threat.”  
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Iran Holds Military Drill near Iraqi Border
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Iran Holds Military Drill near Iraqi Border

Sunday 24 September 2017 ،
PJAK militant groups based in Iraq are a frequent occurrence in the border area.
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Mossad Presence in Kurdistan Region Obvious, Iran Strikes a Message to Erbil: Expert
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Mossad Presence in Kurdistan Region Obvious, Iran Strikes a Message to Erbil: Expert

Thursday 17 March 2022 ،
PJAK access and presence on the borders with Iran. This group receives services, has training centers, facilities, and even offices, and thus threatens Iran's national security by terrorist operations in Western Azerbaijan and Kurdistan provinces.  Also, there is Israeli presence and clear ...
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Iran Would Take Action Itself if Iraqi Kurdistan Region Does not Reign in Terrorists: Expert
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Iran Would Take Action Itself if Iraqi Kurdistan Region Does not Reign in Terrorists: Expert

Tuesday 22 November 2022 ،
PJAK , Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and a number of other groups are present in Kurdistan region, and the autonomous region's leaders say they cannot control them. I do not believe that the government cannot control them. Erbil is capable of controlling them but does not want to because of pol ...
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The Need for Ending Application of Federalism to Iraqi Border Security: Requirements and Obstacles
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The Need for Ending Application of Federalism to Iraqi Border Security: Requirements and Obstacles

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
PJAK and PKK, which are secretly backed by Erbil leaders, can seize the opportunity to deal lows to the region's rule, and in this case, the Iraqi army's presence would be felt more than ever. As long as the Americans are there in Iraq, the Erbil leadership would not feel a fear. Therefore, ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
PJAK, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party operating from Iraqi soil and conducting terrorist activities in our country, they remain unresponsive, while Iran reserves the right to defend its territorial integrity. They assert our territorial integrity has been breached, yet Turkish and American fighte ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
PJAK, is considered one of the security challenges that has carried out armed activities against the Islamic Republic in the western border areas of the country in recent years. Therefore, If the PKK is disarmed and logistical and ideological support for the PJAK is cut, the possibility of weakening ...
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?
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Why’s Iranian Branch of PKK not Disarmed?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
PJAK seems to be serving the American and Israeli agenda against Iran and this explains why it continues life despite its parent group disarmed. Alwaght- less than a month after Israeli demand for ceasefire with Tehran in the recent war, it seems that the Israelis have turned to destabilizing activi ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
PJAK, which are present in the north of Erbil province and the east of Sulaymaniyah province. Iran and Iraq share a long common border of about 1,450 kilometers, more than 500 kilometers of which is with the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Therefore, it is quite clear that Iraq has a very important and sen ...

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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.