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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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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
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Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream

Monday 22 December 2025
PMF) units neutralizing ISIS threats across Iraq. These groups also deployed along the borders of the Kurdistan Region during the September 2017 independence referendum, when Iraq’s territorial integrity was under serious threat, in order to prevent the country’s fragmentation. On the p ...
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document
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A Review of Newly Published US National Security Document

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
PMF) in Iraq all bear witness to the fact that the Americans have no intention of leaving the region and will continue their interventionist approach to achieve these objectives.” Answering a question of Alwaght journalist about whether tensions with rivals like China and Russia in Latin Amer ...
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary
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Gen. Solemani and Al-Muhandis: Commemorations on Sixth Anniversary

Saturday 3 January 2026 ،
PMF), stated at the ceremony: Commemorating the martyrdom of the Victory Commanders is an occasion relevant to the entire world and is not confined to any specific region. The Victory Commanders are defenders of rights and humanity, and every free person should honor their memory. Al-Fayyadh, notin ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
PMF chief Falih al-Fayyadh also addressed the event, praising the commanders’ heroic roles in strengthening Iraq’s security, condemning the US strike as state terrorism, and underscoring the PMF’s role in rebuilding Iraq’s security structure and defeating ISIS alongside state ...
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance
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Assassination of Sadrist Comdr., a Prelude to Grand Plot against Iraqi Resistance

Wednesday 7 January 2026 ،
PMF) and the resistance as a whole among the Iraqi public, the plan to disarm these anti-terror group is running into a major political and social obstacle. In recent years and especially during the November parliamentary elections, the US has been pressuring thr government to disarm and dissolve th ...
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq
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With ISIS Inmates Breaking Free, Security Threats Are Back to Iraq

Thursday 22 January 2026 ،
PMF) in Iraq announced the reinforcement of their troops along the border with Syria. Furthermore, the PMF reported the arrest of an ISIS commander who had infiltrated from Syria into the desert of Mosul in western Nineveh province. Simultaneously, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani direc ...
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post
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Al-Maliki’s Comeback to Iraq’s PM Post

Sunday 25 January 2026 ،
PMF) forces from obtaining the ministership in the upcoming government. To the US frustration, al-Maliki is seen as a figure closely aligned with the resistance groups in Iraq. Reuters has reported, citing American sources, that the US has issued a stern warning to senior Iraqi political figures reg ...
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back
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Syria’s North Undergoes New Developments as US Stabs Kurds in the Back

Monday 26 January 2026 ،
PMF border guards to the shared borders with Syria to block ISIS incursions into Iraq.  Simultaneous with prison break of ISIS militants, a number of elements of this terrorist group are planned to be transferred to Iraq from Syria. Given their threat, Iraq has taken security measures to manag ...
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq
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Dismissal of Special Envoy Sawaya Showcase of Trump’s Failure Story in Iraq

Monday 2 February 2026 ،
PMF) is expected to be aggressively revived. So, with Barrack's appointment, the White House will likely employ a multi-pronged strategy of economic, political, and diplomatic pressure to curtail the influence of the resistance factions and Iran within Iraq's governing structures, a process ...
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US
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Iraqi Resistance’s "Missile City" a Message of Resolve to the US

Tuesday 3 February 2026 ،
PMF) have displayed part of their weapons. Saraya Awliya Al-Dam which is a branch of the PMF in a footage unveiled part of its underground rocket arsenal, drawing media and observer attention. The military showoff included tunnels where rockets and launchers are stored and could be moved and mobil ...

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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.