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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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Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End

Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End

Tuesday 5 July 2022
Peshmerga forces.  Inter-Kurdish talks on the president post progressing  While over the past seven months the Kurdish infighting over naming a candidate for the post of president has been the main obstacle ahead of a new government, amid heated political talks, news reports suggest that ...
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The Need for Ending Application of Federalism to Iraqi Border Security: Requirements and Obstacles

The Need for Ending Application of Federalism to Iraqi Border Security: Requirements and Obstacles

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
Peshmerga forces. Although Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in 2017 moved to counter Peshmerga forces by taking from them parts of Kirkuk, including Tuz Khurma, large parts remain held by the Kurds who have shown they are incapable of or reluctant to secure them.  The Peshmerga for ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Sunday 29 January 2023 ،
Peshmerga, and higher education.  The major point of dispute between the two parties is the drastic reduction of the budget by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which has caused the areas under the control of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, such as Sulaymaniyah, to suffer a financial ...
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Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
Peshmerga forces in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Bacon told Middle East Eye that the plan has strong bipartisan advocacy and obligates the government to launch a program to train and equip the Peshmerga forces, as well as the Iraqi forces, against missile, drone, and rocket attacks from Iran.  ...
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Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Erbil-Baku Relations Boost Coming against Backdrop of Iranian Reservations, Concerns

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
Peshmerga forces were trained by secret Israeli forces in Erbil. The Kurdish oil sales to Israel started at that time. According to some reports, the Kurdistan region sold 38 percent of its oil to Israel in December 2022. After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his support for the ...
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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 ،
Peshmerga forces are not leaving the province, warning that “if this situation continues this way, in the future we will witness escalation of tensions by the protesting people.”  Pointing to the several meetings of the delegations sent to Erbil with Masoud Barzani and his repeated ...
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SCF Mediating to Settle Baghdad-Erbil Oil Disputes

SCF Mediating to Settle Baghdad-Erbil Oil Disputes

Thursday 10 August 2023 ،
Peshmerga forces, and to enforce the defense mechanism under article 140 of the constitution.  Last week, the PM reviewed the latest oil and gas draft bill with Erbil and stressed its passing for some issues that are urgent need of three country. According to the statement of al-Sudani's o ...
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With Ultimatum End, How’s Disarming Separatist Terrorists on Iraqi Border with Iran Going?

With Ultimatum End, How’s Disarming Separatist Terrorists on Iraqi Border with Iran Going?

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Peshmerga forces recaptured border points between Iran and Iraq after clashes with illegal groups [of Komala and Democratic Party] who had taken control of parts of Erbil province,” the statement read.  In an interview with Al Arabiya news network, Iraq’s President Fuad Hussein sai ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Peshmerga forces clashed over an evacuated PKK base. Alwaght- Despite the growing political and economic competition between the Kurdistan region of Iraq and the central government in Baghdad, in recent months security differences have overshadowed their bilateral ties. On Sunday, minor clashes occu ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
Peshmerga forces, remained in the region for approximately two years, holding regular sessions with Mullah Mustafa. In an article published in The New York Times on September 29, 2017, Sagi expressed, I became a patriotic Kurd, and many Israeli soldiers and Mossad agents share similar sentiments tow ...

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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