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- UN Experts Call for Immediate Termination of Israel’s US-Backed GHF Aid Program
- Iran Executes Spy Accused of Mossad Ties in Nuclear Scientist Assassination Case
- MKO-Linked Sabotage Team Disbanded by Iranian Intelligence in SE Tehran
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- Iranian Vice President Expresses Support for Regional Stability
- UN Envoy Rejects PGCC Accusations Against Iran
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral: What Are Internal, Regional, and International Effects?
Saturday 22 February 2025
Popular groups and organizations affiliated with Hezbollah are distributing flags, banners, and slogans related to these two figures to make the atmosphere of the ceremony more enthusiastic.
Also, according to media reports close to Hezbollah, delegations from 79 countries around the world, includi ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Tuesday 1 April 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a voluntary force in Iraq formed in opposition to the ISIS terrorist group in 2014 following a fatwa by grand Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani of Iraq. This analysis sheds light on the motivation behind this US demand, the PMF role in neutralizing the ...
Analysis
Iraq’s PMF Law: Gradual Integration or Maintaining Its Independence?
Sunday 13 April 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a force formed in Iraq in opposition to ISIS terrorist group in 2014.
This was not the first time that Western media raised the issue of disarming resistance groups in the region, including in Iraq. Almost since the formation of resistance groups in Iraq, Le ...
Analysis
Iraqi PM’s Meeting with Syria’s Al-Jolani: Secret Diplomacy or Strategic Mistake?
Tuesday 22 April 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The next day, the Lebanese president phoned al-Sudani to clarify his position.
Complications of Syrian case in Iraq
Although Iraqi government promotes the meeting and talks with al-Sharaa as a step within the framework of Iraq's security interests ...
Analysis
Iraq, the Strategic Middle Ground During Israeli-Iranian War
Thursday 3 July 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces, clearly demonstrated that religious authority can tip the scales on the ground.
Such statement during war was not only important for Iraqi public opinion, but also sent a strong message to Tel Aviv and Washington that the Iraqi religious authority is ready to engage in ...
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
Tuesday 8 July 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
The current moves seem to be part of a broader scenario to redraw the map of the region and implement the New Middle East plan, a scenario that could ultimately lead to the split of Iraq, the weakening of the Axis of Resistance, and the expansion of the infl ...
Analysis
Resistance or Destruction: Syria Developments Have Serious Lessons to Iraq and Lebanon
Tuesday 22 July 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
The diplomatic, media and economic pressures from the West have already been launched with the aim of weakening or eliminating these groups. Claims such as the need to “strengthen state sovereignty” or “monopoly on weapons” all seem desirab ...
Report
New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Saturday 26 July 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a military institution that was recognized as part of the Iraqi armed forces in 2016 and now it is undergoing fundamental reforms to establish an independent structure and identity.
The parliament completed a report and debate on Wednesday about the draft law on t ...
Analysis
Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
Saturday 2 August 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
The short history of rise of the PMF should be probed in June 2014, the time the Iraqi army collapsed under the lightening attacks of the ISIS in Mosul and then the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, advancing to the capital Baghdad, riske ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Popular Mobilization Forces of Iraq declined to engage in the war, considered this a sign of “limited reliance on armed groups.”
12. Counting the costs and benefits
In the next part of this report, the author, who admitted at the beginning of his report that Israel and the US failed t ...
