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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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Tuesday 31 December 2024
SCF) in Iraq and political analysts believe that Baghdad officials need to be conservative about interaction with al-Jolani and the HTS as the new rulers of Syria are yet to adopt an approach on the security of the Syria-Iraq borders.
Since al-Jolani at the beginning of the Syrian war was one ...
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The US and Iraq’s PMF: A Battle Beyond Iraqi Borders
Sunday 2 February 2025
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SCF) such as Haider al-Abadi and Nouri al-Maliki, on the blacklist. They even informed al-Sudani that possible Israeli and American military strikes against the bases and weapons depots of these groups are not unlikely.
Another Iraqi official with knowledge of the negotiations with the American sid ...
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Tuesday 1 April 2025
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SCF) are present in the Iraqi parliament and prevent the complete dominance of pro-Western movements. Disbanding the force means eliminating an important political competitor for the factions aligned with the US and Saudi Arabia.
2. Undermining the Axis of Resistance in Iraq and the region
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Forbidden Relation? Iraqis Angry as Govt. Invites Syria’s Al-Sharaa
Sunday 27 April 2025
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SCF) in the Iraqi parliament, said that the Iraqi parliament's protest action against the government's reception of Al-Sharaa comes by more than 50 members of the parliament in defense of the martyrs, their families, the wounded, the Iraqi people, and their national, moral, and religious con ...
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
Saturday 26 July 2025
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SCF), which includes a coalition of political forces that hold the parliament, announced on Tuesday its decision to advance the draft law related to PMF, adding that it would not give in to US pressure.
In this regard, Amer al-Fayyadh, one of the senior figures in the coalition, said in an intervie ...
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Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?
Wednesday 20 August 2025
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SCF), due to his toleration of American interference in home Iraqi affairs like obstructing the adoption of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) law and not paying the salaries of the anti-terror organization's forces.
He knows well that he owes his support for the position of prime minister t ...
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Iraq’s Election Atmosphere Overshadowed by Massive Candidate Disqualifications
Wednesday 10 September 2025
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SCF), with over 170 of its candidates reportedly barred from running.
Reacting to the allegations of its decisions being politically-driven, IHEC has denied that its decisions are influenced by politics or designed to target specific groups. Hassan Hadi Zaer, a member of the commission's media ...
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Monday 22 September 2025
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SCF), noted the groups' official standing, saying that these factions are part of the Iraqi landscape, and some of them hold an official position within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which was established by a law passed by the Iraqi parliament. Therefore, targeting them in this way doe ...
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Tuesday 4 November 2025
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SCF) to coalesce with other Shiite factions, Sunnis, and Kurds and formed the government of current Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani.
Learning from that experience, the election law was amended ahead of the 2023 provincial elections. A critical reform under this amendment was the reduct ...
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Shadow Man: What’s behind US Envoy’s Activism in Iraq?
Monday 10 November 2025
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SCF) having had the leading role since last election, Sawaya has a mission to undermine this coalition and simultaneously empower Kurdish and Sunni factions to ensure that Washington-aligned figures will occupy key posts and lead the major economic and political decisions in line with the US interes ...
