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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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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023
Sadrist Movement’s request to boycott the elections. The turnout shows a very small difference from the rate of 2022 parliamentary election.  Following walkout of 73 members Saerun bloc from the parliament in June 2022, Sadrist Movement’s leader Muqtada al-Sadr isolated himself fro ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barzani uprising against the Iraqi regime The strengthening of relations between Israel and Iraqi Kurds began with the onset of the Kurdish rebellion, also known as the Barz ...
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Will Al-Sadr Re-embrace Anti-American Struggle? Evidence and Motivations

Will Al-Sadr Re-embrace Anti-American Struggle? Evidence and Motivations

Sunday 28 January 2024 ،
Sadr, a long-term champion of anti-occupation struggle, break the political and military self-isolation and join the anti-American campaign as a savior of the Iraqi security and independence?  Although Moqtada al-Sadr played the role of a prominent political and religious leader in the develop ...
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Shahbaz Sharif Elected New Pakistan PM for Second Time

Shahbaz Sharif Elected New Pakistan PM for Second Time

Sunday 3 March 2024 ،
Sadr. Pakistan's political scene has been stricken by instability since ex-PM Imran Khan was removed from power in what many agree is an army coup on April 10.
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Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Monday 13 May 2024 ،
Sadr may have decided that things changed since his 2021 walkout from politics and he needs to return and make alliances with ruling factions. Alwaght- The Iraqi political scene over the past years has undergone many highs and lows and is no stranger to surprises that can upset all equations all at ...
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
Sadrist Movement and other Shiite factions is a side effect of the demonstrations.  It seems that these developments have led the Saudis to the conclusion that the confrontational policies regarding the Shiites of Iraq have been one of the reasons for them to rely on Tehran as the only strateg ...
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Yemen’s Ansarullah, a Defenite Sea Power

Yemen’s Ansarullah, a Defenite Sea Power

Saturday 6 July 2024 ،
Sadr 1 and Saqil 2 drones, and the Wide 1 kamikaze.  Regarding naval weapons, Ansarullah unveiled a new missile called Sayyad (Hunter), which is a cruise missile that operates on solid and liquid fuel and cannot be detected by radars. Sana'a navy also produced Saqib, Karar and Mujahid sea ...
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Way of Al-Aqsa: This Year’s Arbaeen Procession Embraces Palestinian Liberation Agenda More Than Ever

Way of Al-Aqsa: This Year’s Arbaeen Procession Embraces Palestinian Liberation Agenda More Than Ever

Tuesday 13 August 2024 ،
Sadrist Movement leader Moqtada al-Sadr said.  The oppression of Palestinian nation is inspired by the oppression of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), he added.  Arabaeen, the best opportunity to counter Israeli criminals For Shiites, Muharram mourning and Arbaeen procession are not jus ...
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Monday 28 October 2024 ،
Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr condemned the attack, saying that any violation of Iraqi airspace and use of it by Israel for its terrorist war requires an immediate diplomatic and political response. Sayyed Ammar Hakim, the head of National Wisdom Movement of Iraq, strongly condemned Israeli atta ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Sadrist Movement  Overwhelming support to the Personal Status Law, after deep differences which made it unaccessible, is part of a broad agreement according to which the the factions with the vote of the MPs to the triple bill have resolved thir differences.  On one side of this agreemen ...

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