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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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Taliban in Center of Blame for Negligence for Anti-Shiite Attacks
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Taliban in Center of Blame for Negligence for Anti-Shiite Attacks

Monday 3 October 2022
Sadrist Movement, brazenly blamed the Taliban group for successive explosions targeting the country's Shiites. The Shiites of other Islamic countries also expressed their concern about this issue on social networks and declared the Taliban responsible for these inhumane crimes.  Many human ...
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Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert
Interview

Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert

Thursday 13 October 2022 ،
Sadrist-Sunni-Kurdish coalition was formed but in recent months it unraveled and was replaced by the ‘State Management’ alliance led by Coordination Framework. What factors have influenced these changes? Can this new alliance hold up or will it collapse like its predecessors? Hanizadeh: ...
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New Political Process in Iraq: Challenges, Requirements, and Priorities
Analysis

New Political Process in Iraq: Challenges, Requirements, and Priorities

Tuesday 18 October 2022 ،
Sadrist Movement as one of the influential heavyweights in Iraqi democracy and an important element in the direction of internal developments in recent years. On the other hand, the traditional forces are facing a new generation of society's demands, and the process of developments after the 20 ...
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New Iraqi Cabinet Wins Parliament Confidence, Ending Months-long Stalemate
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New Iraqi Cabinet Wins Parliament Confidence, Ending Months-long Stalemate

Thursday 27 October 2022 ،
Sadrist Movement and an all-Shiite bloc called Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF). The SCF called for a comprehensive government while Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pushed for a SCF-free one.  Sadrist parliamentary bloc, Saerun, resigned in June with all of its lawmakers. Their place was fill ...
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What Challenges Is New Iraqi Government Facing?
Analysis

What Challenges Is New Iraqi Government Facing?

Monday 31 October 2022 ،
Sadrist Movement's lawmakers en masse and Muqtada al-Sadr's rejection of participation in the new government, a politically strong and revisionist force is absent in the politics. Though the powerful Shiite cleric said he retired from the politics, experience of his erratic stances tell the ...
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Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition
Analysis

Political Forces in New Iraqi Cabinet’s Composition

Sunday 20 November 2022 ،
Sadrist Movement which can bring back anti-government protesters to streets.  Al-Sudani stressed that his government will not adopt the policy of eliminating government, security, or military personnel, neither will it take measures for political staffing in the bureaucratic system, but he pri ...
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Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Aspects, Challenges
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Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Aspects, Challenges

Friday 25 November 2022 ،
Sadrist movements that are standing watchful to see weakness in government's performance in the fight against rampant corruption in order to sink it.  2019 protests forced PM Adel Abdul Mahdi to resign. In order to bring down this government, which was formed against its will, Sadrist Move ...
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Challenge of Sainte Laguë Method in Iraq Election Law
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Challenge of Sainte Laguë Method in Iraq Election Law

Friday 24 February 2023 ،
Sadrists. Alwaght- Iraqi political groups are at loggerheads over election law amendments these days, a challenge emerging after year-long tensions over election of president and formation of a new government among them ended in October last year. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, one of whose ...
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Al-Kadhimi’s Tehran Visit: Addressing Security and Political Cases
Analysis

Al-Kadhimi’s Tehran Visit: Addressing Security and Political Cases

Saturday 25 February 2023 ،
Sadrist Movement said in May last year that the Iranian ambassador had very good relations with various Iraqi parties and had a history of working in the diplomatic mission of Iran in Baghdad, and his relations with the Sadrist Movement were “good and constructive.” Ayed Al-Hilali, a mem ...
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American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities
Analysis

American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

Wednesday 8 March 2023 ،
Sadrist Movement’s biased criticism  Despite criticism of the American ambassador’s interventionist stances in Iraq by a majority of Shiite groups, criticism by figures and media outlets close to Sadrist Movement have a different target.  News websites and social media users ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution