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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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Analysis
Iraqi Government Crippled by Longstanding Financial Corruption
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Sadrist Movement’s call for battling corruption, could the Iraq’s government to a degree beat this problem?
Report
Iraq’s Parliamentary Crisis; Domestic Issue or Foreign Plot?
Saturday 30 April 2016
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Sadrist Movement protestors have taken to the streets, asking the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to form a technocrat cabinet. At the same time, the parliament’s organization is marred by strikes and crisis since few days ago.
The Sadrist Movement during its marches has urged PM al-Abadi to r ...
Interview
Not Wise to Storm Parliament in This Difficult Time: Iraqi Pundit
Monday 2 May 2016
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Sadrist Movement protesters stormed Baghdad’s Green Zone- the diplomatic area- and the parliament building, causing a massive confusion across the country.
The Alwaght has conducted an interview with the Iraqi analyst and writer Professor Qasim Hanoon to discuss the consequences of the incide ...
Analysis
Iraq’s Political Game after Parliament Close-Down
Saturday 21 May 2016
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Sadrist Movement protestors stormed the country’s parliament building on April 30.
Following the incident, the Iraqi parliament has suspended its sessions, as the Kurdish as well as the Sunni members of the parliament have lashed out at the incursion made by the pro-Sadrist Movement demonstra ...
Analysis
Sadrist Movement Seeking for What in Iraq?
Tuesday 21 June 2016
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Sadrist Movement is not new to Iraq, however, last month during the protests urging government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to eliminate bureaucracy and also sectarian sharing of government posts, the name of Sadrist Movement and its leader Ayatollah Muqtada al-Sadr called further attention in ...
Analysis
Why Bahraini Regime Afraid of Sheikh Isa Qassim Trial?
Saturday 26 November 2016
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Sadrist Movement, Yemen's Ansarullah and, most importantly, Iran have cautioned Al Khalifa regime against possible uncontrollable consequences of any act against spiritual leader of Bahrain's uprising. Perhaps the strong statement of General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Qu ...
Report
Why Ex-Iraqi PM Visited Iran?
Thursday 5 January 2017
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Sadrist Movement are not that much favoring al-Maliki’s becoming PM for third time. He is aware of this fact and prefers to save the coalition’s unity and coherence rather than allowing it being cracked by discords. Even the Sadrist Movement's chief Sayed Muqtada al-Sadr in some mess ...
Analysis
US Building Grounds of Cultural Influence in Iraq
Sunday 13 August 2017
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Sadrist Movement but statistics show that they remained open so far. Part of US cultural activities pursue a course of Iraq modernization but what is really done in relation to the young people is their alienation from their culture and legacy and making them embracing Western values. United States ...
News
Iraqi MPs Urge Govt. to Deploy Troops to Defiant Kurdistan Region
Monday 25 September 2017
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Sadrist Movement, said on Monday that the parliament had approved several tough measures in response to the contentious Kurdish independence vote.
He added that in line with these measures, Baghdad would have to act to “protect Iraq's unity and to deploy troops in all [disputed] areas.&rd ...
Analysis
What’s Behind Riyadh’s Invitation of Iraq PM?
Sunday 22 October 2017
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Sadrist Movement, the secular Shiite parties led by Ayad Allawi, and even other groups close to Iran like Islamic Dawa Party.
In fact, Saudi Arabia has put aside the “everything or nothing” approach in relation to Iraq. After fall of Saddam Hussein rule in early 2000s, Saudi Arabia went ...
