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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 Are Iraqi Early Election Challenges?

What Are Iraqi Early Election Challenges?

Thursday 11 August 2022
Sadrists wanted to form a 'national majority' government in coalition with the Sunnis and Kurds, the forces present in Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) and their allies sought to maintain the long-used consensus formula for a coalition government. Unable to achieve the majority of the gov ...
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Iraq Street Protest Duel: Where Is Al-Sadr Taking Iraq?

Iraq Street Protest Duel: Where Is Al-Sadr Taking Iraq?

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Sadrists.  Aysar al-Jaderi, a member of Iraq's National Wisdom Movement, told Al-Maalomah news outlet the Coordination Framework has made many plans and proposals to end the current political deadlock, but the other side is trying to exploit the street demonstrations to worsen the situatio ...
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Sadr Will Not Return to Politics Again: Pundit

Sadr Will Not Return to Politics Again: Pundit

Saturday 3 September 2022 ،
Sadrists' protests continued until Muqtada suddenly announced that he would step down from power and politics. He has already announced 6 times his withdrawal from politics, but returned to power. Sadr's political movement al-Sauron consists of a collection of emotional youths, that with Sad ...
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Will Iraq’s Coordination Council Manage to Form Govt. after al-Sadr’s Walkout from Politics?

Will Iraq’s Coordination Council Manage to Form Govt. after al-Sadr’s Walkout from Politics?

Monday 5 September 2022 ،
Sadrists are frustrated with a result from the street protests and set their heart to the final ruling of the Supreme Court that is expected on Thursday about the conditions for dissolution of the parliament. Earlier, the Court's members had decided that dissolution of the parliament is constitu ...
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New Iraqi Alliance Paving Way to President, New PM

New Iraqi Alliance Paving Way to President, New PM

Tuesday 27 September 2022 ،
Sadrists to be part of a new government though they voiced their opposition to dissolution of the parliament— a demand al-Sadr made.  After Sadrists' collective resignation from the parliament, their 73 seats went to the SCF. Therefore, insistence on Sadrist presence in the governmen ...
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New Political Process in Iraq: Challenges, Requirements, and Priorities

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

Tuesday 18 October 2022 ،
Sadrists. Although resignation of Sadrist parliamentary bloc, Saerun, catalyzed the start of the new government formation process, its leader Muqtada al-Sadr is still an important weight in the political equations and the door to interaction with his party should be kept open. Replacing competitive ...
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Challenge of Sainte Laguë Method in Iraq Election Law

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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American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

Wednesday 8 March 2023 ،
Sadrists have launched a campaign with “son of ambassador” and “Coordination Framework” hashtags criticizing meetings of senior Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) figures with the American ambassador. In their online campaign, Sadrists mock a behavioral contradiction shown b ...
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Is Al-Sadr Close to Ending Political Self-Isolation?

Is Al-Sadr Close to Ending Political Self-Isolation?

Tuesday 16 May 2023 ،
Sadrists, like a sleeper cell, are preparing themselves for initiating a new stage, and are even seeking an opportunity to exploit possible mistakes of the current government, as experience of Muqtada al-Sadr in making sudden decisions makes him an unpredictable figure and a man of surprises in the ...
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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 ،
Sadrists lost the posts of governor of Maysan and Najaf as a result of boycotting the elections, the SCF won in Maysan province with lead of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq faction and is expected to take Najaf, too.  Additionally, since the provincial council election is the gate to parliament, the recent e ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies