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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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US Embassy in Baghdad Serves as Mossad, ISIS Headquarters: Iraqi MP
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US Embassy in Baghdad Serves as Mossad, ISIS Headquarters: Iraqi MP

Monday 15 July 2019
Samarrai, aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in the western desert of Iraq’s Anbar province. Al-Baghdadi is using the Anbar desert as a safe haven, while the US forces provide him with all means of support from their station at the Ain al-Assad military base in Anbar province, Salem said in ...
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Iraqi Forces Dismantle Terror Cell Plotting Attack on Arbaeen Mourning Procession
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Iraqi Forces Dismantle Terror Cell Plotting Attack on Arbaeen Mourning Procession

Sunday 15 September 2019 ،
Samarra [north of Baghdad] were able to detain a network of terrorists consisting of six criminals planning an attack during the pilgrimage of Arbaeen, Iraqi security force's press service said on Saturday. Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual ...
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Iraq Raises Worries about ISIS Return amid Turkish Syria Operation
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Iraq Raises Worries about ISIS Return amid Turkish Syria Operation

Friday 18 October 2019 ،
Samarra operations commander said his forces killed two ISIS suicide bombers who planned to attack the pilgrims. They intended to strike the pilgrims taking part in the religious commemoration in Al-Sayfunah in eastern Samarra. Analysts suggest that the US has deliberately green-lighted the Turkish ...
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Al-Baghdadi’s Death? Why Did US Destroy Its Black Box?
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Al-Baghdadi’s Death? Why Did US Destroy Its Black Box?

Tuesday 29 October 2019 ،
Samarra in 1971. Although his family was not wealthy, but supported him to enter the University of Baghdad. In 1996 he graduated with Islamic studies major from the university. He continued his studies for higher education receiving a Ph.D. in Quranic studies.  In 2004, a year after Saddam fal ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces Repels ISIS Attack on Iraq’s Samarra
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Iraqi Popular Forces Repels ISIS Attack on Iraq’s Samarra

Friday 27 December 2019 ،
Samarra city Alwaght- Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) says it has fend off an attack by ISIS terrorist group against an area south of Samarra city. In a statement on Friday, the PMF said the ISIS elements were trying to infiltrate through Tal al-Zahab region, south of ...
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Iraq Launches Operation against ISIS near Syria Border
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Iraq Launches Operation against ISIS near Syria Border

Sunday 17 May 2020 ،
Samarra. Additionally, the Iraqi fighters found another Daesh hideout in the areas of Yaserb, south of Samarra, and confiscated weapons stored there. Hashd al-Sha’abi further managed to shoot down a drone operated by Daesh militants in the city of Khanaqin in Diyala Province. They also foil ...
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How US Takes Advantage of Terrorism for Purpose of Its Hegemony!
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How US Takes Advantage of Terrorism for Purpose of Its Hegemony!

Sunday 20 September 2020 ،
Samarrai, was released from Abu Quraib prison and in a short period of time became the leader of the Iraqi branch of al-Qaeda’s terrorist organization. He later went by the name Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and created the most gruesome terrorist organization ever known to the history of mankind. In ...
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Saudis Behind Sabotaging Iraqi Electrical Towers: Kata’ib Hezbollah
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Saudis Behind Sabotaging Iraqi Electrical Towers: Kata’ib Hezbollah

Wednesday 7 July 2021 ،
Samarra had been targeted by a barrage of Katyusha rockets, causing severe damage to parts of the generating unit. ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack. Several Iraqi power towers along the electricity transfer line from the eastern Diyala province to eastern Baghdad were also dama ...
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Iraq Arrests US Mercenary Tied to Baghdad Airport Attack
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Iraq Arrests US Mercenary Tied to Baghdad Airport Attack

Sunday 30 January 2022 ،
Samarra city to spy on a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), according to the Telegram channel of the Nujaba resistance movement. Iraqi strikes kill 9 ISIS terrorists In another development, the Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets carried out a series airstrikes on northeast Diy ...
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Are Iraqi Sunnis interested in having Shias control the presidency of parliament?
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Are Iraqi Sunnis interested in having Shias control the presidency of parliament?

Thursday 27 June 2024 ،
Samarrai, leader of the Azm Party, support al-Mandalawi continuing as Parliament Speaker to prevent a new Sunni contender from emerging who could challenge them in the upcoming parliamentary elections. On the other hand, Iraqi political analyst Ali al-Baider suggested that some are intentionally pr ...

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