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

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

Thursday 13 October 2022
Sistani. Saerun insists on picking Ja’afar al-Sadr, the current Iraqi ambassador to Britain and Muqtada’s cousin. Others propose extension of the caretaker PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi for a year until early elections are held. The Coordination Framework opposes the idea. Yet another challenge ...
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Saudi Regime Re-arrest Prominent Shiite Cleric amid Crackdown

Saudi Regime Re-arrest Prominent Shiite Cleric amid Crackdown

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
Sistani, Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric, in the city. He had been arrested once in 2010 as well. Last month, Saudi security forces re-arrested distinguished Shia scholar Sheikh Muhammad al-Abbad in al-‘Umran city of al-Ahsa province without a warrant, and took him away to an unkno ...
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Shadow of Crackdown and Execution Returns to Saudi Shiite Citizens

Shadow of Crackdown and Execution Returns to Saudi Shiite Citizens

Monday 5 December 2022 ،
Sistani in Medina. Al-Omari has been detained while the Saudi regime has stepped up crackdown on the civil activists in the shadow of Ukraine war and the West’s desperate need for the Saudi oil. The crackdown is also targeting some clerics, particularly those with more popularity and acceptanc ...
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Muslim World Outraged by Sweden Quran Burning

Muslim World Outraged by Sweden Quran Burning

Sunday 2 July 2023 ،
Sistani, the supreme authority of Iraqi Shiites, addressed in a letter the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, saying that media reported that a person in Sweden insulted a copy of the Holy Quran and tore up and torched some of its pages with the aim of insulting Islam.  “Beside conde ...
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Arbaeen Trek: Iraq’s Fully Prepared to Mark World’s Largest Human Congregation

Arbaeen Trek: Iraq’s Fully Prepared to Mark World’s Largest Human Congregation

Thursday 17 August 2023 ،
Sistani, announced that its forces launched an operation to cleanse the vicinity of Diyala River to prepare the region for the pilgrims.  The operation is carried out with the presence of military engineering forces and bomb detection and disposal units. The PMF held that this operation is aim ...
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Alarm of War between US and Iraqi Resistance Sounds: Have US Measures Been Deterrent?

Alarm of War between US and Iraqi Resistance Sounds: Have US Measures Been Deterrent?

Tuesday 2 January 2024 ،
Sistani, in Iraq announced that they will avenge their martyrs and declared their determination to ramp up their escalation against the American occupation forces on their soil.  Two sources close to the Iraqi Hezbollah brigades told the New Arab news outlet a few days ago that the decision to ...
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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 ،
Sistani, the grand Shiite authority, in March. This meeting, as interpreted by figures close to him, supports the idea that al-Sadr has political motivations. Six sources from the Sadrist Movement told the media outlets that this meeting took place on March 18 with Ayatollah al-Sistani, and since t ...
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani ‘Saddened’ by Iranian President’s Martyrdom, Says Condolences Message

Grand Ayatollah Sistani ‘Saddened’ by Iranian President’s Martyrdom, Says Condolences Message

Monday 20 May 2024 ،
Sistani says he is saddened by the news of the passing away in a helicopter crash of Iranian president Ebrahim Raeisi and his colleagues. In a message issued on Monday, Ayatollah Sistani, who is based in Iraq, offered his condolences to the “dignified Iranian nation” and officials of th ...
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Hope and Enthusiasm Re-embrace Palestine and Lebanon after the Leader’s Message

Hope and Enthusiasm Re-embrace Palestine and Lebanon after the Leader’s Message

Sunday 6 October 2024 ،
Sistani mobilized the Iraqis and changed the fate of war against the ISIS terrorist group, the statements of the Leader will transform the anti-Israeli atmosphere in the region, and therefore, the fate of a regime more barbarous than ISIS will be nothing but collapse. 
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024 ،
Sistani.  Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit Muhammad al-Abbasi, during a visit to forces stationed on the border with Syria in the far west of Iraq, emphasized the readiness of military and security forces in all formations to protect the country's borders and airspace against any possible dan ...

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