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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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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced
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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023
Sunnis and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Recently, Abdulrahim al-Shomari, the deputy governor of Nineveh, confirmed that the Kurdish Peshmerga forces are not leaving the province, warning that “if this situation continues this way, in the future we will witness escalation of tension ...
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Arbaeen Congregation, a Harbinger of Muslim Unity, Begins
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Arbaeen Congregation, a Harbinger of Muslim Unity, Begins

Wednesday 6 September 2023 ،
Sunnis and Shiites alike, are sincere while harboring no suspicion toward one another and refrain from insulting each other, then Islam will be dignified and unity will prevail. Arabeen is gradually transforming into a massive an anti-imperialistic and anti-Takfiri movement while being a focal poin ...
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With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?
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With Parl. Speaker Al-Halbousi Removed by Supreme Court, Should Iraqis Expect New Political Crisis?

Monday 20 November 2023 ،
Sunnis.  After his resignation was approved, al-Dalimi described the decision “illegal and arbitrary” and called for confrontation of al-Halbousi “dictatorship.”  He added that the constitution names some cases like resignation, illness, death, and crime that caus ...
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023 ،
Sunnis in Iraq though he was expected to be removed from the Iraqi political scene for some time after he was removed from his parliamentary post and prominent Sunni figures dispersed from around him.  Youths turnout rate increase  Another important issue was certainly the widespread dis ...
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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 ،
Sunnis because they do not perceive unity among them as advantageous. Conversely, Iraqi analyst Kazem Yawar argued that perpetuating divisions among Sunnis and allowing Shias to retain control of the parliament presidency is not in the best interest of Sunnis.
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Muslim Unity: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Solution to Divisive Schemes
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Muslim Unity: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Solution to Divisive Schemes

Monday 16 September 2024 ،
Sunnis in Iran. He emphasized that Muslim unity is a fundamental Quranic principle, rather than just a strategic approach. In observance of Islamic Unity Week, a group of Sunni scholars and elders from across Iran met with Ayatollah Khamenei in Tehran on Monday, September 16. During the meeting, A ...
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?
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Return of Phalanges: Will Israeli Trojan Horse in Lebanon Succeed?

Wednesday 16 October 2024 ،
Sunnis, and Druze, and over half of the Christians were absent. Only one Muslim member of parliament out of 64 attended the meeting.  In fact, not only the majority of the parliamentary factions did not welcome this meeting, but also even the opposition parties boycotted it, an issue that can ...
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game
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Iraq SCF’s Hat- trick in Political Game

Wednesday 4 December 2024 ،
Sunnis, and the Kurds, which made presenting all three plans in parliament at once necessary and interdependent. The most important draft law that sparked widespread controversy in parliament and among civil society organizations, between supporters and opponents, was the proposal to amend Iraq' ...
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in Post-Assad Syria Stirring Regional Worry

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
Sunnis. 3) Controlling transit routes for oil trade in northwestern Syria. 4) Pursuing the neo-Ottoman and neo-Pan-Turanism doctrine in the western Middle East 5) Building a gas pipeline from Qatar through Syria and Turkey to Europe.  Arabs worried eyes on Turkey In post-Assad Syria, regional ...
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
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Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors

Wednesday 25 December 2024 ،
Sunnis in Parachenar. This issue has various aspects and each side takes advantage of it in a specific way, with the biggest beneficiaries being the Americans who are seeking to destabilize the regional order. So, when the TTP carries out terrorist attacks, it is driven by foreign agencies.  B ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures