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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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Unholy Alliance between Israel, Iraqi Kurdish Separatists

Unholy Alliance between Israel, Iraqi Kurdish Separatists

Sunday 25 April 2021
Tigris and the Nile and so you look at how the relationship between apartheid Israel, Turkey and Ethiopia is very important in holding our people down, and as we've seen in Egypt, the situation is presently deteriorating.  Building this dam in Ethiopia will basically starve the people of E ...
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Fate of Syrian Kurds Amid Geopolitical Dynamics Changes

Fate of Syrian Kurds Amid Geopolitical Dynamics Changes

Tuesday 25 January 2022 ،
Tigris River has been closed several times since 2013 due to differences between Syrian and Iraqi Kurdish groups. PYD militias accuse Erbil of collaborating with their archenemy Turkey. The recent clashes also took place amid protests in which SDF militants demanded from the Iraqi Kurdistan region d ...
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Kurdish Region’s Dam Projects an Emerging Dispute Case with Iraqi Central Govt.

Kurdish Region’s Dam Projects an Emerging Dispute Case with Iraqi Central Govt.

Saturday 16 April 2022 ،
Tigris rivers have been exposing the region to a big environmental issue, the Iraqi Kurdistan region is moving towards constructing more dams in the areas under its control, possibly making things worse at least for Iraq itself. Media reports said that Erbil in a move not coordinated with the cente ...
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Iraq, Future Threats Posed by Water Crisis

Iraq, Future Threats Posed by Water Crisis

Saturday 7 May 2022 ،
Tigris and Euphrates rivers will go zero within the next 20 years.  Water levels down, Iraqi government discontented  Presently, the long droughts, human measures, and dam construction projects by Iraq's neighbors on Tigris and Euphrates rivers have been reasons for unprecedented wat ...
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Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms

Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms

Monday 16 May 2022 ،
Tigris and Euphrates rivers was the cause of the dust storms was unscientific, adding that contrary to the Iranian claims, the source of dust sweeping Iraq and Iran was Africa and Middle Eastern regions. The remarks made by Bilgiç have once again brought to the focus the issue of dust in the ...
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Kurds Playing Role in Turkish-Syrian Talks

Kurds Playing Role in Turkish-Syrian Talks

Wednesday 25 January 2023 ،
Tigris and Euphrates rivers to this country, leading to drought and water shortage in Kurdish areas. Lack of water resources has caused the cultivation of agricultural products to face problems, and consequently escalating economic problems of these areas. Media reports indicate that the Kurdish reg ...
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Iraq’s Water Crisis: Will PM Al-Sudani Succumb to Turkish Ransom Seeking?

Iraq’s Water Crisis: Will PM Al-Sudani Succumb to Turkish Ransom Seeking?

Wednesday 26 April 2023 ،
Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the past years has practically left the lower riparian countries struggling with multiple challenges.  On Monday, Iraqi parliament’s Committee of Agriculture, Water, and Marshes revealed Turkey preconditions to open gates of its dams and called for allocati ...
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Iraq Water Conference, Baghdad’s Initiative to Beat Drought Challenges

Iraq Water Conference, Baghdad’s Initiative to Beat Drought Challenges

Monday 8 May 2023 ،
Tigris and Euphrates rivers requires immediate international intervention.  Water challenge in Iraq  Like other West Asian countries, Iraq is suffering from water scarcity crisis and a gloomy future awaits the country from this perspective. According to a UN report, Iraq is one of the to ...
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After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Tigris River.  The report by the network believes that the potential for a massive human catastrophe is obvious. The collapse of the dam could also destroy thousands of archaeological and cultural sites along the Tigris River. These sites include Nimrud and Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assy ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
Tigris and Euphrates rivers, spanning from north to south of Iraq, experience droughts during the summer. Despite complaints and meetings held by the Iraqi government, it has not posed a challenge to the Turkish government or Erdoğan, who have constructed numerous dams on the Tigris and Euphrates ri ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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