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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-led Coalition to Leave Iraq by September, Says Prime Minister’s Aide
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US-led Coalition to Leave Iraq by September, Says Prime Minister’s Aide

Monday 18 August 2025
US-led coalition troops in Baghdad and the Ain al-Asad base in al-Anbar by the end of September ALWAGHT- Iraq will end the deployment of US-led coalition troops in Baghdad and the Ain al-Asad base in al-Anbar by the end of September, the prime minister’s aide confirmed. Iraq announced that US ...
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Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?
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Does the US Plan to Stay in Iraq under "Security Partnership" Guise?

Wednesday 20 August 2025 ،
US-led Western coalition will continue its activities in Iraq under non-combat missions and the combat mission is slated to be transformed into bilateral security partnership. He described the US presence in Iraq as a mission for fighting ISIS terrorist group, adding that the withdrawal of the Ameri ...
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert
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US Redefining its Iraq Military Presence, Full Withdrawal Uncertain: Expert

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
US-led Western coalition in Ein Al-Assad base and the central command of the coalition. The second phase will complete in September 2026, when the remaining forces will withdraw. However, from the remarks of the American, as well as Iraqi, officials we can not draw a clear and certain future about t ...
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US Military Transport Loaded with Weapons Lands at Airbase in Northeastern Syria
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US Military Transport Loaded with Weapons Lands at Airbase in Northeastern Syria

Tuesday 28 October 2025 ،
US-led coalition to reinforce its positions in northeastern Syria. Around 2,000 US troops are currently stationed across several bases in Syria, mostly in the northeast. Despite this continued activity, US officials have signaled plans to scale back, with Donald Trump’s designated ambassador ...
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
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Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
US-led Western anti-terrorism coalition. As a result, Islamabad formally cut off its support to the Taliban and provided military bases and logistical lines to the Western forces.  Yet, beneath this public reversal, elements within Pakistan's security establishment, particularly the ISI, m ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iran Played a Key Role in Defeating ISIS

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
US-led International Coalition, announced the imminent handover of the Ain al-Asad airbase to Iraqi forces, highlighted the termination of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, and warned of regional threats posed by what he called “Zionist” plans, stressing Iraq’s role as a pillar o ...
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.
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ISIS Prisoners Break Free: Conflicting Goals of Kurds and Al-Jolani Govt.

Friday 23 January 2026 ،
US-led international coalition, these forces have shouldered the daunting task of containing this human ticking bomb. For years, local officials in the autonomous administration of north and east Syria, as well as international bodies like the UN, have warned that these prisons are a ticking time b ...
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US
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Iraq at a Critical Juncture in Relations with the US

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
US-led foreign military forces from Iraq. That order has already driven a wedge between the resistance factions. Leaders of three groups, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Imam Ali, and Saraya Al-Salam, have signed on to the demand. But six others have balked, conditioning compliance on a full end ...
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift
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US Play with Withdrawal Card: Retreat from Iraq under Banner of Strategy Shift

Sunday 6 September 2026 ،
US-led Western coalition will end by September 30, but the American forces have withdrawn only from some of their bases. The key strategic change of this agreement was that the security relation between Iraq and the US within the Western coalition turned into a bilateral security partnership. In th ...
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US
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UN Report on Minab School War Crime a Nightmare to US

Sunday 20 September 2026 ،
US-led coalition’s operations against ISIS, particularly the battle for Raqqa, were accompanied by numerous reports of civilian casualties. In its investigations into the battle for Raqqa, Amnesty International called for reviews of the attacks and the use of weapons in urban areas against wom ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.