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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Iran, Iraq Defense Ministers Reviews Strategies of Boosting Ties
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Iran, Iraq Defense Ministers Reviews Strategies of Boosting Ties

Wednesday 18 April 2018
Iraqi counterpart co-chaired the first session of the high commission on Iran-Iraq defense cooperation in Baghdad on Wednesday. Alwaght-Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Iraqi counterpart Erfan al-Hayali co-chaired the first session of the high commission on Iran-Iraq d ...
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Meeting Abdul Mahdi Iraq’s PM Post Hopeful
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Meeting Abdul Mahdi Iraq’s PM Post Hopeful

Friday 21 September 2018 ،
Iraqi victorious parties are set to pick a prime minister. They appear to agree on the experienced politician Adel Abdul Mahdi. Alwaght- The lengthened debate on the formation of a new Iraqi government following the May parliamentary election appears to near its end as the political parties reach an ...
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What Did Iran’s Zarif Discuss With Iraqi Kurdistan Leaders?
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What Did Iran’s Zarif Discuss With Iraqi Kurdistan Leaders?

Wednesday 22 July 2020 ،
Iraqi officials.  He then visited Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan autonomous region for talks with the Kurdish leaders. He met with Nechirvan Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masrour Barzani, the prime minister, and Masoud Barzani, the head of the Ku ...
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What’s behind Al-Kadhimi’s Surprise Iran Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Kadhimi’s Surprise Iran Visit?

Sunday 12 September 2021 ،
Iraqi PM is in Tehran to discuss a set of issues, from strategic partnership, to trade, to Arabaeen security. Alwaght- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran heading a high-ranking political delegation on Sunday.  This was his first visit to Iran since new government took over ...
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Erdogan-Barzani’s Joint Plot against National Iraqi Interests
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Erdogan-Barzani’s Joint Plot against National Iraqi Interests

Thursday 21 April 2022 ،
high-level delegation on April 18 to London.  With this in mind, three issues can be raised: First, Barzani's visit to London, coinciding with the start of the Turkish military operation, implies the convergence of Erbil's positions with Ankara. Besides, Barzani has tried to circumvent ...
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Iraqi Premier Visits Iran for Talks on Mutual, International Issues
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Iraqi Premier Visits Iran for Talks on Mutual, International Issues

Sunday 26 June 2022 ،
high-level talks with senior Iranian officials on the most important mutual and international issues. Alwaght- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has arrived in Iranian capital city of Tehran at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation to hold high-level talks with senior Iranian ...
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way
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Iran-Saudi Détente Agreement: Walking a Long Way

Monday 20 March 2023 ،
high-level meeting between the leaders of the Persian Gulf countries and Iranian officials in Beijing in 2023.  Commenting on China’s influential role in the global developments, the AP wrote that China is emerging as a country that settles the disputes, not just sells weapons to the opp ...
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses
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US Out of Niger: West’s Last Stronghold in Africa Collapses

Wednesday 20 March 2024 ،
high-level talks with American diplomatic and military officials, Niger's military government announced in recent days that the American military presence in the country is no longer justified. An American delegation met several Nigerien officials recently, including the Prime Minister Ali Maha ...
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Baghdad Commits to Enforcing its Security Agreement with Tehran
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Baghdad Commits to Enforcing its Security Agreement with Tehran

Wednesday 22 October 2025 ،
high-level Iraqi delegation led by National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji met with Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, in Tehran to discuss bilateral security cooperation. Major General Mousavi highlighted the deep brotherhood between the Iranian and Iraq ...

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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.