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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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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?
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What’s behind the Dangerous Push to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq?

Tuesday 8 July 2025
northern Iraq in recent years, focusing on the fight against the PKK.  Turkey’s extensive military operations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and border areas have suspiciously coincided with moves against the PMF. Ankara is seeking to capitalize on the vacuum created by the weakening of ...
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms
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Disarming for Diplomacy? Implications of PKK Laying Down Arms

Sunday 13 July 2025 ،
northern Iraq, especially in the Qandil Mountains and the Sinjar region, over the past years, and this presence has inflamed frequent tensions with the central government of Iraq, the KRG, and also Turkey. Therefore, the disarmament of this group could help ease tensions in these areas. Meanwhile, ...
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security
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Iraq’s PMF, the Ensurer of Arbaeen Congregation Security

Saturday 2 August 2025 ،
northern Iraq. Stabilizing role The PMF are, indeed, also facing opposition from some internal groups close to the West, and some groups aligned with the US have called for the dissolution of this force. However, the dissolution of the PMF faces a serious obstacle, namely the PMF cannot be easily ...
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
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Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans

Saturday 30 August 2025 ،
northern Sinai, which borders Gaza, in expectation of any scenario.  Iraqi resistance groups, which are under pressure from Washington and Iraqi government to disarm, have declared following Netanyahu's remarks that they will never lay down their weapons. Hezbollah, which is well aware of ...
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Iraq is an attempt to create a focal point of instability and separatism on its southern border. This is seen as a direct threat to Turkey's national security and its ambitions of becoming a regional energy hub. Turkey has long promoted pipeline projects to transport gas from the Persian Gulf th ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
northern Iraq. The shutdown followed an international arbitration court ruling that ordered Ankara to pay Iraq $1.5 billion in compensation for facilitating unauthorized Kurdish oil exports between 2014 and 2018. Iraq had originally brought the case to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris ...
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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 ،
northern Iraq. During his visit, al-Araji held additional meetings with senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
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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 ،
northern Iraq, and Trump himself has openly stated that US troops remained in Syria because of its oil.
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?
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Blackmailing Baghdad: What Happened in Turkish FM’s Iraq Visit?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
northern Iraq and Turkey's border regions. The human cost has been tragic: tens of thousands killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the cycle of PKK operations and subsequent Turkish airstrikes in northern Iraq. While precise casualty figures remain unclear, these cross-border military op ...
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What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?
Analysis

What’s Driving US Military Base Project in Damascus?

Sunday 9 November 2025 ،
northern parts of Syria, especially the Kurdish-majority regions, to gain contentment of this NATO member and steer clear of Turkish reactions to the American and Israeli security moves and projects in Syria. Setting up a military base in Damascus should be regarded as a new ring in a chain of Isra ...

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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.