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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 Sanctions Chairman of Iraqi Anti-Terror Popular Forces
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US Sanctions Chairman of Iraqi Anti-Terror Popular Forces

Saturday 9 January 2021
Falih al-Fayyadh, as Washington has escalated its measures against the popular anti-terror forces. The US Treasury Department said in a statement on Friday it had blacklisted 64-year-old Falih al-Fayyadh, accusing him of being responsible for a crackdown by security forces on anti-government demons ...
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Sanctioning Iraq’s PMF Comdr. May Signal US Close To Raising The White Flag
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Sanctioning Iraq’s PMF Comdr. May Signal US Close To Raising The White Flag

Monday 11 January 2021 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh under the excuse of rights violations.  Sanctioning the head of the PMF, also called Hashd al-Shaabi locally, comes as he recently in a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the two “leaders of victory” General Qassem Soleimani of Iran and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis ...
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Saudi Arabia, UAE behind Deadly Bombings in Baghdad: Iraqi Group
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Saudi Arabia, UAE behind Deadly Bombings in Baghdad: Iraqi Group

Saturday 23 January 2021 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh in early January.  
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Iraqi Popular Forces Hold Military Parade, Marking 7th Establishment Anniversary
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Iraqi Popular Forces Hold Military Parade, Marking 7th Establishment Anniversary

Saturday 26 June 2021 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh stressed that the parade will strengthen the group’s power and discipline. PMF is a military institution affiliated to the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces and operates under the Joint Operations Command, he said, noting that the Iraqi nation comprises the co ...
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Iraq Conference: Who Was Invited, What Were Goals?
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Iraq Conference: Who Was Invited, What Were Goals?

Monday 30 August 2021 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh, the head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), had met with President Obama Bashar al-Assad of Syria during his recent visit to Damascus and invited him to attend the Baghdad summit, but now evidence suggests that Macron blocked the invitation of Syrian president. In rec ...
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Iran’s Soleimani Rushed to Iraq’s Aid against ISIS at Critical Time: President Salih
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Iran’s Soleimani Rushed to Iraq’s Aid against ISIS at Critical Time: President Salih

Wednesday 5 January 2022 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh also addressed the event, saying General Soleimani was “the guest of Iraq and the supporter of its people.” He also noted that Washington’s assassination operation “must have consequences for the nature of military relations with the United States. We renew ...
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Resistance Groups Won’t Lay down Arms until US Troops Exit: Iraqi Popular Forces
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Resistance Groups Won’t Lay down Arms until US Troops Exit: Iraqi Popular Forces

Saturday 9 April 2022 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh said in an interview with Iraq's Al Sharqiya satellite television network. “But this will not happen until the next Iraqi government is formed, and all US forces pull out of the country.” Fayyadh stressed that PMF had previously agreed to a request from an influent ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces to Continue Fight against American-Zionist Terrorism: Commander
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Iraqi Popular Forces to Continue Fight against American-Zionist Terrorism: Commander

Tuesday 14 June 2022 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh, the head of the PMF, also praised in a televised speech on Monday the establishment of the popular anti-terror force. “We carry the weapon of truth, and this weapon is a tool to protect the country, human freedom and dignity,” Fayyadh said. “There are those who ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces Unveils Achievements during Military Parade to Mark 8th Anniversary
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Iraqi Popular Forces Unveils Achievements during Military Parade to Mark 8th Anniversary

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh, head and Secretary General of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri and a number of other high-ranking military officials. On June 15, 2014, Iraq’s prominent Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a fatwa that called on all Iraqi people to join forces with the arm ...
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief
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Iran’s Top Security Official Pledges Full Support for Iraq in Meeting with Hashd al-Sha’abi Chief

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Falih al-Fayyadh, head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units ALWAGHT- Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), met with Falih al-Fayyadh, head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, to discuss regional dev ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution