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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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Iraq Incurred Losses of $100 Billion in Anti-ISIS War: PM Al Abadi

Iraq Incurred Losses of $100 Billion in Anti-ISIS War: PM Al Abadi

Saturday 11 November 2017
Haidar al-Abadi said Saturday. Alwaght-Losses from the war on the ISIS terrorist group have cost Iraq $100 billion, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Saturday. Iraq has lost $100 billion in the anti-ISIS war, but we have achieved success in three battles; namely liberating the land, maintai ...
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Iraqi Forces Retake Last ISIS-Held Town Near Syria Border

Iraqi Forces Retake Last ISIS-Held Town Near Syria Border

Friday 17 November 2017 ،
Haidar al-Abadi has congratulated the armed forces and Iraqi people on liberation of Rawa. “Our champions freed Rawa in record time and are resuming the combing of the Jazeera region as well as the desert and securing the Iraqi borders,” Abadi said in a statement on Friday. “Libe ...
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Iraq Executes 38 ISIS, Al-Qaeda Members

Iraq Executes 38 ISIS, Al-Qaeda Members

Friday 15 December 2017 ،
Haidar al-Zameli, in Nasiriyah prison, 38 death row prisoners belonging to al-Qaeda or ISIS accused of terrorist activities,” said Dakhel Kazem, a senior official in the provincial council. The executions were carried out five days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the end of mili ...
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Iraq to Eliminate Extremist Ideology through Intelligence: Prime Minister

Iraq to Eliminate Extremist Ideology through Intelligence: Prime Minister

Saturday 23 December 2017 ،
Haidar al-Abadi has expressed confidence that the country can defeat extremist ideology through “security and intelligence during the next stage.” Speaking at a security conference in Baghdad the Iraqi Prime Minister also noted that one of the reasons that contributed to the emergence o ...
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Iraqi Forces Nab Top ISIS Ringleader Near Mosul

Iraqi Forces Nab Top ISIS Ringleader Near Mosul

Sunday 18 March 2018 ،
Haidar al-Abadi announced, in December, full liberation of Iraqi lands, declaring end of war against ISIS members. Last week, al-Abadi said that terrorism has been defeated militarily in the country adding that the next phase is ideological elimination of terrorism. He also vowed to support Iraqi ...
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Iraqi Forces Kill 12 ISIS Terrorists in Hawija, Al-Anbar

Iraqi Forces Kill 12 ISIS Terrorists in Hawija, Al-Anbar

Thursday 5 April 2018 ،
Haidar al-Abadi announced, in December last year, full liberation of Iraqi lands, declaring end of war against ISIS members. Last month, al-Abadi said that terrorism has been defeated militarily in the country adding that the next phase is ideological elimination of terrorism. He also vowed to sup ...
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Iraqi PM-Designate’s Bumpy Road To New Cabinet

Iraqi PM-Designate’s Bumpy Road To New Cabinet

Friday 20 March 2020 ،
Haidar al-Abadi.  Following his naming by the president, al-Zurfi in his first comments said that he will do his best to hold free, healthy, and transparent parliamentary elections next year. He further promised to disarm all militia forces operating outside the army structure and will bring a ...
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Iraq National Dialogue Proposal: How and Why?

Iraq National Dialogue Proposal: How and Why?

Saturday 13 March 2021 ،
Haidar al-Abadi and Adel Abdul-Mahdi, were presented, though in other forms, but the question now is how al-Kadhimi intends to raise and implement comprehensive national-level talks in today's Iraq.  It is necessary for the PM to clearly reveal the goals, details, scope, and the quantity o ...
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Barzani Digging for Influence in Baghdad

Barzani Digging for Influence in Baghdad

Thursday 15 April 2021 ،
Haidar al-Abadi, and the representative of Sadr Movement Nasar al-Rubayee took place on the second day.   This wide range of meetings with politicians made it clear that Barzanis have put high on their agenda closeness to the parliamentary blocs and figures. This closeness has its specifi ...
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A Look at Power Blocs in Road to New Iraqi Government

A Look at Power Blocs in Road to New Iraqi Government

Thursday 21 October 2021 ،
Haidar al-Abadi sharply diminished, winning only 5 seats. Among the Kurds, the Gorran Party, or Movement for Change, lost all its seats. The Emtidad Movement, which sparked protests in October 2019, managed to reserve 9 seats in parliament, and the number of seats of the independents may rise to 30. ...

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