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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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How is Zebari Ban by Federal Court in Iraq Significant?

How is Zebari Ban by Federal Court in Iraq Significant?

Thursday 17 February 2022
Jalal Talabani was elected president without any serious obstacles, according to a strategic agreement between the KDP and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). In 2014, Fuad Masum was elected president. In 2018 and months after Talabani's death, a dispute erupted between the two parties. However, ...
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No Deal with PUK: Barzani Nominates New Figure for Iraq Presidency

No Deal with PUK: Barzani Nominates New Figure for Iraq Presidency

Saturday 19 February 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani was elected president without any serious obstacles, according to a strategic agreement between the PUK and KDP. In 2014, Fuad Masum was elected president by agreement between the two parties, but in 2018, after Talabani's death, a great duel took place between the two sides, whic ...
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Why’s Barzani Seeking Salih Removal from Iraqi Presidency at any Cost?

Why’s Barzani Seeking Salih Removal from Iraqi Presidency at any Cost?

Tuesday 8 March 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani, from 2018 Masoud Barzani seemed unwilling to hand this position to the PUK anymore and is seeking maximum power in both Erbil and Baghdad.  The KDP, led by Masoud Barzani, first nominated former foreign and finance minister Hoshyar Zebari for the post but after objections by so ...
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Would Kurds Strike  Deal on Iraq President Post?

Would Kurds Strike Deal on Iraq President Post?

Saturday 28 May 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani was elected president without any serious obstacles and according to a strategic agreement between the two Kurdish parties. In 2014, Fouad Masum, of PUK, was elected president also in line with the agreement, but in 2018, after Talabani's death, a great duel took place between the ...
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Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End

Iraq Limbo: SCF Activities and Tangible Progress towards Stalemate End

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani, the founder and former leader of the Patriotic Unionnin 2017, a dispute over the president post broke out between the two traditional powers in the autonomous Kurdish region.  In October 2021 elections, the KDP won 31 and the PUK won 17 seats, an equation tempting the KDP to bi ...
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Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert

Without Political Agreement, Iraq Sinks into Political and Security Instability: Expert

Thursday 13 October 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani, the former president of Iraq and the leader of the Patriotic Union, the Union suffered organizational weakness. Therefore, the Kurdish parliamentary bloc, whose majority is formed by the Kurds of the Democratic Party, insists that an option affiliated with this party should be chosen ...
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Reactions Pour in as with New Pres. Iraq is a Step Closer to New Govt.

Reactions Pour in as with New Pres. Iraq is a Step Closer to New Govt.

Saturday 15 October 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani. The Iraqis mainly remember the executive record of this 58-year-old engineer with his defense of environment. Despite not having a political reputation, Rashid is not unfamiliar with the political arena. The Kurdish politician, who holds a degree in hydraulic engineering from Univer ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots

Saturday 24 December 2022 ،
Jalal Talabani. A clear example of the breakdown of this agreement is the extensive efforts of the KDP to win the Iraqi presidential post, which has always been in the hands of the PUK after 2003.  Today’s tensions are, no doubt, an outcome of a 60-year dispute started by Mullah Mustafa ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Sunday 29 January 2023 ،
Jalal Talabani, runs Suleimanyah province.  Among the most important issues of difference between the two parties of the Kurdistan region are the amendment of the election law and equalization of all financial incomes, as well as real participation in the administration of the local governing ...
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The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

The Barzanis and the tactic of removing traces

Saturday 27 January 2024 ،
Jalal Talabani, the President of Iraq at that time and the late leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), openly embraced Ehud Barak, the Defense Minister of Israel, during a conference in Greece. In response to protests from the Iraqi people and lawmakers, Talabani clarified that he did thi ...

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