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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 Plans to Repeat ISIS Disaster in Iraq

US Plans to Repeat ISIS Disaster in Iraq

Tuesday 7 September 2021
Kirkuk on September 5, killing 13. Along with these attacks, the terrorist fighters made tangible movements in Nineveh province, launching several limited attacks that killed 2 police officers. Following the incidents, reports said the Iraqi National Security Council held an emergency meeting led by ...
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ISIS Attacks and Risks of Sectarian War in Iraq

ISIS Attacks and Risks of Sectarian War in Iraq

Sunday 31 October 2021 ،
Kirkuk to Thareth in Salaheddin, and Al-Anbar. Additionally, the security forces usually camp for a short time in these areas and then move back to their bases. In addition to security challenges, tribal links prevent terrorist information leaks to the security forces because ISIS recruits from the ...
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Iraqi Army, Popular Forces Launch Anti-ISIS operation in Diyala

Iraqi Army, Popular Forces Launch Anti-ISIS operation in Diyala

Sunday 14 November 2021 ،
Kirkuk road and the path leading to Tiba village. Meanwhile, a security source told Arabic-language al-Ahed news website that the PMU’s 4th brigade had managed to besiege an ISIS base called the Aicha camp in Hemrin Mountains. An artillery unit has also started shelling the ca ...
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Where Is New ISIS Stronghold in Iraq?

Where Is New ISIS Stronghold in Iraq?

Monday 6 December 2021 ،
Kirkuk, Nineveh, Salahaddin, Al-Anbar, and Baghdad provinces.  Makhmur mountains, ISIS's stronghold in Iraq  Terrorist actions in these regions range from attacks on infrastructure like power grids and destruction of farms to destabilizing the intr-province routes, abduction, extorti ...
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Is Washington Playing the Iraqis with ISIS Attacks to Justify Military Stay?

Is Washington Playing the Iraqis with ISIS Attacks to Justify Military Stay?

Monday 13 December 2021 ،
Kirkuk and Nineveh provinces. According to reports, the 126th Kurdish Peshmerga Brigade base on the Kirkuk-Erbil border was attacked in recent days, during which 7 were killed and 5 others were injured.  During this time, ISIS fighters attacked Peshmerga's Fifth Brigade base near the Kalaj ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Gas Exports Squeezed by Federal Court Ruling

Iraqi Kurdistan Gas Exports Squeezed by Federal Court Ruling

Sunday 3 July 2022 ،
Kirkuk province Kurdish Peshmerga forces, which had taken control of them after defeating ISIS terrorist group.  Baghdad has some demands from Erbil: Erbil should to cancel its Oil and Gas Law of 2007, according to which it signed contracts with international oil companies. Secondly, the feder ...
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Chemical Weapons Probes Can Expose Western Plots against Syria

Chemical Weapons Probes Can Expose Western Plots against Syria

Wednesday 7 December 2022 ،
Kirkuk province on March 8, 2016.  This report is while the Iraqi government in July 2014, when ISIS occupied many western regions of the country, confirmed in a report that a center related to the country’s former chemical weapons program had fallen into the hands of terrorists and expr ...
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Is US Ambassador Seeking ISIS Revival in Iraq?

Is US Ambassador Seeking ISIS Revival in Iraq?

Monday 26 December 2022 ،
Kirkuk, Diyala, and in the vicinity of the capital Baghdad. These provinces are almost far from the control of the central government and are located in the Kurdistan region, and the US, which has more military bases and forces in these provinces, can easily strengthen these terrorists. Over the pas ...
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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023 ،
Kirkuk, Nineveh, and Maysan. On the other hand, Nineveh plain is located on a strategic line that links Iran and Syria via Iraq, and therefore, the interests of foreign actors like Iran and the US are tied in Iraq. Since the defeat of terrorists, the US by all means, from airstrikes on Abu Kamal-Qai ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Kirkuk and other areas into the autonomous Kurdistan region, a move strongly opposed to by Baghdad.  Armed clashes between the army and Kurds occurred in Makhmur in 2017, when Iraqi government forces launched a surprise attack on the region in response to the Kurdistan region holding an illega ...

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