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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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Two Turkish Forces Killed in Northern Iraq: Report

Two Turkish Forces Killed in Northern Iraq: Report

Monday 30 May 2022
Mosul and annex it to its own territory. Iraqi resistance groups have also time and again warned Turkey of the consequences of its incursions into their country. Turkey has also violated Syria’s territorial integrity by deploying its military forces there with the professed aim of fighting P ...
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Iraqi Resistance Group Urges Parliament to Response to Turkey’s Attacks on Tourist Resort

Iraqi Resistance Group Urges Parliament to Response to Turkey’s Attacks on Tourist Resort

Saturday 23 July 2022 ،
Mosul,” he told the Arabic-language al-Jazeera television news network. Khazali expressed hope that “the Iraqi parliament will pass a resolution on the need for the immediate withdrawal of Turkish forces from the country.” Iraqi resistance groups are ready to implement the decisi ...
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Rocket Hits Turkish Base in Iraq after Ankara’s Latest Strike

Rocket Hits Turkish Base in Iraq after Ankara’s Latest Strike

Monday 25 July 2022 ،
Mosul City on Sunday evening. According to the security source, no casualties were reported in the attack, which was the second of its kind in the past few days. Other sources said that a resistance group dubbed Saraya Awliya al-Dam (Guardians of Blood Brigade) claimed responsibility for the attac ...
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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 ،
Mosul city as the provincial capital which fell into the hands of Takfiris in the ISIS attack in June 2014, and as a result, thousands of people in the region were displaced.  In an earlier interview with Aljazeera, al-Shomari had said that the displaced people of this region are either living ...
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Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Dry Canal, Iraq’s Costly Project to Link Persian Gulf to Europe

Tuesday 15 August 2023 ،
Mosul by a highway and a railway, and extends to the Turkish border and then Port of Mersin.”  On January 27, the official Iraqi news agency, citing Yunus Khalid Al-Kaabi, director of the Public Railway Company, confirmed that the Dry Canal project is very vital and of particular importa ...
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After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

After Libya Dam Collapse, Is Mosul Dam a Risk?

Monday 25 September 2023 ،
Mosul Dam is a risk but government says concerns are baseless. Alwaght- Weeks after the devastating Libya flood that was caused by the collapse of a dam and killed thousands of people, now there are warnings about the repeat of this catastrophe in Iraq’s Mosul that can be more devastating than ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Baghdad-Erbil Dispute Over Makhmur

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Mosul and 60 kilometers southwest of Erbil, and more than 12,000 people live there. It is a part of the lands claimed by both Baghdad and the Kurdistan region. The area has been a point of contention between the two sides for years, as the Kurds have sought to annex the oil-rich province of Kirkuk a ...
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Iran Increases Export of Technical and Engineering Services to Neighboring Countries

Iran Increases Export of Technical and Engineering Services to Neighboring Countries

Sunday 7 July 2024 ،
Mosul Power Plant in Iraq by Iranian expert engineers, resulting in earnings of $185,000. He further mentioned that his company has prioritized exporting technical and engineering services to neighboring countries, particularly in the electricity sector. Moradi emphasized that the company's ac ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
Mosul to the Turkish border, he said.  Al-Fartusi added that the basis of the Development Road is a quadrilateral trade alliance including Iraq, Turkey, UAE, and Qatar.  He added that the connection of the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean, Europe, and Caucasus will economically assist t ...
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Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Security, the Missing Ring in Iraq-Turkey Development Road Project

Sunday 3 November 2024 ،
Mosul province of Iraq) alone can reach $5 billion, it becomes clear that the $18 billion estimate is unreal. In this situation, the role of the UAE and Qatar as wealthy partners of the project becomes more important, which can reduce the uncertainties related to project financing.  In the mea ...

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