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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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ISIS Retaliates with Bombings over Battle Losses

ISIS Retaliates with Bombings over Battle Losses

Tuesday 14 June 2016
Mosul where a tough battle awaits. Still, the odds are not in ISIS’s favor. In Syria, the group is on the retreat but on a much slower pace. According to new estimates of a US-led coalition, ISIS has lost 20 percent of areas it controlled in Syria. To the north of the war-ravaged country, ISI ...
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Syria’s Manbij Town, Erdogan’s Hard Choices

Syria’s Manbij Town, Erdogan’s Hard Choices

Saturday 25 June 2016 ،
Mosul, Baghdad and Turkey's Gaziantep. Holding Manbij means holding this strategic gate. The Kurds, Circassians and Turkmens account for 25 percent of Manbij town's population while almost 75 percent of the town's population are Sunni Arabs. Just like Sunni Arabs of Raqqa, they hold str ...
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16 Killed after ISIS Terrorists Attacked Iraqi City of Kirkuk

16 Killed after ISIS Terrorists Attacked Iraqi City of Kirkuk

Friday 21 October 2016 ،
Mosul. At least 16 people, including 12 Iraqi administrators and engineers as well as four Iranian technicians, lost their lives during the terrorist raid on the power plant in Dibis District of Kirkuk, the region’s mayor Abdullah Nureddin al-Salehi and other local officials told AFP. At lea ...
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ISIS Attacks Prison in Iraqi City of Kirkuk Releases Terrorists

ISIS Attacks Prison in Iraqi City of Kirkuk Releases Terrorists

Friday 21 October 2016 ،
Mosul’s second-largest city and killed at least 16 people, including 12 Iraqi administrators and engineers as well as four Iranian technicians, on the power plant in Dibis District of Kirkuk. In response, PMF has announced that it will move even more units to assist the Kurdish Peshmerga forc ...
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US-Led Coalition Kills over 15 Women in Iraqi City of Kirkuk

US-Led Coalition Kills over 15 Women in Iraqi City of Kirkuk

Friday 21 October 2016 ،
Mosul. Kirkuk has been attacked before by ISIS terrorists. The city's significance stems from the fact its oil reserves are almost as much as those in southern Iraq.
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What are ISIS’ Scenarios, Goals to Avoid Mosul Loss?

What are ISIS’ Scenarios, Goals to Avoid Mosul Loss?

Tuesday 25 October 2016 ،
Mosul operation by attacking other places and showing off its power. Alwaght- Last week a coalition of Iraqi forces launched operation to take back the ISIS-held city of Mosul. The operation includes the army forces, Public Mobilization Forces (PMF), the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and forces from a n ...
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ISIS Not  Protector of Sunnis, Evidence Proves

ISIS Not Protector of Sunnis, Evidence Proves

Sunday 13 November 2016 ،
Mosul. As ISIS terrorists flee, they have been repeatedly attacking and endangering the civilians they left behind, increasing concerns for residents of Mosul and other contested areas,” said Lama Fakih, the HRW’s deputy Middle East director, on Friday. Following the Iraqi ar ...
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ISIS’ Last Card in Battle

ISIS’ Last Card in Battle

Wednesday 11 January 2017 ،
Mosul as the militants cut off water supplies to the civilian use in some districts of northern Iraqi city, not to mention the terrorist group’s targeting of the water reserves that provide fresh water for the civilians in Foaa and Kafria towns in countryside of Syria's Idlib. But what doe ...
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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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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Mosul with a wide network and finally connect to Turkey, will transform the regional trade. Turkey holds a key role in east-west corridors and can improve its geopolitical position by connecting the Arab transportation routes to Europe and make huge profits from international trade. On the other ha ...

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