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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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Syrian Army Defeats Terrorists in Multiple Attacks

Syrian Army Defeats Terrorists in Multiple Attacks

Tuesday 6 September 2016
Nasiriyah, Soran and Latamenah in Aleppo Province inflicting sever damages to terrorist groups. Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura estimates that over 400,000 people have been killed in the conflict. The UN has stopped ...
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Arba’een Congregation and Rise of a New Bloc

Arba’een Congregation and Rise of a New Bloc

Wednesday 16 November 2016 ،
Nasiriyah city to Karbala. Some Iraqi Christian figures also joined them. This diversity is taking place in an area that ISIS and other takfirist groups enslaved Christian and Yazidi women and legitimized for themselves killing the Shiites and Sunnis. The Shiite forces in past years both in military ...
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Syrian Army Liberates Strategic Town near Aleppo

Syrian Army Liberates Strategic Town near Aleppo

Monday 6 February 2017 ،
Nasiriyah power station in the west of the capital Damascus. The plant had stopped electricity supply following the attack. The Syrian army and its allies have been fighting against different terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the Arab country since 2011. The forces have made sweeping gains against ...
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ISIS Terror Attack Kills 84 in Iraq, 10 Iranians among Victims

ISIS Terror Attack Kills 84 in Iraq, 10 Iranians among Victims

Friday 15 September 2017 ،
Nasiriyah. Dhi Qar is north of the city of Basra and about 200 miles (320km) southeast of Baghdad. The terrorists began by opening fire at the checkpoint and the restaurant on the main road that links the capital Baghdad with Iraq's southern provinces. That was followed by blasts caused by tw ...
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Iraq Executes 38 ISIS, Al-Qaeda Members

Iraq Executes 38 ISIS, Al-Qaeda Members

Friday 15 December 2017 ،
Nasiriyah was the largest in a single day since September 25 when 42 people were put to death in the same prison. “The prison administration executed on Thursday in the presence of Justice Minister Haidar al-Zameli, in Nasiriyah prison, 38 death row prisoners belonging to al-Qaeda or ISIS acc ...
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Protests Revive in Iraq after Rising Calls for US Withdrawal

Protests Revive in Iraq after Rising Calls for US Withdrawal

Monday 20 January 2020 ،
Nasiriyah, Diwaniyah, Kut, and Wasit on Sunday. The capital alongside several southern cities began witnessing protests calling for political and economic reforms last October, but they had thinned out in recent weeks in the wake of US assassinations and airstrikes.  On Sunday, ...
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Over 10 Iraqi Popular Forces Killed in Militants’ Ambush in Tikrit

Over 10 Iraqi Popular Forces Killed in Militants’ Ambush in Tikrit

Sunday 24 January 2021 ،
Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar province. The Iraqi government needs to spend over $50 million a year to keep them in prison. Iraq has plunged into chaos since 2003, when the US, backed by the UK, invaded the Arab country under the pretext that the former regime of Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destr ...
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World Condemns Turkish Artillery Strikes that Killed Nine Civilians in Northern Iraq

World Condemns Turkish Artillery Strikes that Killed Nine Civilians in Northern Iraq

Thursday 21 July 2022 ،
Nasiriyah, situated about 360 kilometers (225 miles) southeast of Baghdad. Protesters also gathered in front of the Turkish embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday to condemn the artillery strikes. Demonstrators stood outside the Turkish embassy, chanting slogans condemning the strikes. Turkey launched a ...
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Chaos in Iraq as Sadr’s Loyalists Storm Government Buildings

Chaos in Iraq as Sadr’s Loyalists Storm Government Buildings

Tuesday 30 August 2022 ،
Nasiriyah and Hillah south of Baghdad, an AFP correspondent and witnesses said. Shortly after he made his surprise declaration, Sadr's followers burst into the Republican Palace in Baghdad, where cabinet meetings are usually held. Inside the opulent palace, protesters lounged in armchairs in a ...
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Operation True Promise and the Hellish Israeli Night

Operation True Promise and the Hellish Israeli Night

Monday 15 April 2024 ،
Nasiriyah, Sulaymaniyah and even Anbar province in the westernmost part of Iraq and bordering with Jordan, and after traveling a long distance they reached the occupied territories.  The second wave of attacks was carried out from Iran on Sunday morning by firing dozens of cruise and ballistic ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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