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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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Blackwater Returns to Iraq under New Name

Blackwater Returns to Iraq under New Name

Thursday 18 May 2017
Nisour Square massacre. The new post-merger Olive Group is a security firm based in the UAE, with Iraq standing as its main area of contracting. The company provides protection services to the government offices as well as the important figures. The important thing about the company is that its act ...
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US Security Firms Return to Iraq Heralds Security Challenges

US Security Firms Return to Iraq Heralds Security Challenges

Wednesday 31 May 2017 ،
Nisour Square massacre. The Iraqi government expelled 250 Blackwater security guards in February 2010. After its Iraq scandal, the American firm rebranded under new names like the Academi, Constellis Group Inc., and Olive Group. At the present time, the Olive Group has an active office in Basra in ...
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US Court Tossing Blackwater Guard’s Murder Conviction Angers Iraqis

US Court Tossing Blackwater Guard’s Murder Conviction Angers Iraqis

Wednesday 9 August 2017 ،
Nisour Square in Baghdad. Slatten was convicted of a first-degree murder and handed a life sentence after being found to be the first to start firing rounds at civilians. His three former colleagues and partners in crime received 30 years behind bars each for multiple counts of voluntary manslaught ...
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Iraqi Fury As Trump Pardons Blackwater War Criminals

Iraqi Fury As Trump Pardons Blackwater War Criminals

Sunday 27 December 2020 ،
Nisour Square in Baghdad on September 16, 2007.  Contractors of Blackwater Security Consulting (now Academi), a private military company contracted by the US government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, in Nisour Square, while escorting a US embassy convoy. Sued by ...
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US Slams Trump Pardon of Blackwater War Criminals as violation of International Law

US Slams Trump Pardon of Blackwater War Criminals as violation of International Law

Wednesday 30 December 2020 ،
Nisour Square massacre and their families,” said Jelena Aparac, chair of the U.N. working group on the use of mercenaries, said in a statement. “These pardons violate U.S. obligations under international law and more broadly undermine humanitarian law and human rights at a global level. ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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