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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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Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Al-Sadr’s Comeback with New Political Look: Signs and Reasons

Monday 13 May 2024
PM Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has managed to continue work with a relative political stability despite the troubles at the beginning of its formation. This stability closed the door to a major gap inside the coalition government, even between the central government and the Kurds despite continuation of ...
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West Asia Saddened: Messages of Condolences Pouring into Iran over Loss of its President, Companions

West Asia Saddened: Messages of Condolences Pouring into Iran over Loss of its President, Companions

Monday 20 May 2024 ،
PMF: Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) published a poster of the late President Raisi with Iran's General Qassam Soleimani and Iraq's Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in which it expressed its condolences on demise of the Iranian president. Palestinian Resistance Committees: The Palestinian ...
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Iraq’s Pres. Arrives in Tehran for Condolences on Raisi’s Martyrdom

Iraq’s Pres. Arrives in Tehran for Condolences on Raisi’s Martyrdom

Saturday 25 May 2024 ،
PM al-Sudani said: I came to meet His Highness in these impressive circumstances to express the sadness, grief and condolences of the government and nation of Iraq to the government and nation of Iran. What we saw from Mr. Raisi, the martyred president of Iran, was nothing but honesty, sincerity, pu ...
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Yemeni Ansarullah’s Deeper Involvement in Regional Equations via Baghdad

Yemeni Ansarullah’s Deeper Involvement in Regional Equations via Baghdad

Wednesday 10 July 2024 ،
PMF) headquarters in northern Baghdad and was shown in a video clip appreciating the factions of PMF. He said that Ansarullah and the PMF, also called Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic, are an inseparable unit that continue to perform duties with great enthusiasm despite challenges and problems. Al-Shorfi, ...
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KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

KDP Suffers Big Blow as Patriotic Union Secures Kirkuk Governor Post

Wednesday 21 August 2024 ،
PM al-Sudani, cooperation with the central government is expected to boost during his term. The PUK, which holds the leadership in Kirkuk, has friendly ties to Baghdad and so their ties are expected to improve further.  Inside the Kurdistan region, however, the situation will be completely dif ...
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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 ،
PM Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the contract value was announced $5 billion.  Although the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) expects the costs of the Development Road project to reach about $17 billion, it is optimistic that the revenues from the Grand Faw Port project will reach about 6 tr ...
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Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Abusing Iraqi Airspace: US Occupation in Iraq Faciliated Israeli Aggression on Iran

Monday 28 October 2024 ،
PM Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, according to media, instructed the foreign ministry to contact the US given the terms of the security pact with the US and the expressed American commitment to the Iraqi security and sovereignty. Iraqi government's spokesperson said that Baghdad reiterates its emphas ...
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Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Iraqi National Security Advisor’s Iran Visit Smells American Pressure

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
PM in reaction to reports of Israeli use of Iraqi airspace for its attack on Iran said that Iraq should be kept away from the war, remarks that are totally revealing the political pressures of the US on Baghdad and making Iraq's political moves a part of the American game to create a security um ...
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Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Iraq on High Alert as Foreign-backed Terrorists Make New Push in Syria

Sunday 1 December 2024 ،
PMF) brigades to the border with Syria. The PMF, a voluntary force, was formed in opposition to the ISIS rise in 2014 following a fatwa by Grand Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani.  Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit Muhammad al-Abbasi, during a visit to forces stationed on the border wi ...
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Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Iraq, the Resistance Camp’s Trump Card in Rejuvenated Syria Conflict

Saturday 7 December 2024 ،
PM, in a meeting with Araqchi, reiterated Baghdad's position of support for Damascus, adding: Iraq's official and consistent position is to support the unity, security and stability of Syria, and we emphasize the importance of respecting Syria's sovereignty. We will continue extensive di ...

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