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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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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Quits Secession Bid

Iraqi Kurdistan Region Quits Secession Bid

Tuesday 14 November 2017
Saladin provinces on which the Iraqi government and Kurds struggle for control and demographic structure determination. Taking advantage of vacuum of power created by ISIS incursion into the Arab country, Kurdish militias seized control of many parts of these regions.  
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Iraqi Forces Clearing ISIS Remnants in Al-Anbar near Saudi Border

Iraqi Forces Clearing ISIS Remnants in Al-Anbar near Saudi Border

Saturday 3 February 2018 ،
Saladin Province. Meanwhile, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command said that the forces were conducting an operation based on “accurate intelligence about the presence of a terrorist leader, Karim Afat Ali al-Samirmd, in one of houses in [Anbar’s] al-Baghdadi District to meet with a ter ...
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Iraqi Forces Discover Seven Mass Graves in Once ISIS-Held Kirkuk

Iraqi Forces Discover Seven Mass Graves in Once ISIS-Held Kirkuk

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Saladin, Anbar, Nineveh and Kirkuk. ISIS seized control of large areas of Iraq between June 2014 and December 2017 and led a campaign of systematic violence against non-Arab and non-Sunni Muslim communities, with multiple reported instances of mass executions.
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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 ،
Saladin province. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but security sources interviewed by AFP blamed ISIS. The deadly ambush came two days after a twin suicide attack claimed by ISIS killed 32 people in Baghdad. One of the PMF officers, named Abu Ali al-Maliki, told AFP that the ...
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Iraq Arrests US Mercenary Tied to Baghdad Airport Attack

Iraq Arrests US Mercenary Tied to Baghdad Airport Attack

Sunday 30 January 2022 ،
Saladin Also on Saturday, Iraqi security sources said they had targeted a US spy drone that was flying over Saladin Province. The drone had tried to enter the airspace of Samarra city to spy on a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), according to the Telegram channel of the Nuja ...
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IRGC Warns Israel after Missile Strike on Mossad Bases in Erbil

IRGC Warns Israel after Missile Strike on Mossad Bases in Erbil

Sunday 13 March 2022 ،
Saladin street in Erbil was “fully razed to the ground and a number of Israeli mercenaries were killed or injured”. Last week, IRGC identified the two slain officers as colonels Ehsan Karbalaipour and Morteza Saeidnejad, warning that Israel would pay for this crime. On Thursday, Iran&r ...
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Iranian Envoy Censures Israel for Baseless Comments against IRGC

Iranian Envoy Censures Israel for Baseless Comments against IRGC

Thursday 24 March 2022 ،
Saladin street in Erbil was “fully razed to the ground and a number of Israeli mercenaries were killed or injured”. In a relevant development last week, Iranian lawmakers in a statement voiced support for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' strong and eye-catching attack on the Zio ...
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Iran Forces Hit Terrorists’ Positions in Iraq’s Erbil

Iran Forces Hit Terrorists’ Positions in Iraq’s Erbil

Wednesday 11 May 2022 ،
Saladin Street in Erbil in the Kurdistan region. The attack reportedly killed and injured several Israeli operatives. Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has written to the UN secretary-general and the head of the Security Council, saying Tehran “reserves its inherent right t ...
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Golani Brigade: The Much-vaunted Israeli Elite Force That’s Faltered in Gaza

Golani Brigade: The Much-vaunted Israeli Elite Force That’s Faltered in Gaza

Thursday 21 December 2023 ،
Saladin during his campaign to liberate Palestine from the Crusader army and its allies in the 1100s.  Due to their proximity to the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, the residents of Shejaiya have been targeted by the Israelis many times, even before the current war. Therefore, they have alwa ...
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Why Does Netanyahu Find Holding Philadelphi Corridor Vital?

Why Does Netanyahu Find Holding Philadelphi Corridor Vital?

Saturday 24 August 2024 ،
Saladin.  Although it is said that the choice of Philadelphi by the Israeli military for Salahuddin Corridor was accidental, the fact is that the function of the names is as symbolically important as the occupation of Palestinian lands.  Now, with occupation of this region and insistence ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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