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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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Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?
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Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

Tuesday 27 June 2023
Sulaymaniyah, causing concerns about halt to gas supplies. At the time, the Iraqi officials believed that the US laid a plan to sell Iraqi gas to Israel via a deal with KRG.  Therefore, the US mulls deploying air defenses to Kurdistan region under the excuse of protecting diplomatic missions a ...
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With Ultimatum End, How’s Disarming Separatist Terrorists on Iraqi Border with Iran Going?
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With Ultimatum End, How’s Disarming Separatist Terrorists on Iraqi Border with Iran Going?

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Sulaymaniyah provinces,” the source further said.  Reports said that these groups destroyed some of their weapons instead of handing them over to the Iraqi government.  Earlier, some Iraqi sources had said that in the first stage, members of the separatist groups will move away fro ...
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Operation True Promise and the Hellish Israeli Night
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Operation True Promise and the Hellish Israeli Night

Monday 15 April 2024 ،
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 missiles. ...
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KRG Pledges to Iran to Tackle Threats: Envoy
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KRG Pledges to Iran to Tackle Threats: Envoy

Sunday 15 September 2024 ،
Sulaymaniyah in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, noting that officials from both sides discussed the full implementation of a security agreement between Iran and Iraq. He stated that the authorities in Baghdad and Erbil have assured that the territory of the Kurdistan Region will not be used to threaten ...
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?
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Stripped of Excuse, Will Turkey Remove Forces from Iraq after PKK Disarming?

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Sulaymaniyah and Nineveh. The total number of PKK armed members is currently estimated to be over 6,000, although there are no exact figures. In 2016, the militant group established its local branches in the city of Sinjar 110 kilometers west of Mosul, which are militias composed of Iraqi Yazidis ...
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?
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From Syria Oil to Iraq Gas: How’s US Seeking to Plunder Regional Energy Resources?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
Sulaymaniyah, near the Iranian border, and was discovered by Genel Energy. Its recoverable gas is estimated at about 11.2 trillion cubic feet, and the total gas in the reservoir is estimated at 22 trillion cubic feet. The Tobkhaneh-Kardmir gas fields have recoverable gas of between 15 and 17 trilli ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
Sulaymaniyah province. Iran and Iraq share a long common border of about 1,450 kilometers, more than 500 kilometers of which is with the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Therefore, it is quite clear that Iraq has a very important and sensitive position in the security environment surrounding Iran and is con ...
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
Sulaymaniyah. Security forces and PUK's Peshmerga moved to detain Lahur Sheikh Jangi, a prominent Kurdish political figure. The move sparked resistance from his supporters, plunging parts of the city into violence and armed clashes. Lahur, who once shared the co-leadership of the PUK with Bafel ...
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post
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Inter-Kurdish Stalemate Complicates Filling Iraq President Post

Tuesday 6 January 2026 ،
Sulaymaniyah. The KDP, led by Masoud Barzani and attended by his deputies Nechirvan Barzani and Masrour Barzani, convened in Erbil to discuss the formation of the federal government, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and the president post. The party is reportedly weighing figures such as R ...
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President
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Iraq’s Govt. Formation in Deadlock as Kurds Wrestle over Post of President

Saturday 7 February 2026 ،
Sulaymaniyah to resolve their internal disputes has had consequences far beyond a mere partisan conflict. It has effectively shifted the center of Kurdish decision-making from the semiautonomous region to Baghdad. Today, the fate of the most important position allocated to the Kurds is being determi ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.