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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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Iran Hits Terrorist Groups’ Positions in Iraq with Missiles, Drones

Iran Hits Terrorist Groups’ Positions in Iraq with Missiles, Drones

Monday 21 November 2022
Sulaymaniyah in the region. Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror forces, said the attacks set off warning sirens at the United States' Consulate in Erbil. Local Kurdish sources said that the attacks had killed as many as 26 members of the terrorist groups. ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Brewing Grand Crisis: Aspects, Roots

Saturday 24 December 2022 ،
Sulaymaniyah, bastions of KDP and PUK consecutively.  Aspects of tensions and differences  The differences between the two major Iraqi Kurdish parties are growing intractable day by day. These tensions have caused the members of the PUK, including Qubad Talabani who is the current deputy ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Iraqi Kurdistan Region Struggling amid Internal Disputes, Supreme Court Ruling

Sunday 29 January 2023 ،
Sulaymaniyah, to suffer a financial crisis and be unable to even pay the salaries of government employees and security forces.  The two parties also have ideological and historical differences. The KDP is a liberal party while the PUK is a social democratic one.  Now, accusing the rival ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan-Based Terrorists Involved in Drone Attack on Iran Defense Site

Iraqi Kurdistan-Based Terrorists Involved in Drone Attack on Iran Defense Site

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
Sulaymaniyah in the region. Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units or Hashd al-Sha’abi, said the attacks set off warning sirens at the United States’ Consulate in Erbil. Local Kurdish sources said the attacks had killed as ma ...
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Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Iraq Condemns Turkey Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Saturday 8 April 2023 ،
Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region by the Turkish military, calling on Ankara to cease hostilities and apologize for bombarding the area. Alwaght- Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid condemned the recent shelling of Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdi ...
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US Following ‘Divide, Steal’ Policy in Iraq and Syria

US Following ‘Divide, Steal’ Policy in Iraq and Syria

Wednesday 19 April 2023 ،
Sulaymaniyah city of Iraqi Kurdistan region for meetings with American officials in the US military bases in the north.  There have not been details on the goals of Abdi’s visit to northern Iraq, nor have information about the topics of discussion with the Americans emerged on media. How ...
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Why’s US Deploying Air Defenses to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region?

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?

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

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

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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