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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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ISIS Attacks Kill 31 in Iraq’s Tikrit

ISIS Attacks Kill 31 in Iraq’s Tikrit

Wednesday 5 April 2017
Tikrit. Alwaght- At Least 31 people have been killed and 40 injured following attacks by ISIS terrorists in the Iraqi city of Tikrit.  Security sources say at least 14 police officers are among the victims of the attacks, which took place in the city overnight. Tikrit was liberated by Iraqi f ...
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Why US Wants Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Disband?

Why US Wants Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Disband?

Sunday 29 October 2017 ،
Tikrit, located some 140 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. The popular forces further took part in next liberating operations along with the regular army, including the recapture of Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar. They then separately surrounded the ISIS-held Fallujah in May 2016, paving the way for ...
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Reasons Why US, Iraq’s PMF May End UP Clashing

Reasons Why US, Iraq’s PMF May End UP Clashing

Monday 6 November 2017 ،
Tikrit, where the fighters of Nujaba movement that are also part of the PMF were camping in assistance of the advancing Iraqi army. The US later claimed it mistakenly struck the anti-terror forces. The analysts agree that the American move was solely meant to escalate tensions with the Hashd movemen ...
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ISIS Remnants Kill 25 in Iraq’s Diyala Province

ISIS Remnants Kill 25 in Iraq’s Diyala Province

Monday 12 March 2018 ،
Tikrit. Major Sabhan Matar said ISIS extremists mounted the assault when the PM forces were meeting at the house. On December 9, 2017, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the end of military operations against the ISIS terrorist group in the Arab country. On July 10, Abadi formal ...
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Iraqi Forces Kill ISIS Remnants in Mop Up Operations

Iraqi Forces Kill ISIS Remnants in Mop Up Operations

Wednesday 2 May 2018 ،
Tikrit, Salahuddin province, leaving all of them killed. Alwaght- Iraqi forces have shelled a gathering of ISIS Takfiri terrorist group remnants, east of Tikrit, Salahuddin province, leaving all of them killed. Local media outlets on Wednesday quoted a source within pro-government Popular Mobilizat ...
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Bomb Attack Kills Four Popular Forces amid Iraq’s Election

Bomb Attack Kills Four Popular Forces amid Iraq’s Election

Saturday 12 May 2018 ،
Tikrit. The development came a day after a joint force from Iraqi army forces and PMF fighters raided a hideout of ISIS Takfiri terrorists in Rufai'at area, situated some 80 kilometers southwest of Tikrit, killing six bombers wearing explosive belts. The Iraqi forces carried out the operation ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces Thwart Several ISIS Attacks as Report Warns of US-Saudi Plot to Revive Group

Iraqi Popular Forces Thwart Several ISIS Attacks as Report Warns of US-Saudi Plot to Revive Group

Monday 4 May 2020 ،
Tikrit in Salahuddin. Another four terrorists were captured in the northern Kirkuk province. Separate Iraqi security operations also led to the arrests of two prominent ISIS figures in the northern Nineveh province, known as “Abu Talha al-Ansari” and “Humam al-A’li”. ...
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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 ،
Tikrit, the capital of Iraq’s 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 A ...
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Iraq Defeated ISIS Thanks to Army, PMF, Peshmerga Unity: President Saleh

Iraq Defeated ISIS Thanks to Army, PMF, Peshmerga Unity: President Saleh

Monday 14 June 2021 ،
Tikrit's complex of presidential palaces and killed them. The terrorists also threw some of the bodies into a river. The massacre was filmed by Daesh and broadcast on social media. Iraq’s Foundation of Martyrs said on Sunday that the number of those killed in the Camp Speicher ...
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What’s behind US Suspicious Movements in Ein Al-Asad Base?

What’s behind US Suspicious Movements in Ein Al-Asad Base?

Tuesday 2 May 2023 ،
Tikrit. So far, only Taji base was evacuated and the rest are operating under the control of the Americans.  Ein al-Asad operates as the command center and after the Iranian missile strikes in 2020 in retaliation of assassination of General Soleimani, new reinforcements were constructed inside ...

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