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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 Forces Found Mass Grave of 90 in Already ISIS-Held Sinjar

Iraqi Forces Found Mass Grave of 90 in Already ISIS-Held Sinjar

Saturday 16 December 2017
Yazidis Alwaght- Iraqi forces have discovered two mass graves in Sinjar city of Nineveh province, which contain the bodies of 90 Yazidis. A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said government troops, supported by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) unearthed on Saturda ...
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Iraqi Popular Forces Find Mass Grave near Hawijah, Kirkuk

Iraqi Popular Forces Find Mass Grave near Hawijah, Kirkuk

Saturday 27 January 2018 ،
Yazidis had forced nearly 360,000 members of the minority to flee their hometowns, and another 90,000 to leave Iraq and take refuge in others countries.
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What US, Turkey Really Want in Northern Syria

What US, Turkey Really Want in Northern Syria

Sunday 4 March 2018 ،
Yazidis who had fled the violence, will gradually return, which poses another set of problem for the utopian dream that is Rojava. Following a recent fact-finding mission in the Kurdish-held region of Syria, Professor Fabrice Balanche made the following observations: “Currently, local Arabs i ...
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Yazidis Join Court Case against French Firm for Paying ISIS

Yazidis Join Court Case against French Firm for Paying ISIS

Sunday 23 December 2018 ،
Yazidis are considered to be “devil worshipers” by ISIS, which invaded Iraq and Syria in 2014 and was later defeated by the two countries. Thousands of females from the minority were kidnapped by the group that year and subjected to torture and rape.  
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Arabeen Marching: a Symbol of Islamic Unity

Arabeen Marching: a Symbol of Islamic Unity

Monday 14 October 2019 ،
Yazidis, and people from other religions join the Arabaeen walking.  Over the past years, millions have joined in, making it the world’s largest gathering. Figures vary between 12 million and 20 million.  Sayyed Mohammed Ali Qazi Tabatabai, a late prominent Shiite cleric, in his in ...
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Erbil-Baghdad Deal Regarding Sinjar; Serious Doubts Over Agreement

Erbil-Baghdad Deal Regarding Sinjar; Serious Doubts Over Agreement

Wednesday 14 October 2020 ،
Yazidis, prioritizing displaced youths in camps as Sinjar guards, whilst PKK-affiliated individuals will not be joining the force. The city will be secured by the local police and the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), and all other forces, including the PKK, will be expelled from the area ...
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Iraq’s PMF Military Parade: What Were Messages?

Iraq’s PMF Military Parade: What Were Messages?

Tuesday 29 June 2021 ،
Yazidis also joined it, and they are still at the top of decision-making process.     
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Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Thousands of Yazidis Remain Displaced Amid Baghdad-Erbil Gaps

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Yazidis to their homes remain closed as central Iraqi government and Kurdistan region remain divided on ending Sinjar crisis. Alwaght- Years after the tragedy of horrific crimes committed by the ISIS terrorist group against the Yazidi minority in Iraq’s Sinjar, the region has not returned to i ...
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Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Years after ISIS Obliteration, Thousands of Iraqis Remain Domestically Displaced

Wednesday 26 July 2023 ،
Yazidis.  After the Iraqi forces regained control of Nineveh and its plains after the defeat of the terrorists, the Kurdish forces affiliated with the KDP gradually began to retreat, but after the operation of the Iraqi forces in October 2017 following the Kurdish independents referendum which ...
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Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Geopolitical Aftershocks of Latest Karabakh Developments

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
Yazidis also live in this region. According to the last official census conducted in 2015, the total population of this region was estimated at 150,932 people.  The mountainous Karabakh, which is internationally recognized mainly as part of Azerbaijan, was previously governed by the separatist ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise