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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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A Look at Power Blocs in Road to New Iraqi Government

A Look at Power Blocs in Road to New Iraqi Government

Thursday 21 October 2021
al-Abadi sharply diminished, winning only 5 seats. Among the Kurds, the Gorran Party, or Movement for Change, lost all its seats. The Emtidad Movement, which sparked protests in October 2019, managed to reserve 9 seats in parliament, and the number of seats of the independents may rise to 30. Shiit ...
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Al-Kadhimi Assassination Scenario Plot Against Iraq, Axis of Resistance

Al-Kadhimi Assassination Scenario Plot Against Iraq, Axis of Resistance

Tuesday 9 November 2021 ،
al-Abadi called the attack “suspicious” and urged vigilance and self-restraint. “Yesterday, the peaceful protesters were killed and today the PM is targeted. Gentlemen, we are not on the battleground.” Nouri al-Maliki, also an ex-PM and head of State of Law Coalition and an ...
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Iraq, Possible Options for PM, President, Parliament Speaker Posts

Iraq, Possible Options for PM, President, Parliament Speaker Posts

Monday 20 December 2021 ،
al-Abadi if the political factions fail to reach a consensus on the extension of al-Kadhimi term. Undoubtedly, the most important opponents of al-Abadi will be the Kurds and Sunnis since none of them are satisfied with his administration's management to finish ISIS terrorist organization.  ...
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Sadr’s Departure, SCF’s Choices for New Govt. Formation

Sadr’s Departure, SCF’s Choices for New Govt. Formation

Monday 20 June 2022 ،
al-Abadi and al-Hakim from 4 to 11 seats, State of Law led by ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki from 33 to 39 seats, Determination bloc from 5 to 7, Ishraqat Kanoun from 6 to 7, National Treaty led by Faleh al-Fayadh from 4 to 8 seats, Laws Movement from 1 to 6, National Approach from 1 to 4, and the independen ...
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Sadr Supporters Occupy Iraqi Parliament for Second Time A Week

Sadr Supporters Occupy Iraqi Parliament for Second Time A Week

Saturday 30 July 2022 ،
al-Abadi sought to reshuffle the cabinet. After the Sadr bloc exited government formation talks, al-Sudani was selected by consensus to face parliament for vote. However, parties must first select a president. Sadr resigned from political activity after he was not able to persuade enough legislato ...
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Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game

Iraqis Need to Abandon Current Lose-lose Game

Tuesday 2 August 2022 ،
al-Abadi are leading these efforts, he went on.  Also, Nechirvan Barzani, the president of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and nephew of the leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani who was an ally to al-Sadr before the latter walked out of the political process, voiced co ...
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Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Aspects, Challenges

Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Aspects, Challenges

Friday 25 November 2022 ،
al-Abadi said in September 2014 that about 50,000 employees and soldiers in the Iraqi Ministry of Defense receive salaries without showing up to work. In August 2015, Adel Abdul Mahdi, who was the oil minister at the time, revealed that Iraq's budget from 2003 to 2015 amounted to $850 billion, a ...
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American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

American Ambassador to Iraq Under Scrutiny for Suspicious Interventionist Activities

Wednesday 8 March 2023 ،
al-Abadi, both members of the SCF.  Despite the Sadrist claims that are made for pressuring the SCF and damaging its popularity among public opinion, the US Treasury Department had sanctioned the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) chairman Falih al-Fayyad and the SCF head Qais al-Khazali &mdash ...
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What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

What Do New Equations of Iraqi Political Puzzle Signal?

Wednesday 27 December 2023 ،
al-Abadi dissolved the provincial councils.  This election captured interest of Iraqi citizens, government, political parties and factions for months, something showing importance and high sensitivity of its results.  The provincial councils have powers granted by the 2005 Iraqi constitu ...
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The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

The joint and dangerous conspiracy of Turkey, Israel, America, and Erbil against Iraq

Tuesday 12 March 2024 ،
al-Abadi had reiterated on several occasions that any military agreement or treaty between us and Turkey would have been terminated and not extended. Regrettably, Turkey has aligned itself entirely with the Kurdistan region, which is purportedly influenced by Zionist interests and harbors Mossad age ...

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