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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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Covert, Overt Goals of US Def. Sec. Visit to Iraq

Covert, Overt Goals of US Def. Sec. Visit to Iraq

Saturday 11 March 2023
al-Kadhimi visited Washington in July 2021 and signed agreements that further established the occupying forces in Iraq, triggering anger of Iraqis. Now that al-Sudani replaced al-Kadhimi with support from the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), the Iraqis expect him to do the job. But it seems that ...
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5,000 Operations Carried out against Occupying American Forces in Iraq: Resistance Group

5,000 Operations Carried out against Occupying American Forces in Iraq: Resistance Group

Sunday 7 May 2023 ،
al-Kadhimi declared in July 2021 that the US mission in Iraq would transition from combat to an “advisory” role by the end of that year. Anti-American sentiments have been simmering in Iraq over US military adventurism in the region, in particular since Washington’s assassination ...
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Is Al-Sadr Close to Ending Political Self-Isolation?

Is Al-Sadr Close to Ending Political Self-Isolation?

Tuesday 16 May 2023 ،
al-Kadhimi unveiled ‘New Sadr City’ project in Baghdad with a huge budget of 25 billion Iraqi dinar, now al-Sudani government has taken a long step towards implementation of the project. Some Sadrist figures claim the PM is exploiting the project for election purposes.  Sadr City 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 ،
al-Kadhimi to administrative committee under PM al-Sudani  The complexities, significance, and concerns surrounding the return of the displaced people in Nineveh province have caused various Iraqi governments to look for solutions to the crisis.  For the first time, then Prime Minister M ...
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What’s behind US Invitation of Iraqi Military Delegation?

What’s behind US Invitation of Iraqi Military Delegation?

Wednesday 9 August 2023 ،
al-Kadhimi, it was agreed that there will be no American forces with a combat role in Iraq until December 31, 2021. However, in the same agreements, Washington demanded maintaining its military personnel in the form of a shift from combat to training, advising, support, and intelligence mission.&nbs ...
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US-Iraq Security Pact Under Parliament’s Guillotine

US-Iraq Security Pact Under Parliament’s Guillotine

Tuesday 12 September 2023 ،
al-Kadhimi signed an agreement with Washington so that coalition forces would stay in Iraq for all kinds of advisory and training missions, said member of Defense and Security Commission at Iraqi parliament Hussein al-Ameri, adding that the positions of the lawmakers categorically reject the US pres ...
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What prompted Arab countries to reintroduce mandatory military service?

What prompted Arab countries to reintroduce mandatory military service?

Tuesday 5 March 2024 ،
al-Kadhimi in 2021, the mandatory service proposal underwent its initial parliamentary review by Iraq's Security and Defense Committee a year later, only to be subsequently cancelled by current Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. While Sunni and Shia Arab elites perceived the military as th ...
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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-Kadhimi, Iraqi authorities have always demanded the complete withdrawal of American forces from their country, but the United States has consistently refused and forcibly remained in the country. Another aspect to consider is the strategic advantage held by the United States in Iraq. Following t ...
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
al-Kadhimi's premiership, Riyadh had made such a request, but the plan failed to materialize, but the al-Shammari's visit to Najaf seems to bear positive results in this regard.  In this regard, the Saudi ambassador said that the increase in flights between the two countries is within ...
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Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Iraq’s Grand Faw Port Project and Iranian Opportunities

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
al-Kadhimi, the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation signed a contract worth $2.625 billion with the Korean company Daewoo for the construction of this project in 5 phases, the first phase of which is supposed to be completed by 2025. Under current PM Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the contract value was anno ...

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