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Iran was the first country [2] to pledge assistance to Iraq to fight ISIL, deploying troops in early June 2014 following the North Iraq offensive. [3] [4]President of Iraq Fuad Masum has praised Iran as "the first country to provide weapons to Iraq to fight against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists".
A 2015 report by the Program on Extremism at George Washington University found 71 individuals charged in the United States with supporting ISIL, 250 travelling or attempting to travel to Syria or Iraq from the United States to join ISIL, and about 900 active domestic ISIL-related investigations.
This is a list of current and former members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its previous incarnations, including operating as a branch of al-Qaeda known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), from 2004 to 2006. [1]
Nor has the killing of at least 400 protesters and arrests of more than 20,000 people, according to an Iranian women’s group. The fact that these protests have persisted speaks to the people’s ...
Iranian Brigadier-General Massoud Jazayeri stated that Iran could best help Iraq by providing it with direction on its "successful experiments in popular all-around defence" that included "mobilising masses of all ethnic groups." [46] Iran believes cooperation and unity among Iraq's fractious militias are essential in its battle against ISIL. [43]
The group made no secret about its ideological allegiance to Tehran and received a steady flow of funds from the Islamic Republic. This helped propel Hezbollah to prominence.
Women and Politics in Iran: Veiling, Unveiling, and Reveiling is a 2007 by Hamideh Sedghi, published by Cambridge University Press. The historical period covered by the book stems from the early 20th century to circa 2007. There are three parts, with each having biographical data on key women.
The funding went to everything from women's health in conflict zones to clean water, HIV/AIDS treatments, energy security and anti-corruption work. USAID had a staff of more than 10,000 people.