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Mohammad Sadr emphasized the claim is a "personal analysis," while also adding that Russia provided Israel with intelligence ...
The Coordination Framework, which convened on August 22, ultimately decided to suspend the bill. Instead of pushing for new ...
Iraq’s government argues that passing a new legislation – which would fully integrate the PMF into the state – would help ...
A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role — and perhaps, the autonomy — of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries has sparked a heated […] ...
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Arms Are More Than Just a Security and Political Dilemma

Restricting armament to the state constitutes the central challenge of the Arab world. It is not merely a security and political question; rather, it pertains to the very essence of modern statehood, ...
Falih al-Fayyadh, the Chairman of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces and the former National Security Advisor to the Iraq’s Prime Minister, was identified as a member of an “Islamic ...
Shafaq News reported, "The discussion focused on the Popular Mobilization Forces file and its future, as the two sides agreed not to dissolve it under any pressure or justification, while ...
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Security forces stand guard while supporters of Popular Mobilization Forces protest, in Tahrir Square, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021.
Soldiers from the Popular Mobilization Forces — largely Shiite Muslim militias strongly backed by Tehran — were traveling from Mosul to Kirkuk when Islamic State militants attacked their ...
The PMF, also called Popular Mobilization Unit or Committee, was created in June 2014 after the Islamic State overran large areas in northern, central, and western Iraq after Iraqi forces collapsed.