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, ...

Historically, Tehran has enjoyed outsized influence over Iraqi policy through the entrenchment of its Axis of Resistance (AOR ...

The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is ...

More than 500 Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) reservists returned to active duty for a three-day mobilization exercise held at ...

Iraq has been shaken in recent weeks by attacks on civilian infrastructure by the Popular Mobilization Forces.

Iraq’s government argues that passing a new legislation – which would fully integrate the PMF into the state – would help ...

Iraqi state bank Rafidain faces accusations of processing payments for U.S.-designated Houthi terrorists, prompting Treasury warnings to relocate Yemen operations.

Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, was involved in a deadly shooting at Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture on July 27.

Kataib Hezbollah is part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of mostly Shiite, Iran-backed militias that formed to fight the Islamic State extremist group as it rampaged across the ...

The Kurdistan Regional Government authorities have blamed Iranian-backed militias within Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) for the attacks. Rubio appears to agree with this assessment.

One of the most complicated issues for al-Sudani is how to handle the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of mostly Shiite, Iran-backed militias that formed to fight IS.

Representatives of these groups were hosted by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces or Hashd al-shaabi for a two-day meeting, with the participation of the head of the Iranian Quds force, which ...