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Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, was involved in a deadly shooting at Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture on July 27.
A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role — and perhaps, the autonomy — of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former ...
Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State s capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current ...
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces an ‘important and blessed phenomenon,’ Khamenei says Amir Toumaj | June 20, 2017 Iraqi Prime Minister Hayder al Abadi arrived in Tehran today to met with senior ...
Rudaw, a media outlet in Erbil, the capital of the KRG, noted that the local authorities believe that the Hashd al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilization Forces are behind the attacks.
Iraq’s prime minister has fired two top militia commanders and ordered prosecutions after an armed assault on a Baghdad government office left two people dead. The July 27 incident, officials say, was ...
Iraq's prime minister has approved disciplinary measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with ...
A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a wave of 22 strikes. According to authorities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq ...
Britain supports Washington's opposition to Iraq's PMF bill, arguing the force's anti-ISIS mandate has expired. The UK envoy ...
The Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, which includes dozens of Iraqi Shiite militias, are deeply embedded in Iraqi society and security structures.
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 ...
Who calls the shots in Iraq — the government or the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)? Some observers think it is the latter, especially in light of recent events. On May 26, 2021, Iraqi police ...