Popular Mobilization Forces – Involved In

ifmat - Iran-backed groups in Iraq turn to renegade cleric

Iran-backed groups in Iraq turn to renegade cleric

When the grip of Iraq's Tehran-backed Shi'ite Muslim parties and militias threatened to slip following the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, they turned to an unpredictable rival
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ifmat - PMF appoints new deputy head as successor to Al-Muhandis

PMF appoints new deputy head as successor to Al-Muhandis

Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), known locally as the Hashd Al-Shaabi, has named Abu Fadak Al-Mohammedawi as its new deputy commander following the assassination of Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis alongside ...
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ifmat - Iran alleges bomb attack targeted US forces in Iraq

Iran alleges bomb attack targeted U.S. forces in Iraq

Iran’s Tasnim media emphasized an explosion it says targeted a “US military vehicle south of Baghdad.” It used an image of the Popular Mobilization Units or Shi’ite militias in ...
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ifmat - Iran trains Shia militia proxies in Iraq to wage war on US

Iran continues to train Shia militia proxies in Iraq to attack U.S.

Iranian proxies in Iraq are training for war against the US and will continue to fire rockets at US forces in Iraq until the US leaves, a new report ...
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ifmat - Iranian-backed militias play political party by day and fighters by night

Iranian-backed militias play political party by day and fighters by night

Iranian-backed militias spent their Sunday evening concerned that rocket fire directed at the US embassy might have caused deaths and injuries and would result in their leaders being targeted. ...
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ifmat - Iran-backed militias threaten Iraqi stability

Iran-backed militias threaten Iraqi stability

Iraq’s “Popular Mobilization Forces” (PMFs), or Hashd al-Sha’abi, were thrust onto the world stage this month, when the United States launched a series of strikes against Kata’ib Hezbollah, a ...
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