Iraqi Popular Forces

Launching a Military Operation on the last Terrorism's Stronghold near Baghdad

2020-07-03

Al-Tarimya District north of Baghdad is considered the weakest security point of the capital.

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Disengaged of shrine brigades from the Popular Mobilization Authority (PMA): other factions fears

2020-05-28

The PMF units was created in 2014 following a fatwa, or religious call to action, from Sistani, to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) after its occupation of large areas in northwestern Iraq. At the begging, all of the PMF units are armed groups following Al

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Iran tasked Nasrallah with uniting Iraqi proxies after Soleimanis death

2020-01-25

Hezbollah leader sponsors truce talks, with Iraqi paramilitaries endorsing Hadi al-Amiri as PMF leader and Tehran courting Moqtada al-Sadr in bid to form united resistance

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Does Muqtada al-Sadr Pose a Threat to Iran’s Influence in Iraq?

2018-06-18

A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.

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Iraq’s ‘Archangel of Death,’ known for slaughtering ISIS fighters, denies war-crime accusations

2017-06-14

We have not entered into Syrian territory, but we are still on the Syrian-Iraqi border and we’re closing in on Daesh, inflicting bitter losses

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