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Fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). AFP 2016 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

The Difference between PMF and Awakening

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 8, 2017 | Opinion

Recent warnings from international organizations of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) had brought the militia back to the front as a dangerous organization. There is a serious campaign trying to mislead the public by comparing it to other organizations like the...

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Fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). AFP 2016 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Saudi FM: PMF Is Led by Iranian Qassem Suleimani

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that the Popular Mobilization Forces is a “religious sectarian organisation,” carrying out mass killings in the country, especially in al-Anbar with support of Iranian generals. “The so-called ‘popular...

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Iraqi army soldiers fire a mortar during clashes with ISIS militants in the Karma district of Anbar province March 22, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

ISIS Militants Flee Tal Afar, Mobilize in Anbar

by Hamza Mostafa and mounaf obeidi | Nov 19, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad, Mosul- Based on intelligence information on Iraq’s western gonvernorate, Anbar local authorities announced that ultra-hardline group ISIS, currently being fought in Mosul, has plotted a series of terror attacks against the area. A curfew has been put in place...

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A member of Iraqi pro-government forces stands on the frontline on October 21, 2016 near the village of Tall al-Tibah, some 30 kilometers south of Mosul, during an operation to retake the main hub city from ISIS. BULENT KILIC / AFP

Mosul: A Long-Awaited Offensive Now Fought by Sectarian Bigots

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 22, 2016 | Opinion

Footage broadcasting Mosul’s long-anticipated offensive shows Iraqi forces and thousands of military armored vehicles marching towards the ISIS de-facto capital in Iraq in hopes of ridding it of terror dominance. The Fall of Mosul happened between 4–10 June 2014, when...

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ISIS militants stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Forces Make Progress Near Mosul as they Seek to Flush out ISIS in Anbar

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2016 | Middle East

Iraq’s military closed in on Wednesday on the center of Shirqat, a northern town in Salahuddin province, held by ISIS seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the terrorist group’s stronghold of Mosul. The army, backed by local police and...