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PMF ride on a tank during a battle with ISIS group militants at the Um Jaris village on the Iraqi border with Syria, Iraq May 29, 2017. Stringer/Reuters

Iraq’s PMF Tests Coalition, Putin Fears Division

by Paula Astih, Taha Abdel-Wahed | Jun 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Moscow – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMF) known as al-Hashed al-Shaabi, infiltrated for hours on Thursday night in regions east Syria, a move considered as testing the International Coalition, which provides a cover for Arab and Kurdish fighters...

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Iraqi forces take position on a rooftop in Mosul’s northwestern al-Haramat neighborhood on May 11, 2017. Photo Credit: Fadel Senna/AFP

PMF Launches New Offensive West of Mosul Near Syria Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Mosul- Popular Mobilization Forces launched on Friday an operation to retake the Iraqi neighborhood of al-Qayrawan, west of Mosul, a hub for ISIS on the border with Syria. “Our operations were launched at 5:00 am on several fronts … The aim is to head west”...

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PMF carry weapons during a battle with ISIS in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. (Reuters)

Signs of Regional and Local Conflicts in Iraq’s Tal Afar

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad– The Iraqi government has received a message from the US embassy concerning the liberation of Tal Afar, Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported, but Nineveh MP Sajida al-Afandi said the move has political motives aiming to pressure the government to allow the...

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Supporters of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad. Reuters

Iraq: Sadr Tells Supporters to Carry on the Torch Even if he is Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Top Shi’ite cleric in Iraq and leader of the Baghdad-based Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr has warned, without naming a specific side, that his life is under serious threat. Speaking to thousands of supporting demonstrators on Friday, Sadr urged the crowd...

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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fires towards ISIS militants during a battle with Islamic State militants, west of Mosul,Iraq February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Security Forces Storm Mosul Airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the ISIS-held western half of Mosul attacked the city’s main airport and a nearby military base, state television stated. Counter-terrorism service (CTS) troops and elite interior ministry units known as Rapid...