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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 soldiers carry weapons during an operation against ISIS militants in the frontline in neighbourhood of Intisar, eastern Mosul, Iraq, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

U.S. Secretary of Defense Doesn’t Rule out Liberation of Mosul before Next U.S. Administration

by Asharq Al-Awsat, Agencies | Dec 6, 2016 | Middle East

London, Washington, and Baghdad – U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said that despite being difficult, recapturing Mosul from ISIS is possible before the next U.S. Administration. About 100,000 Iraqi government troops, Kurdish security forces and Shiite fighters...

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Peshmerga forces advance in the east of Mosul to attack ISIS militants in Mosul. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iraq Could Split if PMF Militias Enter Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 28, 2016 | Middle East

Increasingly and at an alarming rate Iraq is more prone to splitting. If Shi’ite paramilitary units get involved in the fight against ISIS for Mosul there is a high risk of partition and the worst sectarian bloodletting since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion , a...

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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) take part in an operation against Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the town of Hammam Al-Alil, south of Mosul, Iraq October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraq Parliament Passes a Law Legalizing PMF

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraq’s parliament approved a law on Saturday that will transform Popular Mobilization forces (PMF) into a legal and separate military corps, amid opposition from different Iraqi parties. Disagreements over the semi-military units complicate efforts to...