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Iraqi Shi’ite fighters from the Popular Mobilization units deploy in the city of Baiji, north of Tikrit. AFP
by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 7, 2016 | Opinion
Two days after the leakage of an official ministerial order issued by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, which states that the Shiite militia, known as the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), will officially become part of the Iraqi army and will play a...
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Iraqi men from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) march during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad, July 10, 2015. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2016 | Middle East
Baghdad – The controversial “popular mobilization” militias would soon become a military body that would be equal to Iraq’s official forces in terms of capacity and arming, following the footsteps of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was formed in a...
