A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role — and perhaps, the autonomy — of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former ...

Iraq's prime minister has approved disciplinary measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with ...

Britain supports Washington's opposition to Iraq's PMF bill, arguing the force's anti-ISIS mandate has expired. The UK envoy ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani pledged to eliminate all weapons held outside state authority, stressing this ...

This move came after a violent incident on July 27 involving an assault on a government office in Baghdad. Those responsible for the attack have been handed over to judicial authorities for further ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced American objections to pending Iraqi legislation concerning the Popular Mobilization ...

Sudani, has enacted significant disciplinary actions against Kataib Hezbollah after clashes with police in Baghdad led to three deaths. The attack, instigated by a former director implicated in ...

Rudaw, a media outlet in Erbil, the capital of the KRG, noted that the local authorities believe that the Hashd al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilization Forces are behind the attacks.

The clash broke out in Baghdad's Karkh district after a group of fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) stormed ...

FILE - In this June 8, 2018 file photo, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces march as they hold their flag and posters of Iraqi and Iranian Shiites spiritual leaders during "al-Quds" or Jerusalem Day ...

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The PMF, also called Popular Mobilization Unit or Committee, was created in June 2014 after the Islamic State overran large areas in northern, central, and western Iraq after Iraqi forces collapsed.