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

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

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.

Iraq said Sunday that 14 members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were arrested for raiding an office of the ...

The Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, which includes dozens of Iraqi Shiite militias, are deeply embedded in Iraqi society and security structures.

Ranj Alaadin, fellow at the Brookings Middle East Council on Global Affairs, wrote in 2024, “The Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) is on its way to becoming Iraq’s preeminent political and ...

FILE PHOTO: Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces hold flags during a symbolic funeral of members of PMF, who were killed by U.S. air strikes on the Syria-Iraq border, in Baghdad, Iraq ...

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The Popular Mobilization Forces also received substantial support from neighboring Iran, which rushed to support Iraq even before the establishment of a U.S.-led coalition that would also aid in ...

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.

Who calls the shots in Iraq — the government or the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)? Some observers think it is the latter, especially in light of recent events. On May 26, 2021, Iraqi police ...

Soldiers from the Popular Mobilization Forces — largely Shiite Muslim militias strongly backed by Tehran — were traveling from Mosul to Kirkuk when Islamic State militants attacked their ...