Iraq’s government argues that passing a new legislation – which would fully integrate the PMF into the state – would help ...

Iraq has been shaken in recent weeks by attacks on civilian infrastructure by the Popular Mobilization Forces. The post ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba says it is under imminent ...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on August 18 that efforts to pass a new law in the parliament to regulate the ...

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

Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, was involved in a deadly shooting at Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture on July 27.

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

News about Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq). Commentary and archival information about Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) from The New York Times.

The Popular Mobilization Forces—sometimes referred to by their Arabic name, Al-Hashed Al-Shaabi —are comprised largely of Iraqi Shiite Muslim militias, a number of whom have close ties to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.