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Air strikes kill 18 Iraqi fighters in Hashed al-Shaabi locations in Syria: NGO
At least 18 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary group were killed in air strikes in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, ... Middle East -
Iraqi Shia militias deny involvement in Baghdad Green Zone attacks
A Popular Mobilization Units leader denied on Thursday the involvement of the Shia militias in the attacks that happened in Baghdad’s Green Zone ... Middle East -
Moqtada al-Sadr calls for speedy formation of strong govt in Iraq
Prominent Iraqi Shiite political leader Moqtada al-Sadr tweeted on Wednesday calling for the speedy formation of a strong government within 15 days ... Middle East -
Iraqi state TV report of US bombing denied by US and Iraqi military
Iraqi state TV incorrectly reported on Saturday that the US had bombed a medical convoy including a commander in Iraq’s Popular Mobilization ... Middle East -
Pro-Iran protesters fully withdraw from US embassy in Baghdad
Pro-Iran demonstrators Wednesday ended a seige at the US embassy in Iraq’s capital after an order from the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization ... Middle East -
Iran-backed attacks in Iraq risks uncontrollable escalation, says US official
A senior US military official said on Wednesday attacks by Iranian-backed groups on bases hosting US forces in Iraq were gathering pace and becoming ... Middle East -
Iraqi paramilitaries threaten ‘revenge’ after offices torched
The heads of powerful Iraqi paramilitary factions threatened they would take “revenge” on Saturday after their offices in the south of the ... Middle East -
Two killed, 200 injured in Iraqi protests after police open fire
At least two people were killed and 200 wounded in clashes in Iraq on Tuesday as security forces used tear gas, water cannon and live fire to disperse ... Middle East -
Iraq’s parliament calls for UN action on attacks on Popular Mobilization Forces
Iraq’s parliamentary committee called on the government on Tuesday to file a complaint against Israel to the UN Security Council for targeting ... Middle East -
Airstrikes hit Popular Mobilization Forces' camp in Iraq's Al Anbar
Unidentified planes launched an airstrike on an Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces’ camp on Sunday west of the country’s Al Anbar ... Middle East -
Iraq probes find Israel behind ‘some’ base attacks: MP
Iraq’s government is preparing a complaint to the UN after claiming Israel is “certainly” behind several attacks on the Popular ... Middle East -
Iraq begins probe into deadly drone attack near border
Iraq’s military said Monday it has launched an investigation into a purported Israeli strike that killed one paramilitary fighter and severely ... Middle East -
Iraqi leaders condemn airstrikes targeting paramilitary groups
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned airstrikes on Sunday that hit bases and weapons depots ... Middle East -
Iraq paramilitary force says Israel behind latest drone attack
Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi accused Israel of a deadly drone attack on Sunday, the first time they directly blame Israel after a series of blasts ... Middle East -
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market
The wrecks of vehicles used by ISIS militants as car bombs and other metal debris left by the war in Iraq are now helping fund their Iran-backed ... Features -
Are ex-ISIS fighters joining Popular Mobilization Unit militias in Iraq?
A few ex-ISIS fighters joined the Popular Mobilization Unit militias (PMU) in Iraq, according to a report by Foreign Policy. As the first anniversary ... Features -
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, Iran-backed militia attack Abadi
With the ongoing social unrest in Iraq, the political turmoil continues with further delays in forming a new governments while the two biggest ... Middle East -
Popular Mobilization forces withdraw from Nineveh
Iraqi security sources announced the withdrawal of the Popular Mobilization forces, also known as Hashed al-Shaabi, from Nineveh and other positions ... Middle East -
Two Iraqi policemen wounded in clash with Popular Mobilization militia
Two Iraqi policemen were wounded in a shootout with a member of the Popular Mobilization militia, a grouping of mostly Iran-backed paramilitaries, in ... Middle East -
Iraq arrests PMU militant after firing gunshots at voting center
A member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit militias has been arrested after firing gunshots at an electoral center in Baiji district in ... Middle East -
Iraqi military official denies rumors on Syria border operations
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces deployed 13 brigades to the Syrian border, however in a statement released on Saturday, the Iraqi military denounced ... Middle East -
Iraq dismisses US call for Iranian-backed militias to ‘go home’
The Iraqi government has dismissed a call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iranian-backed paramilitary units that helped Baghdad defeat ... Middle East -
Popular Mobilization forces ransack liberated areas in Tal Afar
Popular Mobilization forces have started looting the liberated areas of Tal Afar city in Iraq’s northwest, Al Arabiya Television has ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization militia: Without us, Assad would have been toppled
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization militia spokesman, Ahmad al-Asadi, said that without the Popular Mobilization militia alongside the Assad regime, ... Middle East -
Iraqi deputy: More than 7,000 kidnapped in Popular Mobilization Militia prisons
Badr al-Fahl, member of the Iraqi Parliament for Salah El Din governorate, revealed that that there are four prisons belonging to the Popular ... Middle East -
Qatar reportedly gave $500 mln to Popular Mobilization militias in Iraq
Iraqi sources confirmed to Saudi newspaper Okaz that Qatar’s foreign minister met with his counterpart in Baghdad last week, and asked him to ... Gulf -
Arab tribes in Iraq’s Mosul demand Iran halt interferences
Tribal leaders of Nineveh province called the international community to distance Popular Mobilization militias from Mosul and its suburbs and stop ... Middle East -
‘Unidentified militias’ kidnap around 100 Iraqis fleeing Mosul town
Ali al-Saleh, an official at Al-Hadar district south of Mosul, said on Saturday that around 100 young men were kidnapped after they fled to the town ... Middle East -
Difference between Iraq’s Sahwat and Popular Mobilization militias
International organizations’ warnings of the Popular Mobilization militias have brought the latter into the picture again depicting it as a ... Middle East -
What is Iran’s ‘national treasure’ in Iraq?
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units are believed to be comprised of mercenaries with bloody pasts of atrocious crimes Features