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Al Jazeera on MSNWill Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?
Iraq’s government argues that passing a new legislation – which would fully integrate the PMF into the state – would help ...
Iraqi politicians are sounding the alarm that an accelerated US military drawdown could leave the country exposed to a fresh ...
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World Politics Review on MSNIraq’s Uphill Battle to Regulate Its Militias
Iraq has been shaken in recent weeks by attacks on civilian infrastructure by the Popular Mobilization Forces. The post ...
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.
Opinion
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNThe Middle East’s Predicament: The 'Statization' of Militias
For decades, the same basic question has haunted the Middle East: what is the greatest obstacle to the consolidation of stability and sovereignty? To me, the answer is clear. The “statization of ...
Iraq’s prime minister has approved disciplinary measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with ...
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNUS Forces in Baghdad Adjust to ‘Potential War’
London: The US military in Iraq is shifting its posture amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel, even as Tehran grows frustrated with Baghdad’s reluctance to take sides.Iranian National Security ...
Britain supports Washington's opposition to Iraq's PMF bill, arguing the force's anti-ISIS mandate has expired. The UK envoy ...
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The Christian Post on MSNOver 1K Iraqi Christians receive first communion despite scars from ISIS, ongoing pressures
Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State s capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current ...
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNUS Objection Forces Iraq to Delay Approval of New PMF Law to New Parliament
Opposition from the United States has led to the delay of the ratification of a law related to Iraq's pro-Iran Popular ...
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