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

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani began a regional tour on Monday with a visit to Baghdad, ...

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 ...

The Islamic Republic is attempting to rearm its former top militia, Hezbollah, and is exerting pressure on Beirut.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...