Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)
New Iraqi lawmaker ousted after creating fake PMF brigade, violating election laws
Muhannad al-Khazraji, the recently elected member of parliament, had run under the banner of the Badr Organization, which is a large pro-Iranian group in Iraq.
State Dept. designates four Iran-backed Iraqi militias as Foreign Terrorist Orgs.
The State Department designated Hakarat al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Hakarat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Kataib al-Imam Ali, all part of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces.
New drone strike near Erbil adds to growing attacks on Kurdistan region - analysis
A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a wave of 22 strikes.
