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

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

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani pledged to eliminate all weapons held outside state authority, stressing this ...

Britain supports Washington's opposition to Iraq's PMF bill, arguing the force's anti-ISIS mandate has expired. The UK envoy ...

This move came after a violent incident on July 27 involving an assault on a government office in Baghdad. Those responsible for the attack have been handed over to judicial authorities for further ...

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 ...

While pursuing cost-effective security engagement in fragile states, the United States should consider NATO’s mission in Iraq ...

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 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 ...