We oppose any legislation inconsistent with the goals of our bilateral security assistance and partnership, and that runs ...

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

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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced American objections to pending Iraqi legislation concerning the Popular Mobilization ...

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

Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State s capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current ...

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

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

A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a ...

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 ...