Rudaw, a media outlet in Erbil, the capital of the KRG, noted that the local authorities believe that the Hashd al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilization Forces are behind the attacks. This is a group of ...

The resistance’s weapons are what protected Iraq, and they will not be surrendered—no matter how great the internal or ...

The Kurdistan Regional Government firmly denied Iranian reports claiming a drone strike targeted an Israeli base in Erbil, ...

Khamenei seen in first public appearance since war • Hamas requests 'unacceptable' changes to Gaza deal, PMO says • Hostage ...

Tens of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday ahead of Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite ...

Tehran backs several pro-Iranian militias in Iraq. These militias are part of the Popular Mobilization Forces. They have ...

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.

WASHINGTON DC - The United States continues to call on the Iraqi government to bring pro-Iran militia groups, designated as ...

The main Erbil-Kirkuk highway reopened on Thursday after supporters of the Iraqi Turkmen Front blocked it for over an hour in ...

Tensions in Iraq have grown in the wake of the Israeli attack on Iran on June 12. Pro-Iranian Iraqi militias have increased ...

News about Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq). Commentary and archival information about Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) from The New York Times.

Also operating in Iraq are the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for Iraqis to rise up and fight ...