Iraqi PM-designate's government program stresses arms control, bolstering PMF

The dual emphasis on restricting arms to state factions while also vowing to develop the capabilities of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which contains pro-Iran elements that targeted US interests during the recent regional war, signals a tricky political paradigm for the Trump-endorsed Ali al-Zaidi.

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PM Barzani, PMC chairman discuss Iraq gov't formation

The PMC is the official overarching body of the state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), under which many of the Iran-aligned militias implicated in attacks on the Kurdistan Region fall.

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US-Israeli strikes against PMF continue despite Iraqi Shiite condemnations

A Tuesday morning strike killed a PMF member as Iraq's ruling Shiite Coordination Framework reiterated its condemnation of the attacks.

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PMF says two fighters killed in US-Israeli Nineveh strikes

One of the two fatalaties was the commander of the PMF's 53rd Brigade in Nineveh province, Abu Taha al-Turkmani.

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Two PMF fighters killed in new strikes in Anbar

Two PMF fighters were killed and four were wounded in a "treacherous Zionist-American attack" in the country's Anbar province, the group said on Tuesday.

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Three PMF fighters killed in Kirkuk attack

American-Israeli strikes have targeted PMF positions across the country since the start of the Iran war in late February, killing over 80 PMF fighters and wounding hundreds others.

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PMF says seven fighters injured in ‘treacherous’ Salahaddin airstrikes

“At 5:50 pm on Tuesday, the headquarters of the 31st Brigade … in Baiji district of Salahaddin province was subjected to two treacherous airstrikes by the Zionist-American warplanes, resulting in seven injuries as an initial count,” the PMF said in a statement. 

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Fifteen killed in airstrike on PMF base in Anbar

The PMF denounced the attack as a “heinous crime represents a flagrant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and a dangerous disregard for the lives of its sons.”

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Iraq’s PMF says US-Israeli airstrikes hit positions without casualties

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces said airstrikes targeted two of its brigades on Monday in northern Iraq and eastern Anbar, causing material damage but no casualties.

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