PMF says no external actor behind Baghdad depot explosion

The PMF statement came shortly after Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered an investigation into the explosion to “to ascertain the precise causes of the incident,” according to Iraq’s Security Media Cell.

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PMF ammo depot explosion injures at least five

“An explosion of a stockpile of damaged ammunition occurred inside a Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters,” the PMF said in a statement. Five personnel sustained “minor injuries,” it said in a separate statement shortly after.

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Iraq arrests individuals accused of trampling US flag at PMF parade: Official

“Individuals involved in the incident concerning the US flag in Baghdad have been arrested,” the Zaidi’s spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said in a statement on Sunday.

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Iraqi PM orders probe into PMF trampling of US flag

Zaidi “ordered the formation of an investigative committee today, Sunday, to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident involving the US flag during one of the parades held as part of ‘Sovereignty Day’ events,” his spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said in a statement. 

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Iraqi cabinet approves controversial PMF law

“The cabinet voted in favor of the Popular Mobilization Forces bill. It approved referring the bill to parliament for a vote, in accordance with constitutional provisions,” Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s office said. 

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Iraq’s Shiite coalition puts weapons transfer at heart of new government-factions pact

Agreeing on how to define the process is at the top of the agenda in the document being finalized by the four leaders, who have held intense negotiations with Zaidi and his security and military teams on one side and the commanders of the three factions on the other.

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Iraq’s PMF moves to fill the space left by the PKK

Relations between the PKK and the PMF have been close since August 2014, when the two groups fought ISIS militants following the group’s invasion of Sinjar and surrounding areas.

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PMF member killed in armed attack in Kirkuk

The area has for years been a hub for ISIS remnants.

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Postponement, freezes, PMC role: Iraq mulls ideas as militia disarmament deadline nears

“The September 30 deadline will not remain fixed, and proposals for postponement are increasingly becoming a reality,” a source close to the Iraqi government told The New Region.

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