Hashd al-Shaabi (PMU)

‘Indications’ Israel behind PMU base strikes, Iraq PM Abdul Mahdi says

Iraq's prime minister has said his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on Hashd al-Shaabi bases this summer

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Iraq investigating strike on Kataib Hezbollah near Syria border

The Iraqi military is investigating an alleged airstrike that killed a Hashd al-Shaabi fighter near a desert border crossing with Syria

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Iraq PMU leaders blame ‘external’ forces for mysterious base explosions

The deputy leader of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militias said the US bore responsibility for a series of recent explosions at their bases

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Hashd al-Shaabi ammunition cache explodes in Iraq, fourth in recent months

The head of Iraq's Civil Defense said that a "materiel stockpile" belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi militia exploded at an airbase in northern Iraq

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Hashd al-Shaabi militia bombed in northern Iraq

A drone bombed a base belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) militia in Tuz Khurmatu, northern Iraq

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Popular Mobilization Force reform in Iraq: Reintegration or consolidation of militia power?

Mahdi's plan to reform the Popular Mobilization Units will either reduce the risk from militias or dangerously consolidate their power in Iraq, Michael Knights says

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Mahdi orders full integration of Shia militias into Iraq’s armed forces

Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi ordered the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) to integrate into the Iraqi armed forces or disarm

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Pro-regime and Iran-backed militias sweep Syria-Iraq border for ISIS cells

The National Defense Forces, Syrian Arab Army troops, Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units are sweeping the border for ISIS cells

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Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin mountains

CJTF-OIR and Iraqi forces attacked ISIS sleeper cells in northern Iraq, destroying tunnel systems, buildings, caves, and command positions

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Iraq will pay Popular Mobilization militias the same as their army counterparts

Iraq announced that the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also called the Popular Mobilization Units, will receive a salary equal to their equivalents in the Iraqi military

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