Iraq’s government argues that passing a new legislation – which would fully integrate the PMF into the state – would help ...

Iraqi and American officials announced that the US-led counter-Islamic State operation in Iraq began its transition to a ...

Restricting armament to the state constitutes the central challenge of the Arab world. It is not merely a security and political question; rather, it pertains to the very essence of modern statehood, ...

Iraq has been shaken in recent weeks by attacks on civilian infrastructure by the Popular Mobilization Forces. The post ...

A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role — and perhaps, the autonomy — of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries has sparked a heated […] ...

Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, was involved in a deadly shooting at Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture on July 27.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on August 18 that efforts to pass a new law in the parliament to regulate the ...

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

Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces lift flags as they line up during the funeral procession for Hussein Khalil, who was a bodyguard for Lebanon's slain Hezbollah leader, his son Mahdi ...

Iraq's prime minister approved sweeping disciplinary and legal measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with police at a government facility left three people dead last ...

Al-Sudani, who also serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the attack. Kataib Hezbollah is part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a ...

Representatives of these groups were hosted by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces or Hashd al-shaabi for a two-day meeting, with the participation of the head of the Iranian Quds force, which ...