Popular Mobilization Forces
The Popular Mobilization Forces (Arabic: پێشمەرگە فۆرسەکان),[1] is an Iraqi sponsored milltia with 67 different factions with Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Christian, and Yazidi groups.[2][3][4][5] The goal of the group was to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and has fought in every battle with the group.[6] The group (mainly the Shia faction) are claimed to have been linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran.[7][8]
- ↑ Pike, John. "Hashd al-Shaabi / Hashd Shaabi / Popular Mobilisation Units / People's Mobilization Forces". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ↑ Islamic State: The caliphate strikes back. 23 May 2015. https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21651762-fall-ramadi-shows-islamic-state-still-business-caliphate-strikes-back. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ Mansour, Renad; Jabar, Faleh A. (28 April 2017). "The Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraq's Future". Carnegie Middle East Center. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Who's Who: Quick Facts About Local and Sub-State Forces". www.gppi.net. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ "Who's Who: Quick Facts About Local and Sub-State Forces". www.gppi.net. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ↑ El-Ghobashy, Tamer; Salim, Mustafa (2017-12-15) (in en-US). Top Iraqi Shiite cleric calls for scaling back militia influence, backing prime minister. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/top-shiite-cleric-calls-for-scaling-back-militia-influence-backing-prime-minister/2017/12/15/8834eb0e-e192-11e7-9eb6-e3c7ecfb4638_story.html. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ↑ Islamic State: The caliphate strikes back. 23 May 2015. https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21651762-fall-ramadi-shows-islamic-state-still-business-caliphate-strikes-back. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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Popular Mobilization Forces Media
PMF troops enter Fallujah after the Third Battle of Fallujah with flags of Iraq and the local militia
PMF troops enter re-captured Fallujah
PMF commanders with IRGC advisors during the Hawija offensive (2017)
Popular Mobilization Forces fire a mortar during the Hawija offensive in 2017.
Center, Combating Terrorism (2010-11-01). "The Evolution of Iran's Special Groups in Iraq". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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