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Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), paramilitaries stand guard
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Iraq sets September 30 deadline for pro-Iran groups to disarm

Iraqi authorities have repeatedly attempted to fully integrate the PMF, which has delayed the process, citing the continued US presence

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29 June, 2026
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Disarming Iraq's militias: What does success look like?

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03 June, 2026
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Iraq's Asaib Ahl al-Haq announces step to separate from PMF

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03 June, 2026
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Iraq's PMF begins major desert sweep after 'Israel base' reports

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12 May, 2026
Funeral held in Basra for Kata'ib Hezbollah member
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Gulf states weigh UN complaint against Iraq over militia attacks

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14 April, 2026
People attend the funeral ceremony of Hashd al Shaabi members killed in a US and Israeli airstrike on a base in Iraq Anbar province, at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq on April 1, 2026.
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Iraqi armed factions launch recruitment drive amid Iran war

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01 April, 2026
A medical staffer works inside the emergency department of Al-Rabeein Hospital in Mosul, following a strike that targeted a police checkpoint, resulting in the death of two policemen and wounding others on March 28, 2026.
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Strike kills three fighters in northern Iraq

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28 March, 2026
Funeral held in Najaf, Iraq for PMF members killed in US air strike
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'A heinous crime': Strikes kill seven fighters in Iraq's Anbar

The New Arab Staff
25 March, 2026
Funeral held in Najaf, Iraq for PMF members killed in US air strike
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Fresh strike on base in western Iraq kills seven

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 March, 2026
A man in a grey jumpsuit rest an AK-47 on his lap while sitting on a brown sofa
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Iraqis purchase weapons amid worsening security situation

Safaa al-Kubaisi
20 March, 2026
Dozens of militia members have been killed in airstrikes in Iraq [Getty]
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Dozens killed in strikes on Iran-allied PMF militia in Iraq

Dana Taib Menmy
20 March, 2026
Mourners attend a funeral for members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces who were killed in reported strikes on Kirkuk, in Baghdad on 10 March 2026
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Strikes kill 11 Iran-backed fighters in Iraq

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13 March, 2026
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Airstrike kills at least two Hashed al-Shaabi fighters in Iraq

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12 March, 2026
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Strike hits Hashed al-Shaabi base near Iraq's Mosul: officials

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09 March, 2026
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US embassy in Iraq targeted as airstrikes hit militia base

Dana Taib Menmy
08 March, 2026
Smoke rises after an explosion near Erbil International Airport in Erbil on March 6, 2026.
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US 'to intensify attacks' against pro-Iran factions in Iraq

The New Arab Staff
07 March, 2026
Protests in Iraq after death of Iran leader Khamenei
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Strikes kills eight Iran-backed fighters, anger mounts in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2026
Members of the Hezbollah brigades, Kataeb Hezbollah, attend the funeral of Fadel al-Maksusi, a fighter who was also part of the "Islamic resistance in Iraq", the group that has claimed all recent attacks against US troops in Iraq and Syria, in Baghdad on November 21, 2023.
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Kataeb Hezbollah tells fighters to prepare for long Iran-US war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 February, 2026
Screengrab from X of aftermath of blast at PMF headquarters in Iraq
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Iraq explosion kills one PMF member amid Israeli war threats

The New Arab Staff
04 November, 2025
Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time [Getty]
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Exclusive: US steps up pressure on Iraq to curb Iran's influence

The New Arab Staff
24 September, 2025
People lift a poster of slain PMF Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as they attend a military parade during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the defeat of the Islamic State group in Mosul, Iraq, December 10, 2024. (ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty)
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Iraqi govt pulls PMF bill due to internal divisions, US pressure

The New Arab Staff
30 August, 2025