– 🇮🇶/🇮🇶 NOTE: Most of the Iraqi militias were founded in response to the rise of ISIS in 2013-14 to defend Iraq. They later formed the umbrella command structure called ‘PMF’ (Popular Mobilization Forces) as part of the Iraqi Armed… – Middle East Spectator – MES

 — 🇮🇶/🇮🇶 NOTE: Most of the Iraqi militias were founded in response to the rise of ISIS in 2013-14 to defend Iraq. They later formed the umbrella command structure called ‘PMF’ (Popular Mobilization Forces) as part of the Iraqi Armed Forces. However, some militias like Al-Nujabaa, Kataeb Hezbollah, and others were formed much earlier, during the American occupation in the early 2000s.

Since several years ago when ISIS was largely defeated, the Iraqi government has begun emphasizing that these militias are no longer necessary and eventually need to be disbanded and absorbed by the state.

Most of the militias agree with eventual disarmament, as there is no longer a ‘national need’ for a defense of the homeland against ISIS, however some of them argue that they should only disband after ALL foreign forces leave Iraqi soil, especially the U.S. military. That is the disagreement currently between militias and the Iraqi government.

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