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| Iraq |
| Iraqi PM rules out dismantling of Hashd al-Sha’abi |
| 2017-08-06 |
| [Iran Press TV] Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has categorically ruled out the dismantling of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known as Hashd al-Sha’abi. Abadi said on Saturday that the PMU operated under the supervision of the Iraqi government and religious leadership and was recognized by the state, making it clear that the group would not be dissolved. Hashd al-Sha’abi is a group of Shia and Sunni fighters that was formed after the emergence of the Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... ISIS terrorist group in Iraq in 2014. In the early days of ISIS’s terror campaign, the then-volunteer fighters played a major role in reinforcing the Iraqi army, which had suffered heavy setbacks in the face of lightening advances by the terrorists. Last November, the Iraqi parliament recognized Hashd al-Sha’abi as an official force with similar rights as those of the regular army. The Hashd al-Sha’abi forces are now actively cooperating with Iraqi forces in operations to rid the whole country of ISIS elements. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 This militia units are combined Shia & Sunni or separate units? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-08-06 08:59 |