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| Iraqi documents say Hashd al-Shaabi fighters have doubled in two years |
| 2023-05-12 |
| [Shafaq News] The Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary umbrella group has doubled in size over the past two years, making it the third-largest force in the country, documents related to Iraq’s draft budget seen by Middle East Eye suggest. The proposed 2023 budget, which the government submitted to parliament last month and has been reviewed by MEE, shows the Hashd is about half the size of the regular military. Security forces under the interior ministry are about three times the size of the paramilitary. If passed, the new budget would give Hashd al-Shaabi 3.56 trillion Iraqi dinars ($2.7bn). |
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