Although Shia versus Sunni violence was the ... The establishment of the joint patrols by Kurdish militias (known as "Peshmerga") and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) achieved in the final days of ...

The militias are part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of about 10 Shia groups with some 50,000 members and arsenals that include long-range missiles and anti-aircraft weapons.

Reports are emerging that numerous Iraqi militias are integrating into the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a state ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has reportedly met with militia commanders and urged them to disarm, according to Iraqi state officials who requested anonymity. The militia commanders ...

Pro-Iranian militia leaders and politicians in Iraq have objected to a possible visit by Syria’s new transitional President ...

confirmed the meetings between the militia chiefs and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, describing the talks as “very advanced.” “The factions are not acting stubbornly or ...

Iran-backed militias are reportedly considering laying down their arms to avoid President Donald Trump’s ire, ten commanders and Iraqi officials ...

told Reuters that discussions between Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and several militia leaders were “very advanced,” and the groups were inclined to comply with US calls for ...

For the first time, Iran has equipped its proxy forces in Iraq with long-range surface-to-surface missiles, a move that significantly expands the Islamic Republic’s military influence in the ...

In an unprecedented development, multiple Iran-aligned militias operating in Iraq are reportedly ready to lay down their arms in an attempt to prevent further confrontation with the United States ...

Izzat al-Shahbndar, a senior Shi'ite Muslim politician close to Iraq's governing alliance, told Reuters that discussions between Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and several militia leaders ...