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Iran maintains a deep relationship with the Popular Mobilization Forces by providing training, financing, and strategic support to these groups to expand its political influence in Iraq, as detailed in [1] and [2]. Furthermore, the PMF is widely characterized as an Iranian proxy used to advance regional objectives, such as the expulsion of U.S. forces, as noted in [3] and [4].
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An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe United States should use its influence in Baghdad to weaken the Popular Mobilization Units, which are Shia militia groups often supported by Iran, and press the Iraqi government to decommission them or integrate them into the Iraqi security forces.
Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org 1 fact
accountBy 2020, Iran's coalition included authoritarian regimes such as Bashar al-Assad's Syria and militias including Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Hamas.
Iran's Regional Proxies: Reshaping the Middle East and ... isdp.eu 1 fact
perspectiveIran and its proxy groups, including Hezbollah, Kataib Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Hashd al-Shaabi, share a primary objective of expelling U.S. forces from the Middle East.
We Bombed the Wrong Target Iran's Proxy Network Strategy irregularwarfare.org 1 fact
claimThe Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), specifically the group Kataib Hezbollah, represent Iran's deepest structural penetration of the Iraqi state.