Syria ↔ Popular Mobilization Forces

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Syria and the Popular Mobilization Forces are both identified as key members of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance coalition, as detailed in [1], [2], [3], and [4], and both receive support from the IRGC-QF as noted in [5].

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The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 3 facts

claimThe Axis of Resistance expanded to include support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, various Iraqi Shiite militias such as the Popular Mobilization Forces, and Sunni militants including Hamas.

claimThe Axis of Resistance is an informal Iran-led military coalition in the Middle East that includes Hezbollah, the Houthis, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, various Iraqi Shiite militias like the Popular Mobilization Forces, and Sunni militants including Hamas.

claimThe Axis of Resistance coalition includes Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, various Iraqi Shiite militias such as the Popular Mobilization Forces, and Sunni militants including Hamas.

Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Amr Hamzawy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 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.

War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org CSIS 1 fact

claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (specifically the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.