One of Iraq’s most powerful armed groups, the Badr Organization, was formed in 1982 by Iraqi exiles to fight Hussein with the support of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
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In turn, Tehran has benefited from its longstanding political, military and financial investments in Iraq Shiite militias have now been institutionalized within Iraq’s armed forces and their leaders have also waded deeper into politics
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In 2014 as Sunni ISIS captured wide swaths of territory including Mosul, the country’s second largest city, Iraq’s top Shia cleric, issued a a fatwa. Tens of thousands of mostly Shia men responded by joining the militias. More than 60 groups eventually merged as the PMF
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By 2015, the PMF had 60,000 fighters. In Nov 2016, Iraq’s legalized the PMF, a move supported by Shia but opposed by Sunnis The PMF “would constitute something that looks like Iran’s Revolutionary Guard,” Sunnis warned about their loyalty to Iran
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If you remember Muqatada al Sadr and the Mahdi Army, this is what those guys are involved in now
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In mid-2017, Supreme Leader Khamenei told the Iraqi Prime Minister not to weaken or disband the PMF under US pressure So, the Prime Minister made the PMF military units of Iraq
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To be clear, these militias fought against ISIS, yes For Iran
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The goal of the militias is to institute something called 'velayat-e faqih' What does this mean? They want to establish an Islamic Republic in Iraq, ruled by Shia mullahs, as exists in Iran
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Congratulations to the neocons and neolibs who created this mess through their 'principled foreign policy' - Iran is very pleased with your work!
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