Popular Mobilization Forces
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popular-mobilization-forces-188-8825697
title:
Popular Mobilization Forces
text:
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), is an Iraqi state-sponsored paramilitary network composed of about 67 armed factions that are mostly Shia Muslim groups, but also include Sunni Muslim, Christian, and Yazidi groups. The Popular Mobilization Units were formed in 2014 and fought in nearly every major Iraqi battle against Islamic State. Many of its main militias that belong to the Shia faction, trace their origins to the "Special Groups", Ira
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Mobilization_Forces
date created:
2015-03-14T18:32:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:49:33Z
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