Iraq cracks down on illegal arms flow to militias, armed groups - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

Sep 21, 2020

Employees display rifles for sale at a gun shop in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on September 22, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images) — Employees display rifles for sale at a gun shop in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2020. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

Iraqi Security forces target armed groups that attacked protesters

Ali Mamouri

Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces militia disinfect a street in the western Washash district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on April 6, 2020, as part of measures against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

Following US warning, Iraq steps up pressure on outlawed militias

Ali Mamouri

Iraqi prime minister stresses PMU should be Iraqi institution under state authority

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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters show their skills during a graduation ceremony on May 5, 2016 at the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center (KTTC) of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
The KTTC is a joint effort of the Dutch, Italian, British and German governments which aims to unify the military assistance of these countries. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Post-IS Iraq witness 'clear conflicts' between armed forces?

Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun