Popular Mobilization Forces

3 Killed in Iraq Clashes Between Iran-Backed Group and State Security Forces

Three people, including a policeman, were killed Sunday during clashes in Baghdad between security forces and pro-Iran gunmen, according to authorities and a member of a local armed group. The violence erupted when armed men stormed a local office of the agriculture ministry in the city's south, the interior ministry said. Police forces ...

Pro-Iran Groups Lead in Iraq Provincial Vote

Initial results released by the electoral commission on Tuesday indicated that pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim parties were in the lead in Iraq's provincial council elections. Pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim parties were leading in Iraq's provincial council elections, according to initial results released on Tuesday by the electoral commission. Monday's ...