Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) march during a military parade in Daquq, nearby Kirkuk, Iraq August 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed
US News and World Report/Reuters: Iraq's Shi'ite Militias Formally Inducted Into Security Forces
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a decree on Thursday formalizing the inclusion of Shi'ite paramilitary groups in the country's security forces.
According to the decree, members of the Shi'ite militias, an assortment of militia groups known collectively as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), which are mostly backed and trained by Iran, will be granted many of the same rights as members the military.
Paramilitary members will be given equivalent salaries to those members of the military under the Ministry of Defense's control, the decree said. They will also be subject to the laws of military service and will gain access to military institutes and colleges.
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WNU Editor: These Shiite militias have a history of abusing the Sunni population. This decree may have some support among the Shiite population, but as for Iraq's other sectarian groups .... probably not.
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Iran-linked militias, opposed by US, inducted into Iraqi security forces -- World Tribune
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