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Iraq, so the universally-proclaimed story goes – has transitioned from wartime to the post-war. Unfortunately, some of the most important fighters on the Iraqi side of the war to oust the Islamic State – the PMFs Popular Mobilization Forces – have neither disbanded nor disarmed and reporter Isadora Gotts of Al Monitor says the influence of these often-Iran-dominated militias is affecting almost everything across Iraq. This is most obvious as the heavily-destroyed city of Mosul tries to return to normal civilian life.
By KSFRIraq, so the universally-proclaimed story goes – has transitioned from wartime to the post-war. Unfortunately, some of the most important fighters on the Iraqi side of the war to oust the Islamic State – the PMFs Popular Mobilization Forces – have neither disbanded nor disarmed and reporter Isadora Gotts of Al Monitor says the influence of these often-Iran-dominated militias is affecting almost everything across Iraq. This is most obvious as the heavily-destroyed city of Mosul tries to return to normal civilian life.