International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

The Process of Acting and Operational Action of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (2014-2021)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amir Niakoee 1
Saeed Pirmohammadi 2
1 Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
2 Ph.D. Student in International Relations, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.
Abstract
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) uprising entered the Iraqi equation in 2014 in response to the emergence of clear signs of the collapse of the two main characteristics of the national government, namely territorial control and the monopoly on the use of superior military power and the regular army. The organization achieved significant success on the ground in the fight against ISIS and, despite internal and external opposition, joined the Iraqi Armed Forces and defined new missions. The main question of the present article is what changes has taken place in the process of active of the PMF from its establishment until 2020? Findings show that the popular mobilization activism has evolved from a non-governmental paramilitary actor to a multidimensional government actor and that the organization has integrated many of its former missions through integration into the armed forces while transforming the Iraqi military-security context. Has also followed. The present article is of explanatory type and the required information is collected by library method and referring to valid internet sources.
Keywords
Popular Mobilization Forces
State
Non-State Arm Actors
Iraq
Iran

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