Iraq's PMF Law "Is No Substitute for Real Security Reform"
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq's PMF Law Is No Substitute for Real Security Reform
The Trump administration should not be duped by the supposed " reforms " that militia leaders are considering in parliament, which threaten to turn the PMF into another Iranian " Revolutionary Guard " and keep U.S.-designated terrorists in key posts.
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