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Iraq tries to bring Iran-backed militias in country to heel as tensions escalate

Published on: Tuesday 02 July 2019

Iraq tries to bring Iran-backed militias in country to heel as tensions escalate Iraq’s prime minister is attempting to bring powerful Iran-backed militias in the country under the control of the Iraqi armed forces, as he tries to placate the US amid soaring tensions with Tehran. Adel Abdul-Mahdi issued a decree ordering the militias, which fall under the umbrella of the Popular



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