SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) / PRO TEHRAN
MESOP NEWS FOCUS IRAQ: 9 March 2018 – Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a group of militias with ties to Iran, will be integrated into Iraq’s security forces (Middle East Eye) and given monthly stipends following an order by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. Washington and Baghdad have been at odds over collaborating with the militias. www.mesop.de