According to Abu Salah, an analyst at The Zioneer's Arabic desk, the Iraqi military and security forces are preparing to respond if Iranian-backed militias 'raise their head.' The analyst notes this is the first time such an event is unclear, as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) — numbering over 170,000 fighters — are both a full Iranian arm and part of the Iraqi army. The assessment highlights the difficulty in determining how and against whom the Iraqi army would act.
The analysis by Abu Salah, published on The Zioneer's Arabic desk, comes amid a broader regional context of heightened US-Iran tensions and Iraqi internal dynamics. The Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of mostly Shia militias backed by Iran, are formally integrated into the Iraqi state security apparatus, complicating any potential confrontation. The analyst's assessment underscores the uncertainty surrounding Iraq's next moves.
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