Why is reintegrating of the Popular Mobilization Forces "PMF" in the Iraqi Security Forces impractical?
Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj Seeking to merge Popular Mobilization Forces with the Iraqi Security Forces is not applicable for several reasons, notably that the factions of the PMF are not homogeneous, and even if they are merged, who will take the military salutation to the other party? In February 2016, former Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, the then most popular man among the Iraqis, ran the government and the army that won victories over Daesh "ISIS". He tried to strengthen his image as a statesman and decided to merge the "PMF" with the Iraqi Security Forces, but he received a harsh slap with a strong rejection from the factions of PMF and paid a heavy price when he lost his post as premiership of government. The current prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is aware of the tragedy of his predecessor, Abadi. Since taking office, Abdul Mahdi has been trying to avoid the mistakes of Abadi, who is accused of standing by the United States at the expense of Iran. Abdul Mahdi de...