Wednesday, February 18, 2026

AL-MALIKI: TALK OF DISBANDING THE POPULAR MOBILIZATION FORCES IS JUST RUMORS; THE PRIORITY IS THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE

 AL-MALIKI: TALK OF DISBANDING THE POPULAR MOBILIZATION FORCES IS JUST RUMORS; THE PRIORITY IS THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE.

The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, affirmed on Wednesday that the priority of the current stage is to consolidate the authority of the state and unify the security decision, stressing that the Popular Mobilization Forces are part of the Iraqi security system.

Al-Maliki said in a statement, “The priority today is not to dissolve this or merge that, but to consolidate the authority of the state and unify the security decision,” stressing that “the Popular Mobilization Forces are part of the Iraqi security system, were established by law, and their role was decisive in confronting terrorism.”

He added that “any organization or development of the work of security institutions is done within the vision of the state and in a way that preserves sovereignty and stability, away from media posturing.”

Al-Maliki pointed out that “the Popular Mobilization Forces are an official institution that was established by law and voted on by Parliament, and any talk about dissolving or merging is done exclusively within the framework of the constitution and the law and by a decision of the state, not through rumors,” stressing that “any development of the Popular Mobilization Forces must protect it from weakness and support its combat readiness.”

Shafaq.com

(We  in this article Maliki’s obvious pro-Iranian stance. So, here we get Maliki’s views on the elimination of the PMF, something that the US is mandating be disarmed. Already we see a conflict in policy that is butting heads with the Trump administration. This is not going to be good if he does become prime minister.)

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