Badr Leader calls for high PMF readiness
Shafaq News- Baghdad
Badr Organization Secretary-General Hadi Al-Amiri urged Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella of mostly Shiite armed groups formally under Iraqi state authority, commanders on Saturday to maintain a high level of readiness.
Al-Amiri's office said he met several PMF commanders at his office in Baghdad to discuss the latest field developments, current requirements, and ways to strengthen the capabilities of the PMF and security forces.
Earlier today, sources told Shafaq News that Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) had yet to decide whether to retaliate for last month's Saudi airstrikes on PMF sites. On August 7, Al-Amiri appeared in a video urging the IRI to delay any military response and prioritize “Iraq's supreme interests,” pointing out that efforts were underway to secure the rights of those killed and wounded through diplomatic channels.
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