PMF figure detained in Baghdad raid
2026-08-24T06:03:42+00:00
Shafaq News- Baghdad (Updated at 9:15)
Iraq’s security forces detained Abu Jaafar, a member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Chief of Staff’s Office, in Baghdad on Monday, a security source told Shafaq News, with the reasons for his detention remaining unclear.
Later, three people affiliated with the PMF were also arrested in the Baladiyat area of eastern Baghdad. The reasons for their detention were not immediately available.
The group had not yet commented on either incident.
An umbrella organization of predominantly Shiite armed groups, the PMF was formally incorporated into Iraq’s state security apparatus in 2016. The role and autonomy of some of its factions, however, have remained a source of political controversy.
