Thousands Mourn Iran-backed Paramilitary Linchpin In Southern Iraq

Speaking with SWI swissinfo, MEI senior research fellow Fanar Haddad explains the great outpouring of grief over the death ofAbu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a leader in Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). Read the full article here.

 

Image caption: Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Photo: Ali Khamenei’s official website, shared on Wikimedia Commons.

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