…Washington and Israel accuse [Popular Mobilization Forces] of being proxies for Iran. The site attacked on Wednesday houses barracks for regular soldiers, but it is a base shared with PMF units…
“Until now, they hadn’t attacked Iraqi soldiers…”
The ruling Shia coalition government finds it difficult to disarm the militias, as requested by U.S. President Donald Trump, especially in the context of a regional war where taking sides against Iran would mean aligning with the “Zionist enemy” [referring to Israel].
…“The U.S. A-10 is using bases in Jordan; Arab countries are already joining the war,”…
After decades of joint training exercises between U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers, including with the PMF fighters who battled ISIS, resentment toward the U.S. is growing. “We’ve been allies for so long, but the only one they provide air cover for is Israel,”…
Basically yes, you’ve got the gist of it. Might be a bit more complicated, as I think some of the PMF militias attacked US forces right from the start of the war, but they have every right to fight an occupying army.
AFAIK the PMFs made a ceasefire deal with US forces in one of the bases to allow them to withdraw from a base and the US airstriked the guy who negotiated with them as soon as they pulled out. The good news is nobody will fall for that one again, and the US only has one base left in Iraq.
Appreciate you getting me caught up. Sounds like every bridge will continue to be burned behind this administration. 😖
Well as the other poster said, it was the PMF that started attacking US bases
The shia PMF were very happy with the US military when they helped them push out sunni ISIS though ;)
No problem! Yes, in short he’s opened pandora’s box and anything is now possible