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BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi militia commander whose arrest last month sparked a standoff between the government and paramilitary groups was freed Wednesday after a judge ordered his release.

The release of Muslih without trial is one of many attempts by the government to confront armed groups.Iraq has released the commander of an armed gro

Two Iraqi officials said Qasim Mahmoud Muslih was released at 8am (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday. His supporters greeted him with hugs and kisses on Baghdad’s central Jadriya Bridge, taking photos and videos with him to celebrate. Muslih, from the southern holy city of Karbala, was arrested on May 26. The military had said the charges were terrorism-related but did not give details. He is the head of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Anbar province. Security officials told Reuters news agenc...

Supporters of Qassim Mahmoud Musleh greeted him with hugs and kisses on Baghdads central Jadriya Bridge after his release, taking photos and videos with him to celebrate. Two Iraqi officials said Musleh was released at 8 a.m. and he returned to the southern city of Karbala, his hometown, where supporters also greeted him.

Iraq releases Iran-aligned commander Qasim Mahmoud Muslih Al Jazeera English © The PMF is Iraqs state paramilitary grouping that includes mostly Shia Muslim factions and is domin... The PMF is Iraqs state paramilitary grouping that includes mostly Shia Muslim factions and is dominated by Iran-backed groups [File: Essam al-Sudani/Reuters] Iraq has released an Iran-aligned armed group commander who was arrested in May on terrorism-related charges after authorities found insuffi...

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U.S. and Iraqi military leadership will meet to discuss a redeployment plan for their coalition forces, Al-Awsat reported. Iraq’s Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir al-Shammari met with American Lieutenant General Paul Calvert, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced. The statement said that the U.S. reiterated its

Iraqi operations against Islamic State cells continue to rely on intelligence and airstrikes more than group battles.

Paramilitary groups are unlikley to accept the arrest of Qassem Musleh for fear it will open the door to more government attempts to bring them to heel

June 1, 2021 Iraqi security authorities announced at the beginning of May that they were digging a trench and employing advanced surveillance technologies along the border with Syria, to tighten security and keep terrorists from entering Iraq. The US-led coalition, in cooperation with the Iraqi army and the peshmerga, managed to end the Islamic State’s (IS) control over large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2017. Yet IS continuously seeks to infiltrate from Syria. On March 14, Iraqi forces thwa...