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Pro-Iran line of Iraq's Hashed challenged by internal dissent A growing fissure pits the vast Iran-aligned wing of the Hashed al-Shaabi network against four factions linked to the shrines of Iraq’s twin holy cities, Karbala and Najaf. Sunday 13/12/2020 Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi demonstrate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on October 17, 2020. (AFP) BAGHDAD – Around the corner from Iraq’s holiest shrines, a years-long struggle over allegiances and resources is coming to a head — threatening a deep schism within the powerful Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces) netwo...

Iraq ‘shrine factions’ look to peel away from Hashed By AFP - Dec 12,2020 - Last updated at Dec 12,2020 In this file photo taken on June 14 mask-clad members of the Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary force take part in a military parade in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, marking the sixth anniversary of its founding after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani called to defend the country from the Daesh (AFP photo) NAJAF, Iraq — Around the corner from Iraq’s holiest shrines, a years-long struggle over allegiances and resources is coming to a he...

Sunday, 13 December, 2020 - 05:30 A photo of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ali Sistani, in Karbala, Iraq. AFP file photo Asharq Al-Awsat Around the corner from Iraq's holiest shrines, a years-long struggle over allegiances and resources is coming to a head -- threatening a dangerous schism within a powerful state-sponsored security force. The growing fissure pits the vast Iran-aligned wing of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) network against four factions linked to the shrines of Iraq's twin holy cities, Karbala and Najaf. Those...

NAJAF: Around the corner from Iraq’s holiest shrines, a years-long struggle over allegiances and resources is coming to a head — threatening a dangerous schism within a powerful state-sponsored security force. The growing fissure pits the vast Iran-aligned wing of the Hashd Al-Shaabi network against four factions linked to the shrines of Iraq’s twin holy cities, Karbala and Najaf. Those factions, dubbed “the Shrine Hashd” and comprising around 20,000 active fighters, held their first strategic planning meeting earlier this month. Throughout the packed three days, spokesmen for the s...

Iraq ‘shrine factions’ look to peel away from Hashed By AFP - Dec 12,2020 - Last updated at Dec 12,2020 In this file photo taken on June 14 mask-clad members of the Hashed Al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary force take part in a military parade in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, marking the sixth anniversary of its founding after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani called to defend the country from the Daesh (AFP photo) NAJAF, Iraq — Around the corner from Iraq’s holiest shrines, a years-long struggle over allegiances and resources is coming to a he...