11 days ago · Baghdad
Can Baghdad gain control over paramilitary groups amid US war on Iran?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Baghdad. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Can Baghdad gain control over paramilitary groups amid US war on Iran?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
As the state seeks to bring armed groups under its control, competing interests and external pressures stand in the way Popular Mobilisation Forces stand guard during a symbolic funeral procession celebrating the withdrawal of the US-led coalition from Iraq, in Baghdad on 1 October 2026 (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Middle East Eye
Can Baghdad gain control over paramilitary groups amid US war on Iran?
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- Middle East Eye