The Complementary Relationship Between Community Security and the Popular Mobilization Forces: An Analytical Study

Abstract

      After the ISIS organization entered and expanded into the western and northern regions of Iraq, a fatwa from the religious authority was issued, leading to the emergence of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which became one of the most important arms of Iraq’s military and security institutions. Following the recovery of security forces, aided by the popular and public support provided through the PMF as a complementary and supportive force, all areas previously controlled by ISIS were liberated.

Keywords: Popular Mobilization Forces, religious authority, ISIS terrorist organization, security, society.