Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) reinforced theirpresence along the border with Syria, the group said on Monday.
In a statement, the PMF confirmed that its 25th Brigade hadbeen deployed as part of a broader security plan designed to support Iraqiforces as well as strengthening intelligence and field operations. The moveaims to safeguard national security and prevent illegal groups from exploitingborder vulnerabilities, it added.
Formed in 2014 following a religious edict from GrandAyatollah Ali Al-Sistani after the fall of Mosul to ISIS, the PMF broughttogether thousands of volunteers with existing forces under agovernment-sanctioned structure.
Earlier, Muqtada Al-Sadr, leader of Iraq’s Patriotic ShiiteMovement (PSM), warned against handling the situation in Syria “naively,”urging authorities to secure borders and deploy reinforcements promptly.
The warning comes amid escalating tensions in northeasternSyria, where clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SyrianDemocratic Forces (SDF) left dozens dead or injured and forced thousands ofKurdish families to flee their homes. Meanwhile, Syria’s transitional PresidentAhmad Al-Sharaa signed a new agreement with the SDF, ending the recent clashesand paving the way for the group’s integration into state institutions.