Shafaq News- Baghdad
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) remains committed to Iraq'sconstitution, and is prepared to operate under the authority of the ArmedForces Commander-in-Chief, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, PMF head Falehal-Fayyadh noted on Saturday.
Marking the 11th anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's fatwa,which contributed to the formation of the PMF —a predominantly Shiite umbrellaforce incorporated into the Iraqi state in 2016— al-Fayyadh described thereligious edict as the moment that "helped save Iraq from the existentialthreat posed by ISIS."
The fatwa, issued on June 13, 2014, came days after ISIS captured Mosuland overran large parts of northern and western Iraq, triggering one of thecountry's gravest security crises in recent decades.
"The PMF has evolved into a national force representing Iraq'sdiverse communities," he added, reaffirming the group's commitment tostrengthening its administrative, organizational, training, and technicalcapabilities while continuing efforts to improve its institutional performance.
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