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Marco Rubio pressed Iraqi PM to resolve KRG oil and PMF bill
IRAQ, JUL 24 – Marco Rubio urged Iraqi PM to resolve disputes over a bill formalizing Iran-linked militias and called for accountability in attacks on Kurdistan's energy infrastructure.
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US expresses concern over Iraqi legislation enshrining militias as independent security force
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced American objections to pending Iraqi legislation concerning the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an entity largely composed of pro-Iranian militias. Iraq is attempting to pass a law to protect and legitimize the PMF as an autonomous security organization separate from other government military or security agencies.
Marco Rubio pressed Iraqi PM to resolve KRG oil and PMF bill
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on 22 July, addressing recent attacks on energy infrastructure in the Kurdistan region, efforts to resume oil exports via Turkey, and a contentious bill in Iraq's parliament concerning the structure of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). Iraq's parliament is debating legislation to formalise the PMF—a network of Iran-linked militias—as an indepen…
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