Iraq PM Backs PMF as 'National Security Pillar' While Anbar and Mosul Come Under Strike

Iraq's Prime Minister convened an emergency security meeting on March 25 and declared the Popular Mobilisation Forces a 'pillar of national security,' formally backing the Iran-aligned militias even as US and allied forces strike PMF positions across Anbar and Mosul simultaneously. The Mosul extension of the Iraq theatre is significant: Nineveh Province is far from Anbar. Strikes across two provinces in a single day signal a broadening suppression campaign. Yet Baghdad's political response is the opposite of compliance: the emergency meeting and PMF endorsement signals Iraq's government moving toward the Iran-aligned position. PMF factions also attacked the US consulate in Erbil — triggering Vienna Convention obligations. The Prime Minister's endorsement makes it significantly harder for the US to treat future PMF strikes as 'Iran-directed' rather than Iraqi state-sanctioned actions.

Key facts

• •Iraq PM emergency meeting: PMF declared 'pillar of national security'
• •US/allied strikes hit PMF in Anbar AND Mosul (Nineveh) — two provinces, one day
• •PMF factions attacked US consulate in Erbil — Vienna Convention implications
• •Islamic Resistance claimed 23 strikes on US sites in prior 24 hours
• •Baghdad endorsement makes PMF strikes harder to frame as Iran-directed vs. state-sanctioned