The Popular Mobilization Forces Law is caught in the crossfire of disputes… Why did the government withdraw it from parliament?
The Popular Mobilization Forces Law is caught in the crossfire of disputes… Why did the government withdraw it from parliament?
10-29-2026
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Many questions have been raised about the motives and objectives behind the government’s decision to withdraw the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) law from parliament. Parliamentary sources have confirmed disagreements within the council regarding several clauses of the law, which is delaying its enactment indefinitely, possibly until next year. This is especially concerning given that parliament will be going into recess next month. Despite numerous calls for the government to finalize the law and send it back to parliament to ensure its passage, as it concerns more than 200,000 members and commanders within the PMF
, Mukhtar al-Moussawi, a member of parliament from the Badr Bloc, told Al-Maalouma, “The government had previously sent the PMF law to the House of Representatives after the cabinet approved it about three weeks ago, in order to refine it within parliament and enact it. However, it never came to fruition and was withdrawn by the government.”
He added, “The withdrawal of the law from Parliament and its return to the government may be politically motivated, in addition to the dissatisfaction of some members of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee with certain clauses within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) law. Therefore, it was returned to the government for amendments.”
He explained that “the law was returned to the government with its original wording and clauses for amendment, after remaining with the committee for about two weeks. However, it was returned to the government due to 17 disputed clauses within the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee.”
For his part, Member of Parliament Ahmed al-Shammari confirmed to Al-Maalomah that “Speaker of Parliament Haibat al-Halbousi evaded answering parliamentary inquiries regarding the fate of the two PMF laws.”
He added that “a heated verbal altercation erupted in the chamber with the Speaker of Parliament following his arbitrary decision to mute the microphone during the intervention concerning the fate of the two PMF laws. He then abruptly adjourned the session to avoid revealing the truth behind the delay and obstruction of these two important laws.”
He pointed out that “there is confirmed information indicating that the Cabinet has finalized the two laws concerning the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and officially submitted them to the Parliament’s Presidency,” calling on the Cabinet’s General Secretariat to “issue an official statement confirming or denying the submission of the two laws in order to identify the political entity attempting to obstruct the entitlements of the PMF fighters.”
In a related matter, MP Qaisar al-Jurani explained to Al-Maalomah that “the PMF law has not yet been presented to members of Parliament for review and voting.”
He added that “the political forces supporting the PMF will work diligently to expedite the law’s introduction and passage,” clarifying that “the aim is to do justice to the PMF fighters who have made significant sacrifices over the past years.”
Al-Jurani further stated that “voting on the PMF law represents justice for the fighters who have made great sacrifices in defense of Iraq,” emphasizing the necessity of “completing the legislative process for the law and giving it priority within the Parliament.”
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