PMF Leader: Political parties block camp closures

Shafaq News- Nineveh

The head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Falih Al-Fayyadh, accused unnamed political parties on Thursday of blocking the closure of displacement camps, saying they benefit from keeping the camps open despite the completion of procedures to shut them down.

Speaking in the forum "Nineveh… A Present Shaping the Future," Al-Fayyadh noted that improved security in Sinjar has accelerated the return of displaced families to the district. He described the suffering of the Yazidi community as a tragedy, noting that some of its consequences cannot be reversed. “The issue of missing Yazidis remains complex and continues to receive government attention.”

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Al-Fayyadh said Nineveh could regain its central role in shaping Iraq within the next five years. "Mosul is recovering rapidly from the effects of ISIS and is now more secure than Baghdad and Basra."

Regarding the regional escalations, he said 110 PMF facilities were hit by airstrikes during the recent regional escalation, killing 100 members of the force.