Shafaq News reported this morning that the Popular Mobilization Forces cleared their outposts in Nineveh province because of fears of U.S. strikes. The supplied report does not name the formations involved, the timing of the movement, or whether the Iraqi state ordered it. No Popular Mobilization Forces statement and no tracked faction channel addressing the reported movement appears in the collected material.
- Shafaq News02 Aug, 13:31
“PMF clears Iraq's Nineveh outposts over US strike fears”
PMF clears Iraq's Nineveh outposts over US strike fears
a Popular Mobilization Forces or Iraqi government statement confirming or denying the clearing; naming of the specific brigades and their relocation sites; any U.S. strike in Nineveh within 72 hours; a retaliation claim under Islamic Resistance in Iraq or another brand — any of these moves this file.