And it was called from Ayatollah Sistani to defeat ISIS and all that. So that's how it's become. Go ahead. Yep, Sistani gave out his. Yes, exactly. So these forces were Iranian aligned. There's about 67 different militias that fall under the Papillon mobilization force umbrella. And they swear allegiance to the Ayatollah and Iran. They are Iranian aligned and they take their orders from Iran. So where we are now, these forces, these militias are pseudo government forces. (04:23–04:29)
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Asserts that approximately 67 militias are under the Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella.
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