Iraq Militias at the Center of U.S.-Iran Tensions to Protect Pope Francis Newsweek 3/5/2021 Tom O Connor © AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images A large billboard representing two top officials slain in a U.S. airstrike last year, Iraq s Popular Mobilization Front deputy leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Iran s Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani stands behind a poster welcoming Pope Francis, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on March 4, amid preparations for the pontiff s historic visit.
Fighters under the umbrella of Iraq s paramilitary command will be tasked with protecting Pope Francis during his historic visit to the troubled nation, which comes as violent tensions simmer between the United States and pro-Iran forces linked to the same organization of Iraqi militias.
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