The Team Media War (TMW)[1] (Arabic: فريق الاعلام الحربي) is a government organization[2] affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces and the Iraqi Council of Ministers was founded after ISIS entered Mosul and after the declaration of Jihad from the religious authority Ali al-Sistani.
فريق الإعلام الحربي | |
| Abbreviation | TMW |
|---|---|
| Formation | 18 June 2014 |
| Type | Local government organization |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
Membership | Over 5,000 |
Official languages | English, Arabic, Persian |
Key people |
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| Website | al-hashed |
History edit
After ISIS entered and occupied the city of Mosul in 2014, Ali al-Sistani issued a fatwa against ISIS; the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) was established as a result. A few days after PMF was established, a Team Media War was formed by the Iraqi government and affiliated with followers of President Haider al-Abadi, where it was adopted as a means of transmitting the events of the wars fought by the Popular Mobilization Forces. The main purpose of the formation of Team Media War was to spread propaganda by trying to influence people's opinions of PMF as some of the organisation's component militias are considered terrorist groups by some states, while others have been accused of sectarian violence.[3][4][5]
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References edit
- ^ ammarjuka. "فريق الإعلام الحربي". مديرية الإعلام. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "صوت العراق | نجاة فريق الإعلام الحربي من هجوم صاروخي لداعش في أيمن للموصل". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Special Report: Massacre reports show U.S. inability to curb Iraq militias". Reuters. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Iraqi volunteers' victories don't justify atrocities - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Iraq's Abadi in high-stakes plan to rein in Iranian-backed militias". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.