Iraq's Shi'a warriors : from battlefield to parliament
Description
Inna RUDOLF. Iraq's Shi'a warriors : from battlefield to parliament. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2026. Online resource, e-book.
This book explores how Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Units have evolved from battlefield actors into powerful political and social stakeholders, crafting legitimacy across Iraq's political, religious, and civic spheres. It challenges the proxy warfare narrative, offering an analysis of their complex, locally rooted identity and domestic ambitions.
This book explores how Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Units have evolved from battlefield actors into powerful political and social stakeholders, crafting legitimacy across Iraq's political, religious, and civic spheres. It challenges the proxy warfare narrative, offering an analysis of their complex, locally rooted identity and domestic ambitions.