The role of the popular crowd in promoting social peace and facing security challenges after 2014

Abstract

After the American occupation in 2003, Iraq witnessed shocking events, since the early days of the occupation, looting and looting of state property occurred as a result of the security vacuum, as well as killings, kidnappings, attacks on places of worship, forced displacement, killing on identity and the emergence of sectarianism, and the setback of June 2014 was the most severe, as terrorist organizations were able to control a third of the Iraqi territory until the terrorist organization reached the outskirts of Baghdad and threatened the holy shrines and shrines.  As a result of the security collapse that hit the security forces and the withdrawal of military units without fighting, especially in the western regions of the country, the birth of the Popular Mobilization Forces and its sons coincided with the issuance of the fatwa of jihad al-Kafa'i launched by the religious authority, Mr. Ali al-Sistani, and thousands of Iraqi people volunteered who answered the call of the reference and the homeland to sacrifice their lives and money to defend their country and provide assistance to the security forces in recovering the lands usurped from the filth of terrorism.  The Popular Mobilization Forces emerged as a force that has the largest role in facing the challenges surrounding the security stability of the country, as the Popular Mobilization Forces were able to turn the scales in favor of the security forces after the collapse of the security forces and raise the morale of the fighters.