Its obvious to see this is not the houthis of the 2015, this houthi can touch saudi arabia and hurt them and their pockets with missiles and drones.
Saudi should be careful because it wasn't even the houthis that bombed that east west pipeline it was the iraqi PMF. Saudis keep playing with fire and Iraqi PMF might blow up a few more refineries and oil fields.
Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have an estimated active size of roughly 204,000 to 240,000 registered personnel. [
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Key Size and Growth Details
- Current Strength: Official Iraqi reports and tracking groups like The Washington Institute estimate active manpower between 204,000 and 238,000 fighters. [1, 2]
- Historical Growth: The group started much smaller with about 60,000 fighters when it was first formed in 2014 to fight the Islamic State. [1, 2]
- Fractions: The PMF functions as an umbrella organization that unites roughly 67 different armed factions. Most groups are Shia Muslim, though smaller units represent Sunni, Christian, and Yazidi minorities. [1, 2, 3]
- Funding: According to reports highlighted by the Atlantic Council, the force operates with an annual government budget of approximately $3.5 billion. [1]