[Rudaw] The recent killing of an estimated 22 Iraqi Shiite paramilitaries in Syria in an Tateral-Sadr
... the Iranian catspaw holy man who was 22 years old in 2003 and was nearing 40 in 2010. He spends most of his time in Iran, safely out of the line of fire, where he's learning to be an ayatollah...
are reiterating their aim to bring all Iraqi Shiite paramilitaries fully under state command and control. The reminder of the presence of Iraqi Hashd forces in Syria could therefore constitute a slap in the face for their respective efforts.
While Baghdad did condemn the attack near the Iraqi border, arguing no force engaged in battle against the Islamic State