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Iranian Qods Force Commander an Official Advisor to Iraqi Government
(Long War Journal) Bill Roggio and Amir Toumaj - Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Qods Force, serves as an official advisor to the Iraqi government, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jafari confirmed Tuesday. "Qassem Soleimani provides military advice on Iraqi soil, and this is with the complete awareness of our government," Jafari said. "There are advisors from Europe, America and other countries as well." But Soleimani and the Qods Force have done more than just advise Iraqi ground forces. They have helped create, organize, fund, arm, and deploy the Shia militias that dominate the Popular Mobilization Forces which are led by several agents of Iran.