The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday slammed a US decision to backlist Falih al-Fayyad , the leader of the powerful Hashd Shaabi militia, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). “This decision came as an unacceptable surprise,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said it will follow up al-Fayyad’s blacklisting and other sanctions imposed against Iraqi figures with US authorities. Reports that Qais al-Khazali, Hadi al-Amiri & Falih al-Fayyad ...