ALBAWABA- Iraq’s Ministerial Council for National Security has authorized the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and other security agencies to exercise self-defense and respond to any attacks targeting their personnel or facilities, amid escalating regional tensions. In an emergency session chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the council also ordered the enforcement of arrest warrants against individuals and groups involved in attacks on security institutions, civilian sites, and diplomatic missions ...