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  "path": "/2026/06/25/world/middleeast/iraq-militias-state-control.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T09:15:27.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Iraq",
    "Politics and Government",
    "Defense and Military Forces",
    "Iran-Israel War (2025- )",
    "Kataib Hezbollah",
    "Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq)",
    "al-Zaidi, Ali (1986- )",
    "Iran",
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  "textContent": "The Trump administration has demanded that Iraqi leaders distance themselves from Iran and rein in Iran-linked militias that are outside of government control.",
  "title": "Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control"
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