Iran Press/ Middle East: A statement by the PMF, circulated through Iraqi news outlets said PMF's deputy chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes ordered the formation of the air force directorate, appointing Salah Mahdi Hantoush as its caretaker.
The decision comes a few weeks after a series of suspicious air raids targeted PMF locations in Baghdad and other provinces of Iraq.
PMF leadership blames the Zionist Israeli regime's drones and US forces operating in Iraq.
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