Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi called on April 13 for the dissolution of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), stating that the PMU mission came to an end with the defeat of the Islamic State (IS).
This comes only several weeks after the leader of al-Hal party, Jamal al-Karbouli, accused an armed faction claiming affiliation with the PMU of causing the March 2019 sinking of a ferry in Mosul, which claimed the lives of dozens of citizens.