 Russia recruiting fighters from Iraq for war in Ukraine. Approximately 600 fighters have reportedly been trained in Iraq to participate in Russia's war against Ukraine according to sources within Ukrainian intelligence cited by Babel media outlet. It is reported that the militants have completed their training. The fighters belong to the Hashad al-Shabi Popular Mobilization Forces, a Shia Muslim group that initially fought alongside the Iraqi government against the Islamic State and later fell under the direct influence of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Meanwhile, the article reveals that the search for volunteers to join the war effort is actively taking place in Iraq. Recruiters are conducting advertising campaigns and the streets of Baghdad are adorned with slogans promoting a shared victory. Hashad al-Shabi, established in 2014 by the Iraqi government, is a coalition consisting of various people's militias aimed at countering the Islamic State. Notably, certain factions within Hashad al-Shabi have been classified as terrorist organizations by the United States and other countries.