The involvement of Shiite militias in the Mosul operation has been a source of contention, though the Hashed's top commanders insist they do not plan to enter the largely Sunni city. - Concerns over militias - Iraqi Kurds and Sunni Arab politicians have opposed their involvement, as has Turkey which has a military presence east of Mosul despite repeated demands by Baghdad for the forces to be withdrawn.
Irākas kurdi un arābu sunnītu politiķi, kā arī Turcija iebilst pret šiītu kaujinieku piedalīšanos Mosulas operācijā, tomēr "Hashed al Shaabi" komandieri allaž uzsvēruši, ka negrasās ieiet pārsvarā sunnītu apdzīvotājā Mosulā.