As called Popular Mobilization Units are believed to have taken over the Iraqi government. This follows a thought to be u.s. airstrike in December which reportedly killed 25 members of the Iraqi government, followed, a month or so later by a reported drone strike on the Baghdad airport which killed Iranian general, Soleimani. Shi-ite forces are believed to still occupy Jurf al-Sakr, believed to be backed by Iran who are thought to be present in other western dominated areas such as Syria and unpopular with the west because of this, resulting in all sorts of sanctions. Also according to various reports, being the subject of a somehow mandatory sale of enriched uranium. Enriched uranium is believed to heavily deplete the soil of uranium, reportedly necessary for the right conditions for food to grow.