Al-Fatlawi: The region refuses to subject the Peshmerga to the Ministry of Defense and insists on keeping them outside the authority of Baghdad.
Al-Fatlawi: The region refuses to subject the Peshmerga to the Ministry of Defense and insists on keeping them outside the authority of Baghdad.
11-11-2026
The Information Agency / Baghdad…
Political analyst Ali al-Fatlawi asserted on Wednesday that the federal government and political forces are obligated to take a firm and decisive stance regarding the issue of arming and training the Peshmerga forces. He also revealed that the Kurdistan Regional Government continues to refuse to integrate these forces into the federal Ministry of Defense.
In a statement to the Information Agency, al-Fatlawi said, “The government and political forces are obligated to have a clear position on the issue of the Peshmerga’s numbers, the quantity and type of weapons they possess, and even how these weapons are used.” He explained that “this issue is directly linked to Iraqi national security and state sovereignty.”
He added that “the regional government continues to categorically refuse to integrate the Peshmerga forces into the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad and insists on keeping them outside the federal command and control system.” He pointed out that “continuing this approach contradicts constitutional provisions that affirm the Peshmerga forces as part of the armed forces.”
These statements come amidst ongoing political and security controversy surrounding the arming of the Kurdistan Region, particularly its acquisition of modern weapons, equipment, and advanced artillery provided by the international coalition and Western powers to the Peshmerga forces. This has prompted warnings from parliamentarians and political figures about the consequences of allowing this flow of weapons to continue without the approval or direct supervision of the General Command of the Armed Forces in Baghdad.
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