Late-night meeting of the four presidencies to discuss three “serious” issues in Iraq
Late-night meeting of the four presidencies to discuss three “serious” issues in Iraq
2026-08-17
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The four presidencies will hold an important meeting this evening, Monday, focusing on the issue of limiting weapons and options for confronting factions that refuse to disarm after the September 30 deadline.
According to an informed source who spoke to Shafaq News Agency, the meeting to be held between Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi, Speaker of Parliament Hebat al-Halbousi, President Nizar Amidi, and Head of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zaidan will focus on two issues: first, restricting weapons, and second, continuing the fight against corruption and ensuring there are no red lines in pursuing any person accused of corruption, regardless of their governmental or political position.
The source explained that the meeting will also discuss the economic situation and the serious financial crisis that Iraq is going through due to the halt in its oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, and possible solutions to confront the crisis in the coming period.
The issue of armed factions is one of the most sensitive issues facing the Iraqi government, with the approach of September 30, which the main political forces have set as the deadline for restricting weapons to official institutions.
In September 2024, Iraq and the United States agreed to end the military mission of the US-led international coalition against ISIS in Iraq, as part of a phased plan to move the security relationship between the two countries from the framework of the coalition to a bilateral partnership.
On Sunday, the State of Law coalition, led by Nouri al-Maliki, submitted a proposal to separate the date of the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq from the issue of disarming the factions, within the framework of a vision that is still “under study”.
Regarding the fight against corruption, a campaign of arrests was launched in Iraq in late June, targeting political officials, members of parliament, and businessmen, as part of a campaign called “Operation Dawn,” which Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi described as the “first phase” of broader measures to recover public funds, while tasking oversight bodies with receiving any indications related to cases of corruption or negligence in state institutions.
On the financial level, Iraq is experiencing a serious financial crisis, which has resulted in the delay in paying the salaries of a number of Iraqi state employees for the month of July, amidst accumulated living expenses and increasing economic pressures that have begun to be clearly reflected in the Iraqi markets.
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