Savaya travels to Baghdad to discuss the nature of the relationship between Washington and Baghdad in the next phase.
Savaya travels to Baghdad to discuss the nature of the relationship between Washington and Baghdad in the next phase.
2025-12-21 00:34
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed government source revealed on Sunday that the US President’s envoy, Mark Savaya, will soon visit Baghdad at the head of a delegation from the US administration to discuss a number of issues related to the nature of the relationship between Washington and Baghdad in the next stage, as well as to discuss solutions to the crises.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “US envoy Mark Savaya, accompanied by a number of US officials, will visit Baghdad soon to meet with a number of officials in the Iraqi government and various political leaders, to discuss important issues concerning developments in the Middle East and its stability, in addition to economic dealings and partnerships, US investment, and the priorities of the stage, most notably the political and security files for Iraq and the region in general.”
He added that “the delegation will also discuss mechanisms to expand the scope of partnership and political consensus regarding some visions concerning the regional situation, and proposals for solutions to address crises and challenges,” indicating that “Safaya will carry with him American messages to the Iraqi forces, including the results of work on some issues and files agreed upon between Baghdad and Washington, and the upcoming visions for formulating a real partnership, specifically regarding the withdrawal of American forces according to the specified timetables, in addition to how to deal with the next stage based on the security partnership and arming the Iraqi forces, and the armament plans.”
Last October, US President Donald Trump decided to appoint Mark Savaya as special envoy to Iraq .
Mark Savaya is the third US envoy to Iraq since Paul Bremer in 2003, and after Brett McGurk, during the war against ISIS in 2014.
Savaya has stirred controversy through his recent writings, in which he explicitly called for an end to the armed factions and for them to be prevented from participating in the government, as well as issuing warnings to Iraq and cautioning against a return to a “cycle of complications”.
Yesterday, Saturday, some armed factions announced their agreement to the call to restrict weapons to the state, and official positions were issued by the Secretary-General of the Imam Ali Brigades, Shibl al-Zaidi, followed by a call from the Secretary-General of the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Movement, Qais al-Khazali, as well as the Ansar Allah al-Awfiya faction, in addition to the spokesman for the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades.
The head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, announced yesterday that armed factions had responded to the call to restrict weapons to the state.
However, Kataib Hezbollah issued a statement rejecting its “disarmament” and affirming that “sovereignty, controlling the security of Iraq, and preventing foreign interference in all its forms are prerequisites for discussing the state’s monopoly on weapons. We affirm that our position is consistent with what our religious authorities have stated, whenever that is achieved.”
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