The “quadrilateral meeting” between the framework and the factions has been postponed until after September 30.
The “quadrilateral meeting” between the framework and the factions has been postponed until after September 30.
2026-09-07
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed source revealed on Monday that the “quadrilateral” meeting between the Coordination Framework forces and the armed factions to discuss the process of restricting weapons, especially with the factions refusing to hand over their weapons, has been postponed.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the meeting scheduled for Sunday between the leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, and the leaders of the four factions or their representatives, did not take place due to the absence of the al-Nujaba Movement.
He added that “the meeting has been postponed until further notice, and may be held after the withdrawal of US forces from the country.”
He added that “talk of integrating the four factions into the security institutions and reaching an agreement on this matter is incorrect, and all mechanisms related to restricting weapons and negotiations have been postponed until after September 30.”
Sources revealed two days ago that a preliminary agreement had been reached to hold a meeting that would include official government military and security parties, along with leaders from the coordination framework, representatives of the Popular Mobilization Forces, and representatives of armed factions, to discuss the mechanism for restricting weapons to the state, before the deadline of September 30 .
According to the sources, the meeting “does not mean reaching a final agreement on the mechanism for restricting weapons,” but rather comes within the framework of efforts to calm tensions and prevent any possible escalation, and to try to reach solutions and understandings regarding the process of restricting weapons.
A source told Shafaq News Agency on Sunday that the armed factions will not hand over their weapons on September 30, while also mentioning the second option being discussed in the negotiations, which is to regulate or freeze the weapons.
About two weeks ago, the coordination framework formed a tripartite committee comprising Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Nouri al-Maliki, and Hadi al-Amiri, in order to contain the repercussions of restricting weapons to the state, especially after the media escalation and scaremongering witnessed in the Iraqi arena regarding this issue .
Over the past few days, the tripartite committee has held many dialogues and discussions with the factions concerned with the issue of restricting weapons .
It is worth noting that the state’s monopoly on weapons does not have the consensus of the Iraqi factions, as the Al-Nujaba Movement, Kataib Hezbollah, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and other factions announced their refusal to give up their military capabilities on September 30, the date set by the Iraqi government, which coincides with the end of the international coalition’s military presence in Iraq, as these factions link the future of their weapons to the withdrawal of foreign forces .
The State Administration Coalition, which includes the most prominent Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish political forces in Iraq, had warned that any armed activity outside the framework of the state after September 30 would be dealt with according to the anti-terrorism law.
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