Within two days, a four-way meeting will be held in Baghdad to decide the fate of the factions’ weapons.
Within two days, a four-way meeting will be held in Baghdad to decide the fate of the factions’ weapons.
2026-09-06
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed source revealed on Sunday 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.
According to the source, who spoke to Shafaq News Agency, the meeting is scheduled to be held within the next two days, and will discuss the mechanism for restricting weapons to the state, before the deadline of September 30, with the aim of reaching an agreement on this matter in the presence of the four parties.
He pointed out that holding 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.
According to the source, among the issues expected to be discussed during the meeting are the fate of the factions’ weapons in the event of their surrender, the entity to which they will go, as well as the guarantees that can be provided in the event of proceeding with the procedures to restrict weapons to the state.
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.
Both Maliki and Amiri agree on the need to “organize and contain” the weapons of the factions, and that the issue of “disarmament” can affect the other side (the armed factions) as a label.
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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