The Militia Digest
Hoquq MP Muhammad al-Hassnawi (KH — parliamentary bloc) set Sunday for a Federal Supreme Court challenge against the cabinet’s Tuesday increase in the public dollar-selling rate to 1,520 dinars. Miqdad al-Khafaji (KH — Hoquq MP) said the bloc’s wider initiative had been discussed with Finance Committee members. MP Haider Muhammad al-Mutairi proposed 16 revenue-recovery avenues before increasing the dollar price. He named lower officials’ salaries, abolition of duplicate salaries, recovery of telecom debts and state funds, and control of border crossings. Saud al-Saadi (KH — Hoquq MP) denied that the movement belonged to any governing coalition or the government, or had participated in the rate decision. First Deputy Speaker Adnan Fayhan instead called the decision final and demanded government protection for citizens. Nujaba also announced support for popular demands over the dollar’s burden on Iraqis.
Separately, Hussein al-Shihani (AAH — Sadiqoun political-bureau member) said Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had worked during his New York visit to soften U.S. objections to Laith al-Khazali, AAH’s deputy-prime-minister candidate. 964media reported his account on Sunday and identified al-Khazali as U.S.-designated. KDP parliamentary bloc member Sherwan Dubardani identified Bangin Rekani as the party’s deputy-premiership nominee and Rebaz Hamlan as its Construction and Housing nominee. Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) reported those nominations directly, while Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) described them as circulating. Reconstruction and Development Coalition member Muhammad al-Chalabi said consultations with al-Zaidi continued and dismissed reports of additional ministries as rumours. Political analyst Hussein al-Ibrahimi discussed additional ministries conditionally, saying their creation would satisfy some political figures and forces.
In Baghdad, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official), Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) reported a Sunday protest by dismissed PMF personnel demanding reinstatement and financial allocations. Al-Ittijah and Al-Nujaba used virtually identical wording for demands to approve the funds faster and return personnel to military service. Al-Ghadeer carried both demands in slightly different wording. iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) reported the Baghdad protest and the same funding and reinstatement demands.
Separately, former MP Amir al-Mamouri challenged the proposed artificial-intelligence ministry and urged spending on completing schools instead. He alleged that Iraq still had more than 1,000 mud-built or prefabricated schools in 2026. Al-Janoub carried a Karbala student’s appeal to al-Zaidi and the governor, claiming the school would collapse and most pupils sat on the floor. Educator Abu Fatima also alleged that education authorities collected 50,000 from every student and could therefore provide curricula.
Elsewhere, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) attributed Saturday’s Riyadh airport disruption to Yemeni armed forces’ strikes and described Saudi Arabia as an enemy. iNEWS presented Yemeni operations against Saudi targets as reciprocal retaliation. Adviser Hamid al-Rafiq said the airport attack answered the closure of Yemen’s airports. He also accused the United States of planning and arming Saudi military operations against Yemen. On Sunday, the Iraqi government condemned the airport attack and called for military operations to stop. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation put the toll at 12 killed and 309 wounded.