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SHAFAQIraqi housing costs about 10 years of family income13M IRAQI NEWSIraqi Prime Minister and UK National Security Adviser review security and economic ties1H SHAFAQIraq's IMF loan request raises concerns over reform costs1H RUDAWIraq arrests three drug traffickers after sea shootout, seizes 30 kg of narcotics1H RUDAWUS lifts dollars restrictions on Iraqi exchange firms: CBI1H IRAQI NEWSIraq’s oil output hits 4.4 million barrels per day1H IRAQI NEWSIraq to appoint Al Halbousi and Al Fayyadh as vice presidents2H IRAQI NEWSCentral Bank of Iraq raises housing loan allocations to 3 trillion dinars2H KURDISTAN24Iraq, Iran Reaffirm Commitment to Diplomacy in Baghdad Talks2H SHAFAQDollar trades higher in Baghdad and Erbil3H INAPrime Minister Discusses Strengthening Bilateral Relations with British National Security Advisor » Iraqi News Agency3H KURDISTAN24U.S. Veterans Advocate Urges Continued Support for Kurdistan Region3H SHAFAQIraqi investment firm targeted in Baghdad shooting4H SHAFAQIraq arrests three foreign drug traffickers at sea4H IRAQI NEWSPMF’s ammunition depot explodes in Baghdad4H SHAFAQIraq sentences Tikrit property officials to four years4HSHAFAQIraqi housing costs about 10 years of family income13M IRAQI NEWSIraqi Prime Minister and UK National Security Adviser review security and economic ties1H SHAFAQIraq's IMF loan request raises concerns over reform costs1H RUDAWIraq arrests three drug traffickers after sea shootout, seizes 30 kg of narcotics1H RUDAWUS lifts dollars restrictions on Iraqi exchange firms: CBI1H IRAQI NEWSIraq’s oil output hits 4.4 million barrels per day1H IRAQI NEWSIraq to appoint Al Halbousi and Al Fayyadh as vice presidents2H IRAQI NEWSCentral Bank of Iraq raises housing loan allocations to 3 trillion dinars2H KURDISTAN24Iraq, Iran Reaffirm Commitment to Diplomacy in Baghdad Talks2H SHAFAQDollar trades higher in Baghdad and Erbil3H INAPrime Minister Discusses Strengthening Bilateral Relations with British National Security Advisor » Iraqi News Agency3H KURDISTAN24U.S. Veterans Advocate Urges Continued Support for Kurdistan Region3H SHAFAQIraqi investment firm targeted in Baghdad shooting4H SHAFAQIraq arrests three foreign drug traffickers at sea4H IRAQI NEWSPMF’s ammunition depot explodes in Baghdad4H SHAFAQIraq sentences Tikrit property officials to four years4H

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The Militia Digest

SUNDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2026 · DAILY EDITION

The Militia Digest

The PMF on Saturday attributed that day’s explosion at its eastern Baghdad ammunition depot to an internal fault, citing preliminary Interior Ministry forensic findings and no indication of an external attack. It reported five injured personnel. Reuters’ security and medical sources instead reported one dead and four injured. Kurdistan24 reported one dead and five injured and carried witness testimony of an aircraft strike. Speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), security researcher Abd al-Hussein al-Juraykhi called for consequences if an attack was established and measures to prevent recurrence if the cause was accidental. The channel’s reporter challenged the PMF’s shift from reporting no injuries to five and said he had not observed its leadership visiting or following up with the wounded. PMF investigators and a prime-ministerial committee were continuing their work on Sunday, with the internal-malfunction explanation still preliminary.

Qais al-Khazali (AAH — secretary-general) on Sunday described AAH’s cabinet gains as its entitlement and a positive beginning for the government’s success. AAH had announced a Saturday reception celebrating confidence granted to First Deputy Prime Minister Laith al-Khazali and Labour and Social Affairs Minister Mohammed al-Mousawi. Qais al-Khazali connected the celebration to military resistance for sovereignty and ending occupation, saying those sacrifices served the state’s success and independence. He also called for addressing weapons outside state authority and putting public interests before private and party interests. That followed Commander-in-Chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan’s Friday assertion that no factions rejected weapons regulation. Al-Khazali .

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did not announce an AAH weapons handover

Sadiqoun (AAH — parliamentary bloc) on Sunday proposed constitutional review under Article 142. It called for a bloc committee and a parliamentary committee representing the main components to submit recommendations within four months. Parliamentary consideration and a public referendum would follow, and the bloc requested formation of the parliamentary committee at the earliest session and a published timetable. Its working paper addresses the presidential-election quorum, the definition of the largest parliamentary bloc and constitutional deadlines whose breach carries no consequence. Sadiqoun ruled out bargaining away basic principles and freedoms and said changes affecting basic principles must meet Article 126’s strict conditions. Separately, Ishraqat Kanoon lawmaker Mohammed Jassim al-Khafaji said on Sunday that a Federal Supreme Court challenge had been filed against the appointment of three deputy prime ministers and creation of three ministries. He argued that the appointments violated constitutional provisions and that the ministries required prior legislation.

Separately, Victory Coalition spokesman Aqil al-Rudaini and political analyst Imad al-Musafir said on Al-Ahad on Saturday that political blocs benefited from or exploited the delay in passing the oil-and-gas law. Al-Rudaini argued that passage would protect Iraq’s money and property and curb oil smuggling and theft. He also alleged that the Kurdistan Region had recruited foreign oil-extraction companies without Baghdad’s knowledge. Kurdistan Democratic Party member Wafa Mohammed Karim renewed support for passage and said the Region and operating companies currently take orders from SOMO. The recruitment allegation and Karim’s account of current SOMO control concern different periods and do not necessarily contradict each other.

The Militia Digest — Sunday, 18 October 2026, daily edition · Iraq Monitor