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The Militia Digest — Tuesday, 27 October 2026, daily edition · Iraq Monitor

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The judiciary released Maysan Provincial Council head Mustafa Duair (AAH — Sadiqoun) after he complied with legal procedures, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) reported on Tuesday. Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi had ordered an inquiry over Duair’s Sunday threat of civil disobedience unless Baghdad reopened Shib, the crossing with Iran it closed on 20 October. Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) went beyond Sabereen’s procedural account, describing the release as the judiciary rejecting the prime minister’s request. Badr’s parliamentary bloc demanded reopening and warned of consequences for Maysan’s economy and residents’ livelihoods. Council presidency spokesman Hakim Atiya appealed to al-Zaidi to reconsider the closure. By Tuesday, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) reported higher food and construction-material prices and a continuing truck-owners’ sit-in. Unit 10,000 also relayed residents’ three-day reopening deadline and their stated intention to demonstrate if the crossing remained closed.

In Sinjar, the Sinjar Resistance Units said their Monday integration agreement with Baghdad also covers the Sinjar Women’s Units, putting their combined strength at 4,165 fighters. Anadolu, citing an Iraqi official, named the Interior Ministry and PMF as destinations for the fighters. Shafaq News . House of Coexistence in Sinjar founder Mirza Danayi on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official). Political analyst Faiq Yazidi .

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reported that federal authorities had assumed security responsibility on Mount Sinjar as integration began

supported integration and ending the units’ separate affiliation

described integration as an Iraqi security arrangement and urged Turkey to change its policy toward Sinjar

Separately, Qais al-Khazali (AAH — secretary-general) received Finance Minister Falih Sari on Monday to discuss economic stability and the general budget. Al-Ahad said they discussed a budget proportionate to economic conditions and the state’s requirements and priorities. Parliamentary Finance Committee member Ghufran al-Shammari said parliament had extended its legislative term by 30 days to pass the budget, in remarks carried by FAA (Ansar Allah al-Awfiya — official). She rejected measures harming citizens’ purchasing power and said the higher dollar exchange rate had raised prices. MP Salah al-Zuhairi meanwhile said a request submitted to parliament’s speaker carried 70 MPs’ signatures seeking budget-funded positions for former PMF personnel whose contracts were terminated.

Unit 10,000 and Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned) published identical allegations on Monday that aircraft operating from bases in Jordan violated Iraqi sovereignty on 25 October. Their list comprised eight MQ-9s, two F-16s, one CH-53, two MQ-1s, one KC-135 and two E-11s. Separately, Alhurra, citing unnamed Iraqi government sources, reported that Washington had warned Baghdad that US forces would directly strike armed groups in Iraq if they joined a renewed war with Iran. Those sources also said Washington would not commit to advance coordination with Baghdad. On Al-Ahad, political analyst Nabil al-Azzawi predicted that Iraq would enter no war and would adopt positive neutrality.