https://iraqmonitor.com/brief/2026-09-21/daily Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T12:34:36.165Z The Briefing — Monday, 21 September 2026, daily edition https://iraqmonitor.com/brief/2026-09-20/daily Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T12:31:24.775Z The Briefing — Sunday, 20 September 2026, daily edition https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/assessed-badr-threatens-oversight-action-over-reported-irani-20260922-e85ee924 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T21:37:32.122Z Assessed: Badr threatens oversight action over reported Iranian aviation restrictions https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kafa-movement-secretary-general-rahim-al-daraji-alleges-fict-20260922-16315e87 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T21:37:32.122Z Kafa Movement secretary-general Rahim al-Daraji alleges fertilizer contractor was fictitious https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/weapons-control-positions-diverge-over-deadlines-sequencing-20260922-d16e811a Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T21:37:32.122Z Weapons-control positions split over sequencing https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-organization-broadens-u-s-airline-restrictions-into-an-20260921-32803af4 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T20:39:06.898Z Badr warns Baghdad over Iranian airline restrictions https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-owned-al-ittijah-tv-attributes-kurdistan-region-fuel-shor-20260921-a15af5ed Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T20:39:06.898Z Al-Ittijah blames smuggling for Kurdistan fuel shortages https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-organization-and-kss-outlets-repeat-an-identical-report-20260921-9ee2df2b Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T19:43:48.063Z Popular Mobilization Forces deploying in Nineveh Plain – Badr Organization-owned Al-Ghadeer TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-and-kh-media-amplify-competing-prescriptions-for-peshmer-20260921-f8e42bdb Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T19:43:48.063Z Former Peshmerga official Jabbar al-Yawar denies PM control over Peshmerga – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-owned-al-ittijah-frames-iranian-airline-sanctions-as-econ-20260921-56f899b6 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T19:43:48.063Z Iraq denies halting flights with Iran – KH-owned Al-Ittijah TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ashab-al-kahf-conditions-weapons-regulation-on-foreign-force-20260921-6c0884fd Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T18:40:47.745Z Ashab al-Kahf conditions weapons regulation on foreign withdrawal https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/the-interior-ministry-s-weapons-collection-plan-diverges-fro-20260921-b4498e0b Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T17:38:16.576Z PMF rejects surrender as Iraq plans weapons collection https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-organization-and-nujaba-outlets-identically-report-a-pm-20260921-5b249608 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T17:38:16.576Z PMF deploys in Nineveh Plain, faction outlets report https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/abu-alaa-al-walai-says-resistance-factions-made-no-personal-20260921-71177f7d Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T17:38:16.576Z Walai denies factional demands in weapons talks https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-military-media-director-muhannad-al-aqabi-rejects-handin-20260921-5cd4bd34 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T16:44:14.060Z PMF military-media director Muhannad al-Aqabi rejects handing faction weapons to government https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-kss-and-badr-linked-outlets-diverge-on-methods-of-applyi-20260921-bf38462e Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T16:44:14.060Z MP Mahdi Taqi claims Iraq's petrol crisis was fabricated – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-reports-mp-burhan-al-maamouri-s-formation-and-leade-20260921-088687d7 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T16:44:14.060Z MP Burhan al-Maamouri forms and leads new Thabitun bloc – Badr Organization-aligned Watan TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-military-media-director-mohannad-al-oqabi-kss-secretary-20260921-fac84aef Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T15:45:39.518Z PMF military-media director Mohannad al-Oqabi says factions will not hand over weapons – Afghan Voice Agency https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kss-secretary-general-abu-alaa-al-walai-denies-factional-dem-20260921-915a873d Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T14:44:21.672Z Walai denies factional demands in weapons talks https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-owned-al-ahad-tv-carries-mp-naif-al-shammari-s-allegatio-20260921-df52cfda Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T14:44:21.672Z MP Naif al-Shammari alleges Mosul fuel smuggling https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-outlets-report-pmf-security-arresting-an-international-dr-20260921-c8468663 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T14:44:21.672Z PMF Security arrests international drug trafficker on Syria border – KH-owned Al-Ittijah TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-military-media-director-muhannad-al-aqabi-specifies-supe-20260921-b8c99513 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T13:42:16.317Z PMF media director Muhannad al-Aqabi says weapons will be reorganised, not surrendered – Kurdistan24 https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-affiliated-unit-10-000-condemns-participants-in-a-reporte-20260921-71644adf Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T13:42:16.317Z Unit 10,000 condemns reported blockade of Iranian airlines – KH-aligned Unit 10,000 https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-reports-pmf-members-demanding-legislation-to-g-20260921-69b615fe Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T12:42:07.964Z PMF members demand rights legislation at al-Jurf al-Sharif – Badr Organization-owned Al-Ghadeer TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-military-media-director-muhannad-al-aqabi-says-faction-w-20260921-adc405c6 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T11:38:23.029Z PMF military-media director Muhannad al-Aqabi rejects surrendering faction weapons https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sadiqoun-advances-oil-minister-questioning-over-the-fuel-cri-20260921-a4e73d20 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T10:44:17.180Z Sadiqoun will proceed with questioning oil minister, AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV says https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-media-director-muhannad-al-aqabi-rejects-surrender-as-sa-20260921-363ad461 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T10:44:17.180Z PMF media director Muhannad al-Aqabi rejects weapons surrender https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/falih-al-khazali-kss-muntasirun-bloc-demands-turkish-forces-20260921-f111c278 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T10:44:17.180Z KSS bloc head Falih al-Khazali seeks Turkish troop withdrawal https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-relays-interior-ministry-plans-for-provincial-20260921-65191e09 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T10:44:17.180Z Interior Ministry plans security handovers and weapons registration https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-owned-al-ahad-tv-platforms-professor-ahmad-al-mayali-s-c-20260921-5cfda8e0 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T09:45:48.161Z Political-science professor Ahmad al-Mayali urges separating PMF from politics https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/nujaba-and-kss-linked-media-carry-the-najaf-hawza-s-mourning-20260921-6c2ff188 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T09:45:48.161Z Najaf Hawza declares mourning and suspends classes – KSS-aligned Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-military-media-director-muhannad-al-aqabi-rejects-weapon-20260921-6578efea Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T09:45:48.161Z PMF official says faction weapons will be reorganized, not surrendered https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/faction-linked-outlets-relay-distinct-elements-of-iran-s-mil-20260921-9c7981a4 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T09:45:48.161Z Faction outlets emphasize different Iranian threat sets https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-organization-owned-al-ghadeer-tv-relays-ghalibaf-s-port-20260921-a2c9bb08 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T07:40:53.009Z Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf calls the United States fragile https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kss-affiliated-al-kornet-al-kata-ibi-relays-the-irgc-spokesm-20260921-a291ce43 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T07:40:53.009Z IRGC spokesman claims U.S. bases disabled – KSS-aligned Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-reports-an-attack-on-u-s-bases-in-erbil-province-20260921-955170c9 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T07:40:53.009Z U.S. bases attacked in Erbil, Watan TV says https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-organization-officially-announces-fighter-abu-mukhtar-a-20260921-2812ee15 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T06:32:38.453Z Badr announces fighter Abu Mukhtar al-Hasnawi’s death https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/nujaba-owned-al-nujaba-tv-adds-7th-river-brigade-imagery-to-20260921-ddee4e6e Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T05:28:09.509Z PMF says it thwarted ISIS infiltration at Tharthar Lake – Nujaba-owned Al-Nujaba TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-displays-armed-men-on-a-night-boat-beneath-a-7-20260921-e60d34bc Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T02:32:56.296Z Badr Organization-owned Al-Ghadeer TV displays armed river unit https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-badr-organization-and-aah-outlets-amplify-a-reported-pmf-20260921-2070b897 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T01:29:29.795Z KH, Badr and AAH outlets carry PMF interception report https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-attributes-to-sadiqoun-a-move-to-question-the-oil-20260921-0cd9a7e8 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T01:29:29.795Z Sadiqoun says it will question oil minister over fuel crisis https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-pairs-sadiqoun-pressure-on-fayyad-with-a-separate-fu-20260921-e956a51e Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T00:33:44.845Z Sadiqoun member Ahmad Adnan says questioning awaits PMF chief Fayyad – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aleppo-depot-blast-coverage-spreads-across-faction-networks-20260921-9325a810 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-21T00:33:44.845Z Aleppo depot blast draws faction coverage, with warplane claim added – KH-aligned Unit 10,000 https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-platforms-sadiqoun-accusations-that-pmf-chairman-20260921-540d84d3 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T23:36:03.711Z Sadiqoun member Ahmad Adnan says PMF chairman Fayyad avoided parliament https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kss-muntasirun-bloc-head-falih-al-khazali-calls-to-stop-subs-20260921-f0af6aeb Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T22:30:59.183Z KSS bloc head Falih al-Khazali seeks Jordan oil-support redirection https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/falih-al-khazali-kss-s-muntasirun-bloc-head-calls-for-redire-20260921-75ed84c3 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T21:55:02.909Z KSS bloc head Falih al-Khazali seeks oil redirection https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/falih-al-khazali-demands-an-end-to-subsidized-oil-sales-to-j-20260921-a8f4d59f Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T21:39:43.359Z Falih al-Khazali opposes subsidized oil for Jordan https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-and-kss-linked-outlets-converge-on-mahdi-taqi-al-amirli-20260920-0c9e6b32 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T20:38:53.926Z Security committee head Mahdi Taqi al-Amirli says SOMO manufactured gasoline crisis https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sadiqoun-member-ahmad-adnan-says-the-bloc-has-enough-mps-to-20260920-fbe5e0ae Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T20:38:53.926Z Sadiqoun member Ahmad Adnan says bloc has numbers to question Fayyad https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/services-parliamentary-bloc-head-kadhim-al-shammari-puts-a-s-20260920-7c73bbd7 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T19:34:17.725Z Bloc head al-Shammari attacks factions as Iranian pressure tools – 964 https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/assessed-al-ahad-tv-platforms-iraqi-led-weapons-regulation-a-20260920-a4c6b561 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T19:12:07.644Z Assessed: Al-Ahad TV platforms Iraqi-led weapons regulation alongside economic and military warnings https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-and-ashab-al-kahf-linked-media-carry-a-report-suspending-20260920-938d5bdb Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T17:38:49.182Z Iraq suspends all flights to Iran from 22 September, KH-aligned Sabereen News says https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-alleges-baghdad-airport-repair-contracts-were-20260920-24373249 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T17:38:49.182Z Baghdad airport director Harith al-Obaidi steered repair contracts to linked firms – KH-aligned Sabereen News https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/mp-mokhtar-al-mousawi-calls-for-ending-the-federal-reserve-o-20260920-c58422ac Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T17:38:49.182Z MP Mokhtar al-Mousawi calls for ending US oil-revenue channel https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-asks-whether-mq-9-aircraft-can-be-barred-befor-20260920-68bb4bdb Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T17:38:49.182Z Israeli surveillance drones flew over Babil, Diyala and Wasit – KH-aligned Sabereen News https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/shafaq-news-reports-bahaa-al-araji-distinguishing-coalition-20260920-775e638d Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T16:39:03.569Z Coalition head Bahaa al-Araji says US forces will stay – Shafaq News https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-nujaba-and-kss-linked-outlets-framed-the-erbil-explosion-20260920-59a3be17 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T16:39:03.569Z Faction outlets split over Erbil blast cause https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/nujaba-and-kss-linked-outlets-relay-complementary-messages-o-20260920-5c3ef5c1 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T16:39:03.569Z Nujaba and KSS media relay Iran talks messaging https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/national-state-forces-alliance-hadi-al-amiri-al-hakim-specif-20260920-909b4b65 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T15:37:02.756Z Hakim specifies Iraqi timelines for weapons regulation https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-reports-brigadier-general-hussein-mandeel-jare-20260920-388a8e70 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T15:37:02.756Z Brigadier General Hussein Mandeel Jareh assigned to Defence Ministry directorate – KH-aligned Sabereen News https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-blames-absent-government-remedies-for-dollar-driv-20260920-3cab1a00 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T14:41:26.870Z Dollar rise inflames prices amid absent government remedies – KH-owned Al-Ittijah TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-alleges-a-u-s-overflight-of-baghdad-and-invoke-20260920-f892c6e9 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T14:41:26.870Z U.S. aircraft alleged over Baghdad – KH-aligned Sabereen News https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-and-ashab-al-kahf-linked-media-name-a-u-s-base-in-diverge-20260920-3966429b Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T14:41:26.870Z Drone reported targeting Erbil airport area – KSS-aligned Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-reports-the-interception-of-700-000-captagon-t-20260920-44c29eb3 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T13:42:28.489Z Iraq-to-Kuwait captagon shipment intercepted – Badr Organization-owned Al-Ghadeer TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-quds-al-arabi-reports-a-badr-linked-sovereignty-line-reje-20260920-45c00160 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T13:42:28.489Z Badr bloc spokesman Hamid al-Moussawi calls coalition exit a historic turning point – Al-Quds al-Arabi https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/inews-reports-iraqi-tanker-drivers-seeking-the-reopening-of-20260920-8b9c4d57 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T13:42:28.489Z Tanker drivers seek Anbar border reopening – KSS-aligned iNEWS https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-reports-pmf-families-and-personnel-demanding-ri-20260920-f84d4f48 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T13:42:28.489Z PMF families demand housing rights in Najaf https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-and-kss-lawmakers-press-the-government-over-delayed-educ-20260920-3e4d496f Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T13:42:28.489Z AAH and KSS press delayed education salaries https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/alsumaria-reports-zaidi-will-seek-more-time-for-weapons-cont-20260920-0ab208c1 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T12:32:40.896Z Zaidi will seek more time on weapons control – Alsumaria https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-alleges-abu-draa-s-son-coerced-baghdad-municipali-20260920-3f4097c4 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T12:32:40.896Z Abu Draa’s son accused of auction coercion – Al-Ghadeer https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-reports-central-bank-measures-after-the-parall-20260920-6bed408e Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T11:43:51.604Z Al-Ghadeer reports Central Bank exchange-rate measures https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-reports-maysan-brick-factory-owners-protesting-20260920-b98061b4 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T11:43:51.604Z Maysan brick-factory owners protest fuel-price rise – Al-Janoub TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/assessed-nujaba-aah-kss-badr-and-harakat-outlets-relay-iran-20260920-7026174f Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T11:43:51.604Z Five faction outlets relay Iran’s regional attack warning https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-reports-pmf-families-demanding-housing-rights-i-20260920-2b27ad2a Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T11:43:51.604Z Families of dead and wounded PMF personnel demand housing in Najaf – Al-Janoub TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/iraqi-legislator-mohammed-al-moussawi-rejects-the-september-20260920-315b70fe Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T10:38:33.183Z Moussawi rejects the weapons date as Hakim backs sequencing https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kh-badr-and-nujaba-outlets-report-pmf-personnel-demanding-ho-20260920-b75f7940 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T09:38:53.325Z PMF personnel demand housing plots in Najaf https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ashab-al-kahf-media-celebrates-a-west-bank-shooting-while-kh-20260920-cfab83a3 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T09:38:53.325Z Ashab al-Kahf media celebrates West Bank shooting https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-owned-al-ahad-tv-says-checkpoints-treat-interprovincial-20260920-b567b7dd Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T09:38:53.325Z Checkpoints treat interprovincial goods as imports – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/assessed-kh-nujaba-and-badr-outlets-report-farmers-closing-a-20260920-be1e5bf9 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T09:38:53.325Z Farmers close Ahdeb field gate over fuel prices https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/unit-10-000-kh-affiliated-relays-iranian-parliament-speaker-20260920-b31e9762 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T07:15:05.702Z Iranian parliament speaker Qalibaf conditions reopening Hormuz – KH-aligned Unit 10,000 https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/iraqi-officials-separate-the-30-september-coalition-exit-fro-20260920-6221ee1b Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T06:35:34.152Z Iraqi officials separate coalition exit from weapons deadline https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/iraqinews-reports-a-sanctions-proposal-against-former-prime-20260920-b0d769cc Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-20T06:35:34.152Z Washington Institute analysis urges sanctions on Maliki and Amiri – IraqiNews https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-badr-organization-affiliated-carries-four-employee-20260920-99b27c7d Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T23:48:09.327Z Badr-aligned Watan TV carries college misconduct allegations https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-badr-organization-affiliated-republishes-a-2023-acc-20260920-f95d3f16 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T23:48:09.327Z Muhannad al-Atabi named in 2023 accountability document – Badr Organization-aligned Watan TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-badr-organization-affiliated-carries-parent-complai-20260920-5277f381 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T23:48:09.327Z Badr-aligned Watan TV carries school-charge complaints https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-organization-secretary-general-hadi-al-amiri-and-meetin-20260920-1c7f1f9d Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T23:31:56.364Z Amiri backs dialogue on extra-state weapons https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/political-analyst-haitham-al-sabti-speaking-on-al-ahad-tv-aa-20260920-b0f38472 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T23:31:56.364Z Political analyst Haitham al-Sabti urges parliament to remove Fayyadh – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ansar-allah-al-awfiya-mourns-19th-brigade-military-engineeri-20260920-ed06130d Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T22:34:04.898Z Ansar Allah al-Awfiya mourns engineering-company member al-Akaili https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/security-and-defence-committee-member-sherwan-doberndani-lin-20260920-355611a1 Iraq Monitor en 2026-09-19T21:49:01.696Z MP Doberndani links weapons and dollar sanctions