On 21 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried political-affairs researcher Khalid Abu Iraq calling Peshmerga unification incomplete, seeking disengagement and demanding action on 16 Kurdish armed groups. The channel also carried former Peshmerga Ministry secretary-general Jabbar al-Yawar saying the Peshmerga were regional special forces that the prime minister had no right to control. Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) subsequently reproduced al-Yawar’s autonomy claim and his assertion that 16 militias carry weapons in the Kurdistan Region.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Sept, 21:25
“Political-affairs researcher Khalid Abu Iraq: The Peshmerga unification process is “incomplete,” and there must be disengagement.”
الباحث في الشأن السياسي خالد أبو عراق: عملية توحيد البيشمركة "منقوصة" ويجب أن تكون فك ارتباط
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Sept, 21:25
“Abu Iraq lists 16 armed Kurdish groups in Kurdistan: these weapons must be addressed.”
أبو عراق يعدد 16 مجموعة كردية مسلحة في كردستان: يجب معالجة هذا السلاح
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Sept, 21:25
“Jabbar al-Yawar: The Peshmerga are special forces belonging to the region, and the prime minister has “no right” to control them.”
جبار الياور: البيشمركة قوات خاصة بالإقليم و"لا يحق" لرئيس الوزراء التحكم فيها
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Sept, 21:25
“Jabbar al-Yawar acknowledges the existence of “16 militias” carrying weapons inside the Kurdistan Region.”
جبار الياور يقر بوجود "16 ميليشيا" تحمل السلاح داخل إقليم كردستان