On 10 September, AAH secretary-general Qais al-Khazali said successful weapons control requires U.S. forces to leave, drone flights to stop and Iraq to possess air-defence systems. He said AAH supports state control, distinguishes it from surrender and places its own weapons within the PMF; Alhurra separately reported that Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba would accept weapons regulation but not state custody.
- الحرة10 Sept, 17:30
“Two armed factions operating in Iraq signalled willingness to compromise over their weapons but still refused to hand them to the state; the report identified representatives of Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba.”
Two Iran-aligned armed factions operating in Iraq have signaled a willingness to compromise over the future of their weapons but are still refusing to hand them over to the state... Representatives of Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba...
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Sept, 22:25
“Our position has been clear since 2017: we support placing weapons in the hands of the state, but we oppose “handing them over”; that is the difference between the two.”
موقفنا صريح منذ 2017.. نحن مع حصر السلاح بيد الدولة لكننا ضد "تسليمه".. وهذا هو الفرق بينهما
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Sept, 22:38
“Our weapons have specifically been contained within the Popular Mobilization institution.”
سلاحنا تم حصره ضمن مؤسسة الحشد الشعبي تحديدا
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Sept, 22:19
“The Americans have an announced timetable resulting from negotiations with the al-Sudani government to withdraw from Iraq and Kurdistan, which is supposed to be completed on 30 September.”
الامريكان لديهم وقت معلن نتيجة تفاوض مع حكومة السوداني لانسحابهم من العراق وكردستان ويفترض أن يتحقق 30/9