On 22 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried Al-Mawred Center for Studies head Najem al-Qasab’s claim that every faction except Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah had begun handing over weapons. He said the weapons could be transferred to the Popular Mobilization Forces before the end-June 2027 deadline, accepted U.S. and neighboring-state demands to address faction weapons, said factions had no right to impose conditions on the state, and alleged that faction weapons threatened the state and had struck diplomatic missions. Press reports separately placed the state-control deadline at the end of June 2027, while Nujaba military deputy Abdul Qadir al-Karbalai said the resistance would not bend or retreat.
- 964media22 Sept, 18:38
“The resistance will remain, and the Popular Mobilization Forces will remain, in spite of criminal Trump and his Zionist broker Barrack. We will not bend or retreat.”
The resistance will remain, and the Popular Mobilization Forces will remain, in spite of criminal Trump and his Zionist broker Barrack. We will not bend or retreat.
- 964media22 Sept, 20:57
“Washington and Baghdad have agreed that by the end of June next year “only the state is the keeper of the military force.””
Washington and Baghdad have agreed that by the end of June next year “only the state is the keeper of the military force.”
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official22 Sept, 23:53
“All factions have begun handing over weapons except Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah... Factions have no right to impose conditions on the state... Addressing weapons is a local and religious-authority demand.”
كل الفصائل بدأت بتسليم السلاح باستثناء النجباء وكتائب حزب الله... لا يحق للفصائل فرض الشروط على الدولة... معالجة السلاح مطلب محلي ومرجعي
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official22 Sept, 23:53
“There is no problem with America and neighboring states demanding that weapons be addressed... The factions may hand over their weapons before June... Faction weapons will be handed to the Popular Mobilization Forces.”
لا مشكلة بمطالبة اميركا ودول الجوار بمعالجة السلاح... الفصائل قد تسلم سلاحها قبل حزيران... سلاح الفصائل سيسلم للحشد الشعبي
The divergence separates the state-control line platformed by AAH media from Nujaba’s public refusal and identifies Kataib Hezbollah alongside Nujaba as a purported holdout.