On 2 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried a caption attributing to Zulfiqar Hussein (National Current — secretary-general) the statement that faction weapons were no longer needed because Iraq was stable and possessed complete sovereignty. Only the caption and silent frames were supplied, so the broadcast’s fuller wording was not assessed.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official03 Sept, 02:00
“There is no longer a need for faction weapons; the state is stable and has 100 percent complete sovereignty.”
انتفاء الحاجة لسلاح الفصائل.. الدولة مستقرة ومكتملة السيادة 100 %
The weapons debate now includes an explicit full-sovereignty argument against continued faction arms alongside public resistance to disarmament.