On 18 September, political analyst Abd al-Husayn al-Juraykhi, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), called weapons consolidation under state control positive, said it would not weaken the resistance factions and demanded that the Peshmerga also submit to unified security command. Security analyst Saif Raad, speaking on the same channel, described the process as an Interior Ministry strategy involving a weapons database and an inventory of factions incorporated into the PMF; he said the government did not seek confrontation and cited Qais al-Khazali, AAH’s secretary-general, as supporting the file’s importance.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Sept, 20:49
“Weapons consolidation under state control will proceed through official mechanisms for all factions; it will strengthen the state’s path without weakening the resistance and factions; the Peshmerga should follow the factions by unifying the security decision under the commander-in-chief; the decision must also be applied to the Peshmerga.”
حصر وتنظيم السلاح بيد الدولة سيكون وفق اليات رسمية لجميع الفصائل؛ حصر وتنظيم السلاح سيعزز مسار الدولة ولن يضعف المقاومة والفصائل؛ على البيشمركة ان تحذو حذو الفصائل بتوحيد القرار الامني وعائدية قرارها للقائد العام؛ يجب تطبيق قرار حصر وتنظيم السلاح على البيشمركة ايضا
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Sept, 20:51
“Weapons consolidation and regulation will use a comprehensive database held by the Iraqi security services; the committee specializes in inventorying weapons held by factions incorporated into the PMF; the government does not want confrontation with faction members; Sheikh Qais al-Khazali recently indicated the importance of the weapons-control file.”
حصر وتنظيم السلاح سيكون وفق قاعدة بيانات متكاملة لدى الاجهزة الامنية العراقية؛ لجنة حصر وتنظيم السلاح هي متخصصة بجرد الاسلحة للفصائل المنضوية بالحشد الشعبي؛ الحكومة لا تريد الدخول في مواجهة مع ابناء الفصائل؛ سماحة الشيخ قيس الخزعلي اشار في لقاءه الاخير على ضرورة ملف حصر وتنظيم السلاح