On 26 September, Al-Arabiya reported that negotiations to bring weapons under state control in Iraq could last months to avoid confrontation. Kurdistan24 had reported on 25 September that Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the government was preparing a plan for unlicensed weapons and that negotiations on weapons handover with armed factions were ongoing. The months-long estimate is Al-Arabiya’s report, not a timetable attributed to the foreign minister.
- Kurdistan2425 Sept, 21:57
“The government is preparing a new plan to address unlicensed weapons and bring arms under state control; negotiations on weapons handover with armed factions are ongoing.”
the government is preparing a new plan to address the issue of unlicensed weapons and bring arms under state control ... negotiations on weapons handover with armed factions are ongoing
- العربية26 Sept, 09:07
“Negotiations to bring arms under state control in Iraq may extend for months, to avoid the trap of confrontation.”
مفاوضات حصر السلاح بالعراق قد تمتد أشهرا.. تجنبا لفخ الصدام
The two reports distinguish negotiations already described by a named Iraqi official from a separate press estimate of how long they may last.