On 6 September, Al-Asas Parliamentary Bloc head Alaa al-Haidari told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) that parliament was ready to pass the PMF law smoothly once it arrived. He preferred “regulating” weapons to “restricting” them, said regulation must apply to everyone and reported an agreement to include factions in the Kurdistan Region.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official06 Sept, 21:52
“Parliament is ready to pass the PMF law smoothly if it arrives; restricting weapons is an emergency term and regulating them is better; weapons regulation must include everyone; we received word of an agreement to include factions in the Kurdistan Region in weapons regulation.”
البرلمان مستعد لتمرير قانون الحشد بسلاسة في حال وصوله؛ حصر السلاح مفردة طارئة وتنظيمه أجمل؛ تنظيم السلاح يجب ان يشمل الجميع؛ وردنا وجود اتفاق عن شمول فصائل في كردستان بتنظيم السلاح.
formal submission of the PMF bill, published provisions applying weapons regulation to Kurdish and other factions, and an official AAH endorsement or rejection by 13 September; any of these moves this file.