On 18 August at 15:14, Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) published a statement attributed to the head of the security media cell stating that several factions operating under the official administration of the Popular Mobilization Authority had actually begun procedures to hand over their weapons, with others heading the same way, and that the Authority would regulate fighters' rights and those of their families under applicable rules. The post names no faction and does not say whether weapons pass out of PMF hands or move within its structure. The rung is credible: a named official body is quoted and nothing in the collected window contradicts it, but no independent line is supplied.
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated18 Aug, 18:14
“A number of the factions enrolled under the official administration of the Popular Mobilization Authority have actually begun procedures to hand over their weapons, while other factions are moving in the same direction.”
عدد من الفصائل المنضوية تحت الإدارة الرسمية لهيئة الحشد الشعبي باشرت فعلياً إجراءات تسليم سلاحها فيما تسير فصائل أخرى بالاتجاه نفسه
a named faction confirming or denying handover, a documented transfer mechanism or inventory, an official PMF Authority statement in its own name, or a KH- or AAH-linked rejection naming the media cell — any of these moves this file.