On 7 September, Alsumaria characterized Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and Nujaba’s positions on the weapons file as “no commitment and no surrender,” then reported that Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba had informed the weapons committee that they rejected the government deadline. Neither report reproduced a direct faction statement, identified a speaker or specified the deadline. Iraqi Media Development Center president Adnan al-Saraj subsequently told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) that arms-regulation negotiations had reached advanced stages and that presenting the process as a result of U.S. pressure creates domestic political crises.
- Alsumaria07 Sept, 11:58
““No commitment and no surrender”: new positions from Sayyid al-Shuhada and Nujaba regarding the weapons file.”
"لا التزام ولا تسليم".. مواقف جديدة من "سيد الشهداء" و"النجباء" بشأن ملف السلاح
- Alsumaria07 Sept, 13:09
“Report: Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba informed the weapons committee that they rejected the government deadline.”
تقرير: كتائب حزب الله والنجباء أبلغوا "لجنة السلاح" رفضهم للمهلة الحكومية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official07 Sept, 13:32
“Negotiations on regulating weapons have reached advanced stages; describing the weapons issue as resulting from U.S. pressure creates internal political crises.”
مفاوضات تنظيم السلاح بلغت مراحل متقدمة؛ الحديث عن ضغط أميركي في قضية تنظيم السلاح يخلق أزمات سياسية داخلية
The same arms process is publicly described both as advanced and as facing refusal of a government deadline, a divergence over its progress and the factions’ compliance. The harder positions remain attributed to Alsumaria rather than acknowledged directly by Kataib Hezbollah, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada or Nujaba.