On 10 September, Nujaba Political Council head Ali al-Asadi said Nujaba had agreed with a Coordination Framework delegation to regulate weapons after an earlier proposal to restrict them to the state. Two unnamed Coordination Framework sources also placed Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba on accepting regulation but rejecting handover, while the Middle East Council on Global Affairs placed AAH on willingness to disarm and Kataib Hezbollah on refusal. Maj. Gen. Sabah al-Numan, spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, said the end of the coalition mission on 30 September would remove the justification for weapons outside state control and accelerate high-level negotiations.
- Middle East Council on Global Affairs10 Sept, 11:14
“Parliamentary-linked factions like Asaib Ahl al-Haq signal willingness to disarm, while hardline, US-designated groups like Kataib Hezbollah flatly refuse.”
Parliamentary-linked factions like Asaib Ahl al-Haq signal willingness to disarm, while hardline, US-designated groups like Kataib Hezbollah flatly refuse.
- 964media10 Sept, 11:43
“What we agreed on in our meeting with the Framework delegation was regulating weapons, after the proposal before the round had been to restrict weapons.”
What we agreed on in our meeting with the Framework delegation was regulating weapons, after the proposal before the round had been to restrict weapons.
- Shafaq News10 Sept, 13:54
“After the coalition mission ends, this issue will move faster because all justifications for weapons outside state control after 30 September will have disappeared.”
After the Coalition mission ends, this issue will move faster because all justifications for weapons outside state control after Sept. 30 will have disappeared.
- Al-Quds Al-Arabi10 Sept, 14:31
“Representatives of Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba told the committee formed by the Framework that they were prepared to accept a formula for regulating weapons, but not handing them over to the state.”
ممثلين عن كتائب حزب الله وحركة النجباء أبلغوا اللجنة لمنبثقة عن الإطار استعدادهم لقبول صيغة «تنظيم السلاح» وليس تسليمه للدولة.
The factions differ on the endpoint: AAH is reported willing to disarm, while Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah are placed on a formula that leaves handover off the table. Both positions diverge from Baghdad’s stated requirement that no weapons remain outside state control after the coalition mission ends.