On 5 November, شفق نيوز quoted an unnamed government source close to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi saying disarmament negotiations had reached near deadlock because armed factions continued to refuse to surrender their weapons. The source attributed renewed media escalation against the prime minister, his government and the Coordination Framework to that impasse, and warned that confrontation could move into the street and affect security.
- شفق نيوز05 Nov, 14:15
“A government source close to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi revealed on Thursday that negotiations over dismantling the armed factions’ weapons had reached a near deadlock, warning of the possibility that media escalation could move into the street and affect the security situation.”
كشف مصدر حكومي مقرب من رئيس الوزراء علي الزيدي، يوم الخميس، عن وصول المفاوضات بشأن تفكيك سلاح الفصائل المسلحة إلى طريق شبه مغلق، محذراً من احتمال انتقال التصعيد الإعلامي إلى الشارع وانعكاسه على الوضع الأمني.