On 1 October, thenationalnews.com reported that Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the government had a plan to disarm and integrate armed factions into the security forces and bring their weapons under state control by 30 June 2027. Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) attributed to Reconstruction and Development Bloc deputy head Mansour al-Baiji calls to strengthen security-force armament, place the Peshmerga under the commander-in-chief and expedite the PMF law to guarantee factions’ rights; he estimated roughly two years for weapons regulation and forecast that the law could reach parliament the following week and take no more than 20 days to receive a vote. The channel also published Sadiqoun MP Rajaa al-Hamdi’s (AAH — Sadiqoun bloc) endorsement of AAH secretary-general Qais al-Khazali’s programme: expedited PMF legislation, organising weapons within state institutions, national dialogue, rejection of sectarianism, fair wealth distribution and balanced neighbouring relations.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 22:53
“Reconstruction and Development Bloc deputy head Mansour al-Baiji, on The Dividing Line programme: - The government must strengthen the security forces’ weapons to secure the borders. - Resolving the weapons-regulation issue may take roughly two years. - Passage of the PMF law must be expedited to guarantee the factions’ rights. - The Peshmerga forces must be linked to the commander-in-chief of the”
نائب رئيس كتلة الاعمار والتنمية منصور البعيجي لبرنامج #الحد_الفاصل: - على الحكومة تعزيز سلاح القوات الامنية لتأمين الحدود - ملف تنظيم السلاح قد يستغرق نحو عامين للحسم - يجب الاسراع باقرار قانون الحشد الشعبي لضمان حقوق الفصائل - يجب ربط قوات البيشمركة بالقائد العام للقوات المسلحة
- thenationalnews.com02 Oct, 00:47
“Iraq is confident it will meet a June 30, 2027 deadline to bring weapons held by armed groups under state control, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday”
Iraq is confident it will meet a June 30, 2027 deadline to bring weapons held by armed groups under state control, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media02 Oct, 01:00
“Sadiqoun MP Rajaa al-Hamdi: The Sadiqoun bloc adopts Sheikh al-Khazali’s Sovereignty Day remarks through passing the PMF law, addressing the weapons issue, strengthening national dialogue, rejecting sectarianism, achieving fairness in wealth and building balanced relations with neighbours.”
النائب عن الصادقون رجاء الحمدي: كتلة الصادقون تتبنّى كلمة سماحة الشيخ الخزعلي في يوم السيادة، عبر إقرار قانون الحشد ومعالجة موضوع السلاح، وتعزيز الحوار الوطني ونبذ الطائفية وتحقيق العدالة في الثروة وبناء علاقات متوازنة مع الجوار
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media02 Oct, 01:01
“Al-Baiji: The PMF law may reach parliament next week and take no more than 20 days to receive a vote.”
البعيجي: قانون الحشد قد يصل البرلمان في الأسبوع المقبل ولا يستغرق اكثر من 20 يوما للتصويت
Support for a state-institution framework does not amount to agreement on its timetable or command arrangements: the minister supplies a completion date, while the bloc deputy head adds a longer estimate and an explicit Peshmerga command proposal.