On August 28, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated media) quoted Hadi al-Amiri (Badr Organization — secretary-general) telling Iraqi tribal sheikhs, “We will begin legislating the Popular Mobilization Forces law.” He also said he had spoken with the prime minister and that the prime minister supports it, but the window contains no prime-ministerial confirmation, bill text or legislative timetable.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated media28 Aug, 18:31
“We will begin legislating the Popular Mobilization Forces law; we spoke with the prime minister, and he supports it.”
سنشرع قانون الحشد الشعبي وتحدثنا مع رئيس الوزراء وهو يؤيد ذلك
confirmation or denial from the prime minister’s office by August 31, filing of bill text or a parliamentary timetable by September 4, and public endorsements or objections from other factions; any of these moves this file.