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Story updateNew03 Oct, 22:09 BAGHDAD

Sheikh al-Fartousi says June 30 is no weapons handover date – KSS-aligned iNEWS

THE FILE13 SIGNALS · OPENED 15 Sept
  1. 15 Sept, 02:34MP Ali Anhir blames Israel for Saudi pipeline strike – Watan TV
  2. 15 Sept, 21:58Badr and Awafiya members split on Saudi strike
  3. 16 Sept, 13:44Ansar Allah al-Awfiya leader Ali al-Fatlawi gives contradictory strike accounts
  4. 24 Sept, 05:30Ansar Allah al-Awfiya leader Ali al-Fatlawi says PMF stands ready
  5. 24 Sept, 07:32Ansar Allah al-Awfiya leader al-Fatlawi conditions weapons handover on sovereignty
  6. 01 Oct, 10:41Ansar Allah al-Awfiya member Ali al-Fatlawi credits attacks for US withdrawal – وكالة الصحافة المستقلة
  7. 01 Oct, 19:53Ansar Allah al-Awfiya commits to ending operations under agreed timelines
  8. 01 Oct, 20:45Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada makes agreement compliance conditional
  9. 01 Oct, 23:48Awfiya mobilization official Abu Fatima al-Zaidawi promises sky and water liberation
  10. 03 Oct, 03:33Walai reassures Kurdistan over US withdrawal – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV
  11. 03 Oct, 11:42Walai reassures Kurdistan over coalition withdrawal – The New Region
  12. 03 Oct, 22:41KSS spokesman forecasts Monday cabinet completion – KSS-aligned iNEWS
  13. 03 Oct, 22:41Sheikh al-Fartousi says June 30 is no weapons handover date – KSS-aligned iNEWS
WHAT HAPPENED

On 3 October, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) attributed Kadhim al-Fartousi, KSS’s spokesman, the statement that June 30 was not a date for handing over weapons; its headline also rejected merger and handover. The New Region had reported KSS’s commitment to disarmament by the end of June 2027, while شفق نيوز had reported a conditional KSS commitment to an agreement and the prime minister’s declaration that there would be no weapons outside the law.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. شفق نيوز01 Oct, 20:43

    “Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed faction, said on Thursday it is committed to an agreement reached between the parties involved and to Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi's Sovereignty Day speech, in which he declared there would be no weapons outside the law, as long as the other side keeps to its obligations.”

    Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed faction, said on Thursday it is committed to an agreement reached between the parties involved and to Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi's Sovereignty Day speech, in which he declared there would be no weapons outside the law, as long as the other side keeps to its obligations.

  2. The New Region01 Oct, 23:14

    “Two Iran-backed Iraqi militias, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, confirmed their commitment to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s timeline to disarm all non-state armed groups in the country by the end of June 2027”

    Two Iran-backed Iraqi militias, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, confirmed their commitment to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s timeline to disarm all non-state armed groups in the country by the end of June 2027

  3. iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media03 Oct, 22:09

    “No merger and no handover. Sheikh al-Fartousi, in a fiery statement: June 30 is not a date for handing over weapons.”

    لا دمج ولا تسليم .. الشيخ الفرطوسي بتصريح ناري: الثلاثون من حزيران ليس موعداً لتسليم السلاح

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

The difference concerns whether KSS’s reported commitment entails handing over weapons by a fixed date, rather than simply accepting a legal framework subject to reciprocal obligations.