By 20 September, government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi described 30 September as the formal end of the coalition’s military mission and a transition toward bilateral relations, while commander-in-chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan said the transition should remove grounds for armed groups to operate outside state institutions. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s security adviser Qasim al-Araji had separately said the committee bringing weapons under state control had no fixed completion deadline.
- Kurdistan2418 Sept, 23:38
“Iraq has set no deadline for completing the process of bringing weapons under state control, Iraqi Prime Minister’s security adviser Qasim al-Araji said.”
Iraq has set no deadline for completing the process of bringing weapons under state control, Iraqi Prime Minister’s security adviser Qasim al-Araji said.
- اسلام تايمز20 Sept, 07:08
“Government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi told the Iraqi News Agency that the 30 September deadline represents a “sovereign milestone” and that ending the coalition’s military mission would allow Iraq to move toward bilateral cooperation with coalition countries.”
Government spokesperson Haider Al-Aboudi told the Iraqi News Agency that the September 30 deadline represents a “sovereign milestone”... the end of the coalition’s military mission would allow Iraq to shift its relationship with coalition countries toward bilateral cooperation.
- ua.news20 Sept, 09:16
“Commander-in-chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan said the US withdrawal should mark full security independence and deprive armed groups of grounds to operate outside state institutions.”
The spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces, Sabah al-Numan, said that the withdrawal of US forces should mark the country's transition to full independence in the security sphere and deprive armed groups of grounds to operate outside state institutions.
Unlike the fixed coalition-mission date, the state’s weapons-control process remains open-ended; the officials therefore align on political pressure against extra-state armed action without announcing a matching disarmament deadline.