On August 30, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) relayed Hadi al-Amiri saying the PMF law would be enacted and describing resistance factions as rational people who defended Iraq, its sovereignty, and fought the occupation and ISIS. Shortly afterward, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) reported that a gathering held by Kataib Hezbollah’s Wasit representation rejected handing over weapons and demanded enactment of the PMF law; visual review showed a Kataib Hezbollah flag but did not assess the video’s audio.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated30 Aug, 14:19
“We will enact the Popular Mobilization Forces law, and we have spoken about that. The resistance factions are rational people who defended Iraq and its sovereignty and fought the occupation and ISIS.”
سنشرع قانون الحشد الشعبي وتحدثنا بذلك - فصائل المقاومة أناس عقلاء دافعوا عن العراق وسيادته وقاتلوا الاحتلال وداعش
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official30 Aug, 14:40
“A gathering by the Kataib Hezbollah representation in Wasit: rejection of handing over weapons and demands for enactment of the Popular Mobilization Forces law.”
مهرجان ممثلية كتائب حزب الله في واسط.. رفض لتسليم السلاح ومطالبات بتشريع قانون الحشد
The shared legislative demand does not amount to a common position on weapons surrender: the supplied evidence establishes that position only for the Kataib Hezbollah gathering in Wasit.