On 8 September, KSS spokesman Kadhim al-Fartousi said weapons would not be relinquished without full Iraqi sovereignty and described 30 September as a test of U.S. and coalition compliance with commitments to Baghdad. Sadiqoun MP Ahmad al-Musawi, speaking through Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), called state weapons control a national demand and said it must cover every armed component and all Iraqi territory, including the Kurdistan Region; commander-in-chief spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said coalition withdrawal would remove the justification for weapons outside state institutions. The directly attributed KSS and Sadiqoun statements establish their differing formulations of the same process.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official08 Sept, 13:26
“All national forces and brothers in the resistance must support the state in the process of restricting weapons... The weapons-restriction file must cover all Iraqi territory, including the Kurdistan Region.”
على كل القوى الوطنية والاخوة في المقاومة دعم الدولة في مسار حصر السلاح... ملف حصر السلاح يجب أن يشمل كل الجغرافية العراقية بضمنها الإقليم
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official08 Sept, 14:40
“Iraq is proceeding with restricting weapons.”
العراق يمضي بحصر السلاح
- Kurdistan2408 Sept, 14:49
“The coalition withdrawal will remove any remaining justification for armed groups to retain weapons outside state institutions.”
إن انسحاب قوات التحالف سيزيل أي مبرر متبقٍ للجماعات المسلحة للاحتفاظ بالسلاح خارج مؤسسات الدولة