iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) posted five items between 10:10 and 10:15 on 19 August reporting that Falih al-Khazali, head of the Muntasirun bloc, submitted a proposal to commander-in-chief Ali al-Zaidi to create a 'Supreme Arms Council'. As reported, the body would report directly to the commander-in-chief with an independent budget, include representatives of the Defence and Interior ministries, the PMF, the Counter-Terrorism Service and National Security, subject all arms deals to specialised oversight, and draw up armament plans centred on drones, cyber-security, artificial intelligence and ballistic missiles. iNEWS also reported that the proposal's principles were discussed with the parliamentary security and defence committee, were accepted, and could be folded into the Ministry of Defence law; no confirmation from the commander-in-chief's office or the committee appears in the collected material.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated19 Aug, 13:10
“Falih al-Khazali, head of the Muntasirun parliamentary bloc, submits a proposal to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Ali al-Zaidi, to form a 'Supreme Arms Council'.”
رئيس كتلة منتصرون النيابية فالح الخزعلي يقدم مقترحاً إلى القائد العام للقوات المسلحة علي الزيدي لتشكيل "المجلس الأعلى للتسليح"
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated19 Aug, 13:11
“It aims to subject all arms deals to specialised professional oversight and to limit suspicions of corruption and party competition tied to the financial costs of contracts.”
يهدف إلى إخضاع جميع صفقات التسليح لرقابة مهنية متخصصة والحد من شبهات الفساد والتنافس الحزبي المرتبط بالكلف المالية للعقود
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated19 Aug, 13:12
“The proposal provides for the council to be linked directly to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and to be allocated an independent budget.”
المقترح ينص على ارتباط المجلس مباشرة بالقائد العام للقوات المسلحة وتخصيص موازنة مستقلة له
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated19 Aug, 13:14
“The council would draw up specialised armament plans focused on modern technologies such as drones, cyber-security, artificial intelligence and ballistic missiles.”
يتولى المجلس صياغة خطط تسليح تخصصية تركز على التقنيات الحديثة كالطائرات المسيّرة والأمن السيبراني والذكاء الاصطناعي والصواريخ الباليستية
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated19 Aug, 13:15
“The proposal's principles were discussed with the parliamentary security and defence committee and met with acceptance, with the possibility of including it within the Ministry of Defence law.”
مبادئ المقترح نوقشت مع لجنة الأمن والدفاع النيابية وحظيت بقبول مع إمكانية تضمينه ضمن قانون وزارة الدفاع
A body with an independent budget, direct access to the commander-in-chief and a PMF seat would place PMF representatives inside the mechanism deciding Iraq's arms purchases and its drone and missile programmes.