On 8 September, KSS spokesman Kadhim al-Fartousi said weapons control was inseparable from full Iraqi sovereignty and called 30 September a test of US 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 politically directed Peshmerga movement violated the law. Commander-in-chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan separately said the coalition withdrawal scheduled for 30 September would remove the justification for weapons outside state institutions.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official08 Sept, 14:34
“Sadiqoun MP Ahmad al-Musawi said bringing weapons under state control is a national demand.”
النائب عن كتلة الصادقون أحمد الموسوي بشأن حصر السلاح بيد الدولة: مطلب وطني
- Kurdistan2408 Sept, 14:49
“The withdrawal of international coalition forces from Iraq will remove any remaining justification for armed groups to retain weapons outside official state institutions.”
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official08 Sept, 14:52
“Sadiqoun MP Ahmad al-Musawi said Peshmerga movement under the direction of a political party is a violation of the law.”
النائب عن كتلة الصادقون أحمد الموسوي: تحرك البيشمركة وفق توجيهات حزب سياسي "خرقٌ للقانون"
- Shafaq News08 Sept, 16:32
“Kadhim al-Fartousi, spokesman for Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, tied bringing weapons under state control to achieving full national sovereignty and called September 30 a test of the United States and the international coalition’s commitment to obligations toward the Iraqi government.”