On September 2, Muhammad al-Samarrayi (Reconstruction and Development Coalition) said weapons control was absent from the U.S. withdrawal agreement, was an Iraqi decision, and could not happen overnight. He said arms outside state control obstruct investment, linked weapons control and anti-corruption measures to al-Sudani’s program, asserted that al-Zaydi would continue that program, and claimed al-Sudani lost a second term because he refused to confront the factions.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official02 Sept, 21:52
“Weapons control was not included in the agreement on the U.S. withdrawal; regulating weapons is an Iraqi decision; regulating weapons does not happen overnight; the presence of weapons outside the state is an obstacle to investment; combating corruption and weapons control were part of al-Sudani’s program; al-Zaydi will work to complete al-Sudani’s weapons-control project; al-Sudani was denied a s”
حصر السلاح لم يرد بالاتفاق على الانسحاب الأمريكي؛ تنظيم السلاح قرار عراقي؛ تنظيم السلاح لا يأتي بين يوم وليلة؛ وجود السلاح خارج الدولة يشكل عائقا امام الاستثمارات؛ مكافحة الفساد وحصر السلاح كانت ضمن برنامج السوداني؛ الزيدي سيعمل على اكمال مشروع السوداني بحصر السلاح؛ السوداني حرم من الولاية الثانية لرفضه مواجهة الفصائل
a direct endorsement by al-Zaydi, repetition by Reconstruction and Development Coalition figures, or rejection by an armed faction would establish whether this extends beyond one guest’s position; any of these moves this file.