In three consecutive segments on Asaib Ahl al-Haq's Al-Ahad TV this evening on 9 August 2026, Falih al-Khazali, head of the Muntasirun parliamentary bloc, said there is a difference between handing over weapons and stripping them, that the bloc supports confining weapons to the state after the army is strengthened, and that confining them requires guarantees of the Turkish occupier's departure. He said resistance weapons are Iraqi and rational rather than unrestrained, claimed 108 martyrs among the security forces from American attacks, said the Americans prevent the arming of the Iraqi army, and stated the bloc supported the prime minister's visit to the United States and is interested in his success. He also said Saudi Arabia had achieved its aim of creating internal division.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media09 Aug, 21:45
“There is a difference between handing over weapons and stripping them... We support confining weapons to the state's hand after strengthening the army... Confining weapons requires guarantees of the Turkish occupier's departure.”
هناك فرق بين تسليم السلاح ونزعه ... نؤيد حصر السلاح بيد الدولة بعد تقوية الجيش ... حصر السلاح يحتاج لضمانات بخروج المحتل التركي
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media09 Aug, 21:52
“Saudi Arabia achieved its aim of creating internal division... The Turkish presence threatens security and peace in Iraq.”
السعودية حققت هدفها بايجاد انقسام داخلي ... الوجود التركي يهدد الأمن والسلم في العراق
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media09 Aug, 21:52
“Resistance weapons will be confined to the state's hand in exchange for three conditions... We supported Zaydi's visit to America... The Americans prevent the arming of the Iraqi army.”
سلاح المقاومة سيحصر بيد الدولة مقابل ثلاثة شروط ... دعمنا زيارة الزيدي إلى أمريكا ... الأمريكان يمنعون تسليح الجيش العراقي
This is the clearest public pricing of the weapons-monopoly file by a faction bloc in the window, and it ties the file to Turkish withdrawal and army procurement rather than to any Iraqi timetable.