On 22 September, 964media reported that Nujaba military deputy Abdul Qadir al-Karbalai said the resistance and Popular Mobilization Forces would remain despite President Donald Trump and U.S. envoy Tom Barrack. He said they would not bend or retreat and would defend the homeland, sovereignty and holy sites until victory or martyrdom, while four unnamed Iraqi government sources reported a phased weapons arrangement extending through June 2027.
- الحرة22 Sept, 17:09
“The Iraqi government has reached a two-stage agreement with armed factions aligned with Tehran to regulate their weapons and gradually hand some heavier weapons to Baghdad over the next nine months.”
- 964media22 Sept, 18:38
“The resistance will remain, and the Popular Mobilization Forces will remain, in spite of criminal Trump and his Zionist broker Barrack. We will not bend or retreat, and we will remain defenders of the homeland, sovereignty and holy sites until victory or martyrdom.”
The contrast places Nujaba publicly against the reported end state of the government timetable, although al-Karbalai announced no operation, target or timetable of his own.