On 9 September, Ali al-Asadi, Nujaba’s Political Council head, told Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) that Nujaba had agreed with Coordination Framework leaders to organize weapons rather than surrender them. This followed KSS spokesman Kadhim al-Fartousi’s position that weapons control depended on full sovereignty. Commander-in-chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan had said the coalition’s scheduled 30 September withdrawal would remove the justification for weapons outside state institutions.
- Kurdistan2408 Sept, 19:00
“The withdrawal of international coalition forces will remove any remaining justification for armed groups to retain weapons outside state institutions.”
The withdrawal of international coalition forces from Iraq will remove any remaining justification for armed groups to retain weapons outside official state institutions.
- شفق نيوز09 Sept, 00:14
“The weapons-control file cannot be separated from achieving what KSS described as Iraq’s complete sovereignty.”
ملف حصر السلاح لا يمكن فصله عن تحقيق ما وصفته بـ«السيادة الكاملة» للعراق
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official09 Sept, 15:33
“We reached an agreement with the Coordination Framework leaders to organize the weapons, not to hand them over.”
توصلنا إلى تنظيم السلاح مع قادة الإطار التنسيقي وليس إلى تسليمه