On 21 September, Iram News cited private information and an Iraqi political source close to the Coordination Framework as saying most faction heavy weapons, missiles and drones had not been surrendered. It reported a proposed transfer of a substantial portion to PMF warehouses, where the weapons would leave daily use but could return to combat if the United States attacked Iran; later, PMF military media director Muhannad al-Aqabi said the weapons would be reorganized under federal supervision rather than surrendered and rejected attacks on Erbil or any Iraqi province.
- Iram News21 Sept, 11:33
“Most heavy weapons, missiles and drones held by Iraqi factions have not yet been surrendered; the most likely scenario is to move a substantial portion into PMF warehouses, and the weapons “could return to the battlefield if the United States attacked Iran.””
معظم الأسلحة الثقيلة والصواريخ والطائرات المسيّرة التي تمتلكها الفصائل العراقية لم تُسلَّم حتى الآن؛ والسيناريو الأكثر ترجيحاً يقوم على نقل جزء أساسي منها إلى مخازن هيئة الحشد الشعبي... «قد يعود إلى المعركة إذا هاجمت الولايات المتحدة إيران».
- Kurdistan2421 Sept, 12:13
“The armed factions’ weapons will not be surrendered to the Iraqi government but will be “reorganized” under federal-government supervision; “any attack on Erbil or any other Iraqi province is completely rejected and unacceptable to us.””
أسلحة الفصائل المسلحة لن تُسلّم إلى الحكومة العراقية، بل سيتم «إعادة تنظيمها» تحت إشراف الحكومة الاتحادية... «أي هجوم على مدينة أربيل أو أي محافظة عراقية أخرى هو أمر مرفوض تماماً وغير مقبول لدينا».
Compared with permanent disarmament, both formulations preserve the arsenal, while differing on whether its future use is expressly tied to a U.S.-Iran conflict. Al-Aqabi’s Erbil formulation separates retention of the weapons from acceptance of their use inside Iraq.