On 11 September, Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Ali Faleh al-Zaidi announced that the Sinjar Resistance Units would begin handing weapons to the state. He said eligible members would be integrated into Iraqi security institutions and Mount Sinjar would come under full federal governmental, security and administrative authority. The announcement describes a future transfer rather than a completed handover.
- Iraqi News Agency11 Sept, 21:27
“Prime minister: Mount Sinjar will come under the full authority of the federal government.”
رئيس الوزراء: جبل سنجار سيكون تحت السلطة الكاملة للحكومة الاتحادية
- باسنیوز11 Sept, 22:58
“Al-Zaidi: Sinjar Resistance factions will begin handing their weapons to the state.”
الزيدي: فصائل مقاومة سنجار ستباشر تسليم سلاحها إلى الدولة
- jfranews.com.jo11 Sept, 23:03
“The Sinjar Resistance factions will begin handing their weapons to the state; state control of weapons and unified security decision-making are the basis for protecting the district’s residents.”
فصائل مقاومة سنجار ستباشر تسليم سلاحها إلى الدولة، مؤكداً أن حصر السلاح بيد الدولة وتوحيد القرار الأمني يمثلان أساساً لحماية أبناء القضاء
- The New Region11 Sept, 23:15
“Sinjar Resistance factions will begin handing over their weapons to the state, and Mount Sinjar will be under the full authority of the federal government and its security and administrative institutions.”
Sinjar resistance factions will begin handing over their weapons to the state and Mount Sinjar will be under the full authority of the federal government and its security and administrative institutions.
a dated handover ceremony or weapons inventory by 18 September, formal integration orders by 30 September, or a Sinjar Resistance Units rejection within seven days would respectively confirm implementation, define the command arrangement or contest the announcement; any of these moves this file.