On 1 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) attributed Qais al-Khazali, AAH’s secretary-general, calls for security and military forces to remain ready and cautious, a warning that some seek to make the state fail, and an appeal for political dialogue toward a new social contract. He also demanded expedited completion of the PMF law vote, removal of PMF members’ rights from political and personal calculations, and proper military and security development of the PMF. Separately, شفق نيوز reported an informed source’s account that an Iraqi armed faction proposed a new ministry to support security institutions during government weapons-control negotiations.
- شفق نيوز01 Oct, 16:33
“An Iraqi armed faction involved in government-led talks to bring weapons under state control has proposed creating a new ministry to support the country’s security institutions, an informed source told Shafaq News on Thursday”
An Iraqi armed faction involved in government-led talks to bring weapons under state control has proposed creating a new ministry to support the country’s security institutions, an informed source told Shafaq News on Thursday
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 17:22
“There are those who want to make this state fail; beware of helping them against ourselves.”
هناك من يريد إفشال هذه الدولة وحذاري أن نكون لهم عونا على أنفسنا
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 17:24
“The security and military forces must be ready and cautious, especially since there are those who want to take us backwards.”
على القوات الأمنية والعسكرية أن تكون جاهزة وحذرة وخصوصا أن هناك من يريد بنا العودة إلى الوراء
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 17:27
“All political forces must work to expedite completion of the vote on the PMF law.”
يجب أن تعمل كل القوى السياسية على الإسراع بإكمال التصويت على قانون الحشد الشعبي
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 17:28
“We stress the need to remove the issue of PMF members’ rights from political and personal calculations.”
نؤكد على ضرورة إخراج موضوع حقوق أبناء الحشد الشعبي من الحسابات السياسية والشخصية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 17:29
“The time has begun to build the PMF properly in military and security terms so that it performs the role required and expected of it by our people.”
بدأ زمن بناء الحشد الشعبي البناء الصحيح عسكريا وأمنيا ليقوم بدوره المطلوب والمعوّل عليه من قبل أبناء شعبنا
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 17:36
“I call on political forces to use this occasion for dialogue and mutual understanding to build a new social contract.”
أدعو القوى السياسية إلى استثمار هذه المناسبة للحوار والتفاهم بعضنا مع البعض الآخر لبناء عقد اجتماعي جديد
The institutional demands concern different state structures: PMF development and legislation in Khazali’s remarks, and an additional ministry in the reported negotiations. The reported ministry proposal should not be attributed to AAH or treated as an agreed government measure.