On 1 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) attributed to Reconstruction and Development Bloc deputy head Mansour al-Baiji a demand to place the Peshmerga under the commander-in-chief and an estimate that weapons regulation could take about two years. He also urged swift PMF-law passage to guarantee factions’ rights and said Kurdish MPs’ votes were unnecessary; Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein separately described a government deadline of June 2027.
- شفق نيوز01 Oct, 20:23
“Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday that Baghdad is moving ahead with efforts to bring armed factions' weapons under state control, with a government plan setting June 2027 as the deadline for completing the process.”
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday that Baghdad is moving ahead with efforts to bring armed factions' weapons under state control, with a government plan setting June 2027 as the deadline for completing the process.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Oct, 22:53
“Resolving the weapons-regulation issue may take about two years. - Passage of the PMF law must be expedited to guarantee the factions’ rights. - The PMF law is now close to a parliamentary vote. - Peshmerga forces must be linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. - We do not need Kurdish MPs’ votes to pass the PMF law.”
ملف تنظيم السلاح قد يستغرق نحو عامين للحسم - يجب الاسراع باقرار قانون الحشد الشعبي لضمان حقوق الفصائل - قانون الحشد الشعبي بات قريبا من التصويت في البرلمان - يجب ربط قوات البيشمركة بالقائد العام للقوات المسلحة - لا نحتاج الى اصوت النواب الكرد لتمرير قانون الحشد الشعبي
The difference concerns the time allowed for weapons regulation, while al-Baiji’s Peshmerga demand extends his institutional-control position beyond the armed factions.