Reports on 22 September attributed to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi a sequence beginning after the coalition mission ends on 30 September: armed groups would halt attacks for 90 days, receive assurances against U.S. strikes and then transfer weapons to state control by 30 June 2027. Fighters would be absorbed individually into the PMF or other state forces, and groups remaining armed under faction names after the deadline would be treated as outside the law; the agreement was reported as due for announcement on 30 September.
- dostor.org22 Sept, 11:32
“The militias will surrender their weapons and integrate as individuals into the Popular Mobilization Forces.”
الميليشيا ستسلم أسلحتها وتندمج كأفراد في قوات الحشد الشعبي
- Euronews.com22 Sept, 12:41
“A first phase of 90 days begins during which the factions refrain from launching attacks, before moving to the process of handing over weapons.”
تبدأ مرحلة أولى مدتها 90 يوماً تمتنع خلالها الفصائل عن شن هجمات، قبل الانتقال إلى عملية تسليم الأسلحة
- 964media22 Sept, 13:01
“Ali al-Zaidi set 30 June 2027 for completing the transfer of armed factions’ weapons to the state, beginning with a 90-day halt to attacks once the coalition leaves.”
Ali al-Zaidi has set June 30, 2027 as the date for completing the transfer of armed factions’ weapons to the state, nine months after the Sept. 30 deadline he gave President Donald Trump in July, beginning with a 90-day halt to attacks once the coalition leaves.
The two formulations diverge over whether withdrawal starts an agreed implementation sequence or merely opens talks, creating a measurable dispute over the status of the 90-day pause and subsequent transfers.