On 14 October, العربي الجديد reported, citing unnamed Iraqi sources, that armed factions had reached near-final understandings on complying with Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s deadline to hand their weapons to the state by 30 June 2027. The sources said al-Zaidi had conveyed warnings of possible U.S. sanctions affecting PMF brigades and had told faction leaders that retaining their weapons would ultimately result in salaries being cut for fighters in four brigades.
- العربي الجديد14 Oct, 11:35
“That the armed factions that had continued to hold on to their weapons over recent months had finally reached near-final understandings on complying with the deadline announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi for handing faction weapons to the state, which expires on 30 June next year, after al-Zaidi conveyed warnings of American sanctions that could affect brigades within the Popular Mobiliz”
أن الفصائل المسلحة التي ظلّت خلال الأشهر الماضية متمسكة بسلاحها، توصلت أخيراً إلى تفاهمات شبه نهائية بشأن الالتزام بالمهلة التي أعلنها رئيس الحكومة العراقية علي الزيدي لتسليم سلاح الفصائل إلى الدولة، والتي تنتهي في 30 يونيو/حزيران العام المقبل، بعدما نقل الزيدي تحذيرات من عقوبات أميركية قد تطاول ألوية داخل هيئة الحشد الشعبي، بما يؤثر في رواتب مقاتليها.