Reports on 22 September attributed to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi a process beginning after the coalition mission ends on 30 September: armed groups would halt attacks through the end of December while receiving assurances against U.S. strikes, then transfer weapons to state control by 30 June 2027. Fighters would be absorbed individually into state forces and groups remaining armed after the deadline would be treated as outside the law. Inbox.eu reported that KH and Nujaba refuse to surrender what they call “resistance weapons,” while Al-Alam cited unnamed Iraqi security officials and regional diplomats saying the process was almost impossible during the war.
- Ynetnews22 Sept, 07:42
“Militias would first observe a 90-day truce before surrendering weapons, with fighters absorbed individually into state forces and groups that remain armed after the deadline declared outlaws.”
militias would first observe a 90-day truce before surrendering weapons, with fighters absorbed individually into state forces and groups that remain armed after the deadline declared outlaws
- Al-Alam22 Sept, 12:26
“Iraqi security officials and regional diplomats ruled out the plan’s success, saying it was almost impossible to achieve amid the war.”
واستبعد مسؤولون أمنيون عراقيون ودبلوماسيون إقليميون نجاح الخطة، وقالوا إن تحقيقها شبه مستحيل في ظل الحرب
- 964media22 Sept, 13:01
“After the coalition mission ends on 30 September, Iraqi armed groups would stop attacks for 90 days, taking the process to the end of December.”
after the coalition mission ends on Sept. 30, Iraqi armed groups would stop attacks for 90 days, taking the process to the end of December
- Euronews.com22 Sept, 14:33
“Baghdad quietly retreated from a 30 September deadline that had been set for armed factions to surrender their arsenals.”
Baghdad quietly retreated from a September 30 deadline that had been set for armed factions to surrender their arsenals
- Inbox.eu22 Sept, 14:33
“Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to hand over what they call “resistance weapons.””
Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to hand over what they call "resistance weapons"
The changed sequence replaces an immediate handover test with staged benchmarks: an attack pause through December, subsequent weapons transfers, individual fighter absorption and the treatment of armed holdouts after June 2027. Reported KH and Nujaba refusal places those two factions apart from Baghdad’s proposed endpoint, although their position has not been stated directly by either faction in this reporting.