On 21 October, الحرة reported that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi sought to overcome US objections to appointing Deputy Prime Minister Laith al-Khazali (AAH — leader) by arguing that his movement had agreed to relinquish its weapons. Citing two Iraqi political sources and an Iraqi source in Washington, it said the prime minister argued that opposing the appointment would weaken his ability to persuade other factions to disarm, while rewarding the concession could encourage them to follow. نون بوست’s earlier reporting identifies the deputy premier as an AAH leader and places his appointment alongside the movement’s acquisition of the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry.
- نون بوست20 Oct, 17:37
“Laith al-Khazali, one of the most prominent leaders of the Iran-linked Asaib Ahl al-Haq, has become deputy prime minister. His appointment gives the movement a senior role in the executive, alongside the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs secured by its political wing”
Laith al-Khazali, one of the most prominent leaders of the Iran-linked Asaib Ahl al-Haq, has become deputy prime minister. His appointment gives the movement a senior role in the executive, alongside the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs secured by its political wing
- الحرة21 Oct, 23:07
“Two Iraqi political sources, one close to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government, said that Laith al-Khazali’s appointment as deputy prime minister followed negotiations over restricting factional weapons, and that al-Zaidi sought to change the American position on the appointment by arguing that granting the post to a figure whose movement had agreed to relinquish its weapons could encourage ot”
قال مصدران سياسيان عراقيان، أحدهما مقرّب من حكومة رئيس الوزراء علي الزيدي، إن تعيين ليث الخزعلي نائبا لرئيس الحكومة جاء بعد مفاوضات بشأن حصر سلاح الفصائل، وإن الزيدي سعى إلى تغيير الموقف الأميركي من التعيين بحجة أن منح المنصب لشخصية وافقت حركتها على التخلي عن السلاح قد يشجع فصائل أخرى على اتخاذ الخطوة نفسها.