Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) posted two segments shortly after midnight on 19 August relaying MP Ahmad al-Dalfi. In the first he said restricting weapons must be a comprehensive national project rather than a conversation confined to the factions; in the second he listed the threats on the Iraqi-Syrian border, the Turkish military presence inside Iraqi territory, PKK elements, and the need to regulate the security relationship with the Peshmerga in line with the constitution, noting "there is much talk about Peshmerga weapons." The supplied evidence names the speaker but does not state his faction; the affiliation given is the channel's.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated19 Aug, 03:14
“MP Ahmad al-Dalfi: restricting weapons must be a comprehensive national project, not discussion confined to the factions.”
النائب احمد الدلفي: حصر السلاح يجب أن يكون مشروعاً وطنياً شاملاً لا أن ينحصر الحديث فيه عن الفصائل فقط
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated19 Aug, 03:14
“Before the government are serious security and sovereignty files requiring action, foremost the threats on the Iraqi-Syrian border, the Turkish military presence inside Iraqi territory, PKK elements, and the need to regulate the security relationship with the Peshmerga in accordance with the constitution and state sovereignty; there is much talk about Peshmerga weapons.”
أمام الحكومة ملفات أمنية وسيادية خطيرة تستوجب المعالجة وفي مقدمتها التهديدات على الحدود العراقية السورية والوجود العسكري التركي داخل الأراضي العراقية ووجود عناصر حزب العمال الكردستاني PKK وكذلك ضرورة تنظيم العلاقة الأمنية مع قوات البيشمركة بما ينسجم مع الدستور وسيادة الدولة فالكلام كثير عن سلاح البيشمركة
Framing the file as constitutional sovereignty applying to all armed formations, including Kurdish forces and foreign troops, shifts the Iraqi political argument from what the factions must hand over to what the state has failed to control.