On 2 October, Sadiqoun bloc (AAH — parliamentary bloc), through Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media), requested a PMF-law vote at the first parliamentary session after the sovereignty holiday, describing enactment as the legal basis for proper military and security development and the PMF as linked to the commander-in-chief. It also endorsed institutional handling of weapons, exclusive constitutional authority over war and peace, state control of force, and preventing Iraq from becoming a launchpad for attacks on neighbours. Earlier that morning, FAA (Ansar Allah al-Awfiya — official social media channel) relayed Reconstruction and Development Bloc deputy head Mansour al-Baiji’s demand that the Peshmerga be linked to the commander-in-chief.
- FAAAnsar Allah al-Awfiya — official social media channel02 Oct, 11:17
“Al-Baiji: The Peshmerga must be linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.”
البعيجي: يجب ارتباط البيشمركة بالقائد العام للقوات المسلحة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media02 Oct, 12:08
“Sadiqoun bloc: Decisions on war and peace belong exclusively to the constitutional authorities, and sovereignty is completed by restricting force to the state, enabling its forces to protect the territory, and preventing Iraq from being used as a launchpad for aggression against its neighbours.”
كتلة الصادقون: قرار الحرب والسلم ملك للسلطات الدستورية وحدها وأن السيادة تكتمل بحصر القوة بيد الدولة وتمكين قواتها من حماية الأرض ومنع استخدام العراق منطلقاً للاعتداء على جواره
The distinction is between a parliamentary bloc’s declared obligations and a television guest’s command-integration proposal; carriage by two faction media networks does not make those obligations shared.