On 18 September, Qasim al-Araji, security adviser to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, said the committee bringing weapons under state control had no fixed deadline. On 19 September, Shafaq News cited a government source saying Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi would ask President Donald Trump to postpone possible financial or economic measures against Baghdad if factional weapons remained unresolved after 30 September; The National also reported al-Araji’s denial.
- Kurdistan2418 Sept, 23:38
“Iraq has set no deadline for completing the process of bringing weapons under state control, Iraqi Prime Minister’s security adviser Qasim al-Araji said Friday.”
- شفق نيوز19 Sept, 13:29
“Al-Zaidi will ask Trump to postpone any U.S. measures that may impose financial or economic sanctions on Baghdad because the issue of placing factional weapons under state control remains unresolved after the specified 30 September deadline.”
إن الزيدي سيطلب من ترمب تأجيل أي إجراءات أميركية قد تستهدف فرض عقوبات مالية أو اقتصادية على بغداد، على خلفية عدم حسم ملف حصر سلاح الفصائل المسلحة بيد الدولة بعد انتهاء المهلة المحددة في 30 أيلول/سبتمبر.
- thenationalnews.com19 Sept, 13:30
“A senior adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has denied that a deadline has been set for the committee tasked with bringing weapons under state control.”