On 20 September, 964 reported that Services Parliamentary Bloc head Kadhim al-Shammari, whose bloc it linked to Shibl al-Zaidi, Kataib al-Imam Ali’s secretary-general, called armed factions an “Iranian pressure card” implementing foreign agendas. Al-Shammari said the factions resisted surrendering their weapons because they feared losing money, influence and status, and accused them of dragging Iraq into crises for Iran.
- 96420 Sept, 21:30
“Kadhim al-Shammari, head of the Services Parliamentary Bloc affiliated with Kataib al-Imam Ali Secretary-General Shibl al-Zaidi, sharply attacked the factions, calling them an “Iranian pressure card” implementing foreign agendas rather than serving Iraq or its citizens. He said the groups reject surrendering their weapons for fear of losing money, influence and status, and condemned attempts to dr”
شن كاظم الشمري رئيس كتلة خدمات النيابية -العائدة إلى الأمين العام لكتائب الإمام علي شبل الزيدي-، هجوماً حاداً على الفصائل، معتبراً إياها مجرد “ورقة ضغط إيرانية” تنفذ أجندات خارجية ولا تعنيها مصلحة العراق أو المواطن... إن تلك الجماعات ترفض تسليم سلاحها خشية فقدان امتيازات المال والنفوذ والجاه، مستنكراً محاولاتها زج البلاد في أزمات من أجل إيران
The divergence extends criticism of faction weapons into a parliamentary bloc reported as belonging to an armed-faction leader and couples it with an explicit rejection of Iranian influence.