On 14 September, Sun Party secretary-general Alaa al-Khatib said U.S. forces would not withdraw and Iraqi factions would not surrender their weapons. The statement appeared in a captioned segment on iNEWS (KSS — affiliated), which identified al-Khatib in its programme listing.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated14 Sept, 21:54
“The American forces will not withdraw, and the factions will not surrender their weapons.”
القوات الأمريكية لن تنسحب والفصـ ـائل لن تسلم سـ ـلاحها
adoption by a named KSS official, a statement by one of the factions covered by al-Khatib’s wording, or associated weapons movement by 17 September; any of these moves this file.