On 22 September, Alhurra reported a two-stage government arrangement beginning on 1 October: factions would stop issuing statements and conducting military activity from Iraqi territory through 1 January 2027, followed by gradual transfers of strategic weapons through June 2027. Nujaba military deputy Abdul Qadir al-Karbalai subsequently said the resistance and PMF would remain and would not bend or retreat. A later report quoted Abu Alaa al-Walai, KSS secretary-general, accepting weapons regulation only after all foreign forces leave Iraq and denying that factions sought personal or political concessions.
- Alhurra22 Sept, 17:09
“The first phase of the agreement would start on 1 October and run through 1 January 2027; factions would stop issuing statements and refrain from military activity from Iraqi territory.”
The first phase of the agreement would start Oct. 1 and run through Jan. 1, 2027... the factions would stop issuing statements and refrain from using Iraqi territory for military activity.
- 964media22 Sept, 18:38
“The resistance will remain, and the Popular Mobilization Forces will remain... We will not bend or retreat.”
The resistance will remain, and the Popular Mobilization Forces will remain... We will not bend or retreat.
- Shabakat Tawasul al-Ikhbariya22 Sept, 18:48
“Beginning the process of regulating these weapons is conditional on the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Iraqi territory... the resistance forces raised no personal or political demands during the weapons-regulation talks.”
إن الشروع بعملية «تنظيم» هذا السلاح مرهون بانسحاب جميع القوات الأجنبية من الأراضي العراقية... قوى المقاومة لم تطرح أي مطالب شخصية أو سياسية خلال مباحثات تنظيم السلاح
The named faction positions pull apart over whether regulation is possible after foreign withdrawal or whether continued resistance is the operative endpoint, leaving the reported government agreement’s factional scope contested.