{"id":261386,"date":"2026-08-23T15:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/261386\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:33:09","slug":"shafaq-news-iraqi-mp-disputes-september-30-deadline-for-weapons-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/261386\/","title":{"rendered":"Shafaq News..Iraqi MP disputes September 30 deadline for weapons control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-08-23T14:45:48+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Baghdad<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s efforts to bring weapons under state control remain<br \/>\nunresolved, and September 30 is not a firm deadline, State of Law Coalition<br \/>\nmember Zuhair Al-Chalabi told Shafaq News on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The issue could be addressed differently after US and<br \/>\nTurkish forces withdraw from Iraq, including those stationed at the Zilkan camp<br \/>\nin Nineveh province, and no foreign forces remain in the country, according to<br \/>\nAl-Chalabi. <\/p>\n<p>He added that the current focus is on submitting the Popular<br \/>\nMobilization Forces Service and Retirement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/PMF-law-heads-to-Iraq-parliament-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Law <\/a>to parliament for approval,<br \/>\narguing that \u201cpassing the legislation would pose a major challenge to<br \/>\nWashington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al-Chalabi accused the US charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires of previously<br \/>\nexerting pressure to influence the legislative process and force the bill\u2019s<br \/>\nwithdrawal from parliament.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/Scoop-Iraqi-Shiite-leaders-propose-weapons-management-compromise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more: Scoop: Iraqi Shiite leaders propose \u2018weapons management\u2019 compromise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, a source within the Coordination Framework (CF)<br \/>\ntold Shafaq News that prominent Shiite leaders had presented armed factions<br \/>\nwith proposals aimed at easing tensions between the factions and Prime Minister<br \/>\nAli Al-Zaidi.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals included replacing \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/CF-committee-launches-talks-with-armed-factions-over-state-weapons-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">disarmament<\/a>\u201d with \u201cweapons<br \/>\nmanagement,\u201d placing weapons use under the authority of the commander-in-chief<br \/>\nof the armed forces, and separating the withdrawal of US troops from the start<br \/>\nof measures to bring weapons under state control.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraqi government, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/Iraq-reaffirms-September-30-deadline-for-weapons-under-state-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reiterated<\/a> on Friday that<br \/>\nSeptember 30 remains the deadline for bringing weapons under state control,<br \/>\nsaying armed factions had been informed of the date and the proposed<br \/>\nmechanisms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-08-23T14:45:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq\u2019s efforts to bring weapons under 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