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Iraq softens weapons deadline as Iran-backed militias refuse disarmament

Baghdad recasts September 30 deadline as regulatory process start after Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to surrender arsenals.

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What to know

  • Iraq's government abandoned a hard September 30 deadline for armed groups to surrender 6 million weapons after Iran-backed militias refused to comply.
  • Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba are resisting disarmament, calling their arsenals "resistance weapons" rather than illegal arms.
  • Deputy Interior Minister Hussein al-Awadi reframed the deadline as the start of a regulatory process, signaling a softer enforcement approach to accommodation of militia opposition.

Hussein al-Awadi Iraqi Deputy Interior MinisterKataib Hezbollah Iran-backed militiaHarakat al-Nujaba Iran-backed militiaIraqi government Central authority

Iraq softens weapons deadline as Iran-backed militias refuse disarmament
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yesterdaynow · 7:45 AM ET
  1. upcoming

    Iraq sets hard deadline for armed groups to surrender 6 million weapons — Baghdad establishes September 30 as a hard deadline for armed factions to surrender an estimated 6 million weapons held outside official institutions.

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    Iraq retreats from hard deadline, reframes September 30 as regulatory process start

    Iraqi Deputy Interior Minister Hussein al-Awadi announces the government is treating September 30 as the beginning of a regulatory process rather than a firm deadline, softening Baghdad's stance after militia pushback.

    “the government was treating 30 September — originally set as a hard deadline — as the start of the regulatory process…”
    — Hussein al-Awadi
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    Iran-backed militias refuse to surrender arsenals, call them 'resistance weapons'

    Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba reject the disarmament demand, refusing to hand over what they characterize as "resistance weapons."

    1. 1 outlet Iraq to collect 6 million weapons despite pushback from Iran-backed militias

      first by Euronews, 2d ago