US EditionIraq Can Disarm Factions only when the US Withdraws, PM Says
Iraq plans to disarm Iran-backed militias after U.S. troop exit, aiming to unify weapons under state control and support economic growth with major U.S. investments.
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The New ArabIraq can disarm factions only when the US withdraws, PM says
BAGHDAD: Iraq has pledged to bring all weapons under the control of the state, but that will not work so long as there is a US-led coalition in the country that some Iraqi factions view as an occupying force, the prime minister said on Monday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed that disarming armed groups in the country is linked to the withdrawal of international coalition forces scheduled for next September, stressing that his government is continuing its efforts to control illegal weapons and seek to win a second term in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Iraqi groups disarmament hinges on US troops pullout
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Iraq has pledged to bring all weapons under the control of the state, according to Premier Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, but he adds that will not work so long as there is a US-led coalition in the country.
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The Frontier PostIraq can disarm factions only when the US withdraws, prime minister says
By Timour Azhari and Ahmed RasheedBAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq has pledged to bring all weapons under the control of the state, but that will not work so long as there is a U.S.-led coalition in the country that some Iraqi factions view as an occupying force, the prime minister said on Monday.Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said a plan was still in place to have the multinational anti-Islamic State coalition completely leave Iraq, one of Iran’…
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