Two Iraqi militias back Zaidi’s disarmament deadline

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi welcomed the stance of the armed factions that declared their commitment to the government’s disarmament timeline, adding “we expect the same commitment from the others … reinforcing the authority and the prestige of the state.”

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Iran-aligned Iraqi factions say ‘not bound’ by any timetable to disarm

“The Islamic Resistance declares that it is not bound by any timeline or agreement mentioned – or currently being discussed – by any government or political entity,” the network of armed groups said in a statement. 

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Guns out, politics in: Iraq’s ruling Shiite bloc takes over battle for Iran-backed factions

“The leaders of the Coordination Framework will handle the matter from now on,” a commander of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq told The New Region.

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Iraq’s disarmament push serves foreign demands: Harakat al-Nujaba

The spokesperson described the Iraqi resistance groups as an “integral, active, and powerful” part of the country, and that their weapons are “ideological and popular, emanating from the Iraqi people.”

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Iraq’s Islamic Resistance delays retaliation to US-Saudi attack after Amiri appeal

In response to Amiri's appeal and stances taken by “some upright political leader,” the Islamic Resistance said it had decided to “postpone the response that had been planned for today.”

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Current challenges necessitate commitment to arms, expanding arsenal: Kataib Hezbollah

Hamidawi claimed that the large turnouts at ceremonies honoring Iran’s slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei represented “a renewal of the covenant,” and “a continuation of the struggle in the way of God, and a deterrent to every aggressor"

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‘Test for Zaidi’: Iraqi factions say orchestrated attacks on Saudi oil facilities to pressure PM

The attacks by Iran-aligned Iraqi factions on Saudi oil facilities were “deliberate and calculated,” aiming to appraise Zaidi’s resolve to push ahead with his disarmament efforts and test Washington’s support for him in the face of continued non-state armed activity.

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Iraq’s Islamic Resistance warns Saudi over drone attack claim

“We in the Islamic Resistance issue a clear warning to the Saudi regime, declaring that any foolish Saudi action will be met with a harsh response that will leave them biting their fingers in regret,” it said in a statement. 

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Dissolution of Iraqi ‘resistance’ committee amid weapons control drive

A combination of Iran’s declining influence in Iraq, resulting from Tehran becoming increasingly preoccupied with consolidating its domestic front and confronting mounting regional challenges, the growing sense among Iraqi Shiite leaders that the US threats were serious, and their determination to preserve the gains they had secured since 2003, has shaped their response.

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