Conflict & Security
Coalition ends Iraq mission as al-Sadr disbands militia
October 1, 2026 at 04:34 AM · Updated 15d ago
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5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 13 hours
يواليوم السابع
الخارجية العراقية: انتهاء مهمة التحالف مرحلة جديدة لتولى المسئولية عن أمننا واستقرارنا - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera English
Iraq’s Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawal
(opens the publisher’s site)SNSky News Arabia
قوات التحالف تغادر العراق.. هل تسقط ذريعة الفصائل؟
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يواليوم السابع
الصدر يحل "لواء اليوم الموعود" ويدعو إلى حصر السلاح بيد الدولة - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
العراق يطوي صفحة التحالف الدولي و"لا سلاح خارج القانون"
(opens the publisher’s site)The US-led coalition formally ended its 12-year Iraq mission as Muqtada al-Sadr dissolved his armed wing and demanded state-only weapons.
- The Pentagon confirmed the end of the Inherent Resolve operation, with coalition forces withdrawing from Erbil air base.
- Al-Sadr announced the immediate dissolution of his "Day of the Promised" militia and the conversion of "Imam's Army" into "Ansar al-Imam al-Mahdi."
- Al-Sadr called for restricting weapons to state institutions and demanded US compensation for the damage of the 2003 invasion.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Iraq would not allow "a weapon outside the law's umbrella."
- Iraq's Foreign Ministry said the mission's end opened a new phase of full responsibility for the country's security, with cooperation continuing in training and capacity building.
- Days before the withdrawal, the Kurdistan Regional Government merged Kurdish armed factions into a unified force, a move marked by party disputes.
- The Peshmerga and Iraqi federal forces pledged continued coordination against ISIL after the US withdrawal.