Iraq sets plan to confine weapons to the state through mid-2027

Iraq's government has set a plan to confine armed factions' weapons to the state, extending through mid-2027.

• A government official said Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is expected to brief US President Donald Trump on the plan during their New York meeting.
• Interior Ministry official Hussein al-Awadi said the ministry intends to collect more than 6 million weapons in the coming months.
• Some factions agreed to hand over weapons, while others, including Kataib Hezbollah Iraq and Harakat al-Nujaba, refused.
• Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Badr Organization, proposed postponing the weapons collection until June 2027.
• Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi told The New York Times that disarming militias by June 2027 is a matter of necessity and honor.
• The plan begins with a 90-day period of militia abstention from attacks in exchange for guarantees against US strikes, followed by a weapons handover.
• A senior Iraqi security official warned the plan will fail without a US-Iran peace deal.