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Al-Zaydi calls for law to limit weapons to state
The article discusses the decision by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zubaidi to prepare a draft law to centralize weapons under state control, aiming to confront armed factions refusing to surrender their arms and to increase the sovereignty of security institutions and national security. This comes amid internal disagreements within the "Coordination Framework" and tensions between the government and armed factions. Al-Zubaidi seeks to implement strict measures to curb uncontrolled weapons, amid concerns that such steps might conflict with the interests of Iran-backed factions—especially given the efforts of Iranian leaders like Ismail Qaani to expand their influence in Iraq. Experts have indicated that legal and domestic challenges revolve around defining weapons, with armed factions viewing their weapons as part of legitimate resistance, while the government considers them unregulated arms that must be organized and confined solely to the state. In response to the announcement, the government has prepared to implement strong measures, amid notable international and regional reactions, emphasizing the importance of sovereignty and independence in the decision-making over security.
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