Iraqi factions react to arms limit plan
Two Iraqi factions close to Iran, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kata'ib Imam Ali, have reached a decision to separate their brigades from the Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd al-Shabi), so that the task of weapon control remains solely in the hands of the state, according to their statements. This move is part of Iraqi Prime Minister's efforts to strengthen state control over weapons, amid American pressure to regulate the activities of armed factions, and it marks an unprecedented shift in Iraq's weapons landscape.
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