Iraq26-05-2026Iraqi government pushes to bring armed groups’ weapons under state control, officials sayThe government of newly appointed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is moving toward bringing the arms of Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq under state control, several officials from the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework, which backed Zaidi to office, told Rudaw on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior commander from one of the armed factions said the push aims to address arms proliferation but not

Iraq26-05-2026Iraqi government pushes to bring armed groups’ weapons under state control, officials sayThe government of newly appointed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is moving toward bringing the arms of Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq under state control, several officials from the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework, which backed Zaidi to office, told Rudaw on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior commander from one of the armed factions said the push aims to address arms proliferation but not to “disarm” these groups.