Al-Hakim calls for transfer of factions' arms to PMF
2026-08-23T12:01:44+00:00
Shafaq News- Baghdad
Weapons held by armed factions should be transferred to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Ammar al-Hakim, head of Iraq’s National State Forces Alliance, stressed on Sunday, reaffirming his support for placing all weapons under state control.
In a statement issued by his media office following a meeting in Baghdad with Joshua Harris, the US chargé d’affaires in Iraq, al-Hakim said armed factions had contributed to the fight against ISIS, with thousands of their members killed in efforts to liberate territory and restore stability.
The two sides also discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them.
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