Iran-backed Iraqi group sets 10 conditions for disarmament, including full US withdrawal
Iran-backed Iraqi group sets 10 conditions for disarmament, including full US withdrawal Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iran -backed Iraqi armed group, said on Saturday it will only cooperate with efforts to bring weapons under state control if 10 conditions are met, including a complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. The group said US forces must fully withdraw by land, sea and air, that any…
An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, has outlined 10 conditions for disarmament, which includes a full withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. On Saturday, the group stated that US forces must withdraw completely on land, sea, and air, with any American presence "under any title" ending. Moreover, the group demanded that Iraqi airspace cease to be used for launching attacks on neighboring nations.
The Kataib group also advocated for full federal control over Iraqi territory, stronger Iraqi-operated air defenses equipped with advanced systems, and the withdrawal of both the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters and Turkish troops from northern Iraq, citing that the PKK's presence provides Turkey with a pretext for cross-border operations.
The group, which has long-standing ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued this statement as the Iraqi government faces a September 30 deadline to bring all armed factions' weapons under state control.
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