{
  "id": 6425708,
  "title": "Explainer-Why is US ally Iraq unable to disarm Iran's militia allies?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/explainer-why-is-us-ally-iraq-unable-to-disarm-irans-militia-allies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T12:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/explainer-why-us-ally-iraq-unable-disarm-irans-militia-allies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Michael Georgy and Ahmed Rasheed DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Sept 9 - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi could face a credibility crisis if Iran-backed Shi'ite militias fail to heed his call to hand over their weapons to the state. After a July meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, Zaidi pledged to disarm the powerful groups by September 30, the same date scheduled for the withdrawal…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}