{
  "id": 690962,
  "title": "Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iraq-says-no-foreign-military-presence-by-1-oct-and-weapons-will-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:54:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-says-no-foreign-military-presence-or-weapons-outside-state-control"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said that the country will be free of any foreign military presence on its soil and that weapons will be solely under state control by 1 October. During a meeting with US Central Command Commander Charles Brad Cooper, Zaidi “affirmed the commitment to the agreed-upon…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}