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As the Last US Troops Pack up in Iraq, Militias Signal Their Weapons Will Stay – WTOP News
Hundreds of remaining U.S. troops are set to leave by Sept. 30 as Iraqi militias reject a government push to surrender weapons.
- The U.S. military is finalizing its withdrawal from Iraq by Sept. 30, with hundreds of troops exiting northern bases as the government issues an ultimatum for armed groups to disarm.
- Following the 2024 agreement between Washington and Baghdad to wind down the mission, the government now seeks to integrate armed factions under control of the Iraqi army.
- Powerful Iran-backed militias like Kataib Hezbollah have rejected disarmament demands, with factions stating there is "absolutely no decision" to surrender "dynamic weapons."
- Kurdish leadership expresses anxiety about security after the withdrawal, as Iran-affiliated groups have targeted energy facilities and the office of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.
- Iraqi government spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said last week that dialogues remain ongoing, though analyst Sajad Jiyad stated there will be no disarming of any groups by the 30th of September.
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As the last US troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay – WTOP News
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline. The...
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