Event Brief
Iraq to collect 6 million weapons after militia refusal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 8:19 AM ET
Summary: Iraq has recast a 30 September deadline for armed factions to surrender an estimated 6 million weapons as the start of a regulatory process. Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to hand over what they call “resistance weapons,” prompting the revised approach.
WHO: Iraq; Kataib Hezbollah; Harakat al-Nujaba
WHAT: Iraq recast a 30 September weapons-surrender deadline as the start of a regulatory process as Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to hand over “resistance weapons.”
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: Baghdad, Iraq
WHY: The regulatory process was adjusted because Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refused to surrender the weapons they describe as “resistance weapons.”
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