Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker warns armed factions must submit to state control

Iraq's Deputy Speaker of Parliament told Al-Hadath that armed factions have stated they follow directives from a neighboring country rather than Iraq. He emphasized that confining weapons to the state is necessary to unify security decision-making and prevent internal conflicts. The Deputy Speaker said the factions should trust the government, which comes from the same component they belong to, and warned that failure to restrict the factions' weapons will lead to dire and disastrous consequences.