Al-Zaidi: No faction has the right to carry weapons after September 30

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with the U.S. Secretary of War at the Pentagon on Tuesday to discuss the future of security cooperation between the two countries and the planned end of the U.S.-led military mission against داعش in Iraq. The meeting came after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and al-Zaidi at the White House. At the same time, al-Zaidi vowed that no faction would have the right to carry arms after the end of next September.

• Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with the U.S. Secretary of War at the Pentagon on Tuesday.
• The meeting was held to discuss the future of security cooperation between the two countries.
• The planned end of the U.S.-led military mission against داعش in Iraq was also among the topics discussed.
• The meeting took place after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and al-Zaidi at the White House.
• Al-Zaidi vowed that no faction would have the right to carry arms after the end of next September.
• Sky News Arabia reported this pledge as meaning that Iraq will not allow any party to carry weapons outside the framework of the state after the end of next September.
• Sharq, citing Anadolu, identified the U.S. Secretary of War as Pete Hegseth.
• Sharq, citing Anadolu, referred to the U.S. Secretary of War as the “U.S. Secretary of War” and the “head of the Pentagon.”. Difference in coverage: Sharq focused on the details of the Iraqi prime minister’s meetings with the U.S. Secretary of War and the U.S. president, and, citing Anadolu, named the U.S. Secretary of War. In contrast, Sky News Arabia focused only on al-Zaidi’s remarks about banning the carrying of weapons outside the framework of the state after next September and did not cover the meeting details.