Iraq continues to boil over with terrorist activity on its soil. The government is trying to disarm terror organizations. Still, they keep raising demands and creating difficulties in the process—even as the U.S. military has already left the country and the groups now move freely throughout Iraq. Six Iraqi sources involved in government negotiations with terror organizations over disarmament told Qatari media that new points have emerged in the groups’ proposals. According to the sources, the new demands include receiving prominent key positions in the state, especially in security, military, and service institutions. This demand contradicts Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s position.
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This development comes just days after a government decision to revoke project licenses from companies linked to terror organizations—which have seized assets and businesses at the airport in Mosul, at the Ministry of Construction and Housing, and at the Military Production Commission. The move came alongside instructions to Iraq’s Integrity Authority to investigate corruption files related to the Oil Ministry and the involvement of terror organizations through their commercial and economic arms.
The new conditions come after U.S. military forces left Iraq following 12 years in the country. Under the initial agreement, the American military was supposed to leave the country in parallel with the disarmament of local terror organizations. Still, Prime Minister al-Zaidi requested an assessment and determined that their disarmament would be completed by June 30, 2027—nine months after the Americans’ departure.
موالية لإيران ودعمت نظام بشار الأسد بمئات المقاتلين لسنوات.. ما هي قدرات كتائب حزب اللّٰه العراقية التي رفضت تسليم سلاحها للدولة؟
🔴 كتائب حزب اللّٰه العراقية، وهي فصيل مسلّح موال لإيران في العراق رفض قبول دعوة نزع سلاحه
🔴 كتائب حزب اللّٰه في العراق أعلنت عن استعدادها لاستلام المسيّرات والصواريخ ممن قرروا تركها
🔴 كتائب حزب الله تضم في صفوفها آلاف المقاتلين، وتمتلك قدرات عالية على تطوير وتصنيع واستخدام الصواريخ البالستية بالتنسيق مع وحدات استخبارية تابعة لها.
🔴 ووفق تصريحات مسؤولين عراقيين وأعضاء في الجماعة فإن ترسانتها تشمل طائرات مسيّرة وصواريخ وقذائف باليستية قصيرة المدى
🔴 عقب اندلاع الثورة السورية عام 2011، قاتل حزب الله العراقي -إلى جانب فصائل أخرى- في سوريا ضد فصائل الثورة ودعما لقوات نظام بشار الأسد
— العربية (@AlArabiya) May 30, 2026
Even before the terror organizations’ new demand, the U.S. expressed concern about the current situation in Iraq. President Trump said this week that the Iraqi government is struggling to deal with the terror organizations, and that in the event of an escalation with Iran—in which they are expected to intervene—the American military will not hesitate to strike terror organization targets on Iraqi soil.
It’s important to note that Iran backs these terror organizations and presents them, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, as legitimate political bodies. Prime Minister al-Zaidi worked hard to keep pro-Iranian elements out of the government—but the American departure shuffled the deck and caused the terror organizations to sharpen their demands.