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Kataib Hezbollah sets withdrawal, Peshmerga disband terms for talks

8/19/2026

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Kataib Hezbollah Demands

Kataib Hezbollah demands U.S. and Turkish forces withdraw and the Peshmerga disband as a condition for disarmament talks.
Baghdad set a September 30 deadline for non-state armed groups to surrender weapons, threatening counter-terrorism prosecution.
Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, a Kataib Hezbollah official, accused Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi of “empty bravado” and of siding with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack.
Iraq’s Security Media Cell said the weapons-restriction policy is irreversible and will create a stable environment.

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UN Warns

The United Nations warned Iraq will meet only 15 % of its water needs by 2035.
Tal Jado’o’s water table fell to 25 metres, twice its depth ten years ago, raising well costs.
Faka’s Yazidi families fell from about 150 before 2014 to roughly 20 now, leaving homes empty.
The International Organization for Migration recorded over 186,000 Iraqis displaced by climate factors as of September 2025.

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Kataib Hezbollah Demands

Kataib Hezbollah demands U.S. and Turkish forces withdraw and the Peshmerga disband as a condition for disarmament talks.
Baghdad set a September 30 deadline for non-state armed groups to surrender weapons, threatening counter-terrorism prosecution.
Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, a Kataib Hezbollah official, accused Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi of “empty bravado” and of siding with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack.
Iraq’s Security Media Cell said the weapons-restriction policy is irreversible and will create a stable environment.

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