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Iraq sets 30 September deadline to collect 6 million weapons
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Story summary
- Iraq's government is moving to collect an estimated 6 million weapons held outside official institutions.
- The Interior Ministry treats the 30 September deadline as the start of a regulatory process.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Premier Mohammed Shia al-Sudani head a committee drafting a new mechanism.
- Negotiations drive disarmament as some militias surrender weapons while talks continue.
- Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba refuse to hand over resistance weapons.
