The move to consolidate state authority follows the completion of the US withdrawal from Iraq on Wednesday, ending a 23 year mission that President Donald Trump described as a quagmire. While the US finished Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraqi security remains strained by Iran backed militias and the destabilizing effects of American attacks on Iran. Iranian lawmaker Abdolhossein Rouholamini has urged Washington to expand this withdrawal into a full regional exit from Israel and Jordan.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Iraq Forms Unit to Seize Militias' Drones After US Exit
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A specialized command within the Popular Mobilization Forces has begun seizing unmanned aerial vehicles from armed factions to centralize military power under Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi. Three of five factions targeted by the plan have completed agreed handovers of drones, military headquarters, and heavy weapons, though some groups have not yet surrendered their full arsenals, according to an Iraqi security source cited by Erem News.
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